Värnamo manages to draw 2-2 with Elfsborg after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BORåS. Elfsborg manages to recover against Värnamo with a goal on the Wenderson 42' and a goal on the A. Zeljkovic 56'.

By
Mark Hall
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Värnamo manages to draw 2-2 with Elfsborg after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BORåS. Elfsborg recovers against Värnamo with a goal on the Wenderson 42′ and a goal on the A. Zeljkovic 56′. Värnamo was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Monday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Fredrik Klitte assisted by Marcus Lundgren and Pär Leek. The 4th official was Per Melin. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.81 degrees Celsius or 56.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Elfsborg

2 - 2

Team 1

Värnamo

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 17 Total 9
  • 8 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 89 Attack 70
  • 53 Dangerous attack 24
  • 83 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 20 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Värnamo was in firm control of the ball 58% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Elfsborg had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Elfsborg to win the match​.

Elfsborg shot 17 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Värnamo shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 2 yellow cards (Jalal Abdulai and N. Söderberg). Regarding the opposition, Värnamo received 1 yellow card (S. Kotto).

Match Timeline

Michael Baidoo(goal)A. Baldursson
11'
N. Söderberg- Yellow
15'
Simon Hedlund(goal)Michael Baidoo
28'
G. Rapp- sub ->Simon Hedlund
37'
42'
Wenderson(goal)A. Zeljkovic
Jalal Abdulai- Yellow
52'
56'
A. Zeljkovic(goal)G. Engvall
Jens Thomasen- sub ->N. Söderberg
64'
Besfort Zeneli- sub ->A. Baldursson
65'
Camil Jebara- sub ->Arbër Zeneli
67'
67'
H. Näsström- sub ->W. Kenndal
76'
S. Kotto- Yellow
86'
F. Winsth- sub ->A. Zeljkovic
90'
F. Adjei- sub ->Carl Johansson

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Malmö FF
18
6
Halmstad
12
6
AIK
11
6
Djurgården
10
6
Mjällby
10
6
Häcken
10
6
Norrköping
10
6
Hammarby
9
6
GAIS
9
6
Brommapojkarna
8
6
Sirius
7
6
IFK Göteborg
7
6
Elfsborg
7
6
Värnamo
4
6
Västerås SK
3
6
Kalmar
3
6

After this match, Elfsborg has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Värnamo has 1 points (9th).

Next matches

Elfsborg – Formation

Elfsborg
G
Marcus Bundgaard Sörensen 30.Denmark
6.1
D
T. Yegbe 2.Ghana
7.0
D
Sebastian Holmén 8.Sweden
7.0
D
Johan Larsson  13.Sweden
6.4
D
Niklas Hult 23.Sweden
7.1
M
A. Baldursson 6.Iceland
7.3
65'
M
Arbër Zeneli 9.Kosovo
6.8
67'
M
Michael Baidoo 10.Ghana
9.1
Goals11'
M
Simon Hedlund 15.Sweden
7.8
37' Goals28'
M
N. Söderberg 28.Sweden
6.4
64' 15'
F
Jalal Abdulai 14.Ghana
6.6
52'
Substitutes
G
Isak Pettersson 31.Sweden
D
Rami Kaib 19.Tunisia
D
André Boman 21.Sweden
D
Ibrahim Buhari 29.Nigeria
M
Jens Thomasen 7.Denmark
7.5
64'
M
G. Rapp 20.Sweden
6.6
37'
M
Besfort Zeneli 27.Kosovo
6.3
65'
F
Per Frick 17.Sweden
F
Camil Jebara 24.Sweden
6.6
67'

Elfsborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Marcus Bundgaard Sörensen (6.1), Johan Larsson  (6.4), Sebastian Holmén (7.0), T. Yegbe (7.0), Niklas Hult (7.1), N. Söderberg (6.4), A. Baldursson (7.3), Simon Hedlund (7.8), Michael Baidoo (9.1), Arbër Zeneli (6.8) and Jalal Abdulai (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jens Thomasen (7.5), Per Frick, Rami Kaib, G. Rapp (6.6), André Boman, Camil Jebara (6.6), Besfort Zeneli (6.3), Ibrahim Buhari and Isak Pettersson.

Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of G. Rapp (injured) and Camil Jebara (injured).

Substitutions

Elfsborg made 4 changes: Simon Hedlund for G. Rapp (37′), Arbër Zeneli for Camil Jebara (67′), N. Söderberg for Jens Thomasen (64′) and A. Baldursson for Besfort Zeneli (65′).

Player of the match: Michael Baidoo​

The most impressive player for Elfsborg was Michael Baidoo.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 28 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.

Värnamo – Formation

Värnamo
G
V. Andersson 39.Sweden
7.3
D
J. Rapp 2.Sweden
7.0
D
V. Bergh 3.Sweden
6.8
D
V. Larsson 5.Sweden
7.1
D
S. Kotto 23.Cameroon
6.7
76'
M
Carl Johansson 7.Sweden
7.0
90'
M
W. Kenndal 8.Sweden
6.7
67'
M
A. Zeljkovic 10.Sweden
8.4
86' Goals56'
M
Wenderson 11.Brazil
7.7
Goals42'
M
G. Engvall 14.Sweden
6.7
M
S. Thern 22.Sweden
6.7
Substitutes
G
D. Mikhail 31.Sweden
D
H. Näsström 6.Sweden
7.0
67'
D
A. Lohikangas 16.Sweden
D
F. Winsth 20.Sweden
6.4
86'
D
E. Hasić 4.Sweden
M
F. Adjei 28.Ghana
90'
M
K. Bilalovic 32.Sweden
F
M. Alsalkhadi 18.Sweden
F
M. Bustos 19.Canada

Also Värnamo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Anes Mravac played with: V. Andersson (7.3), V. Larsson (7.1), J. Rapp (7.0), S. Kotto (6.7), V. Bergh (6.8), S. Thern (6.7), W. Kenndal (6.7), Wenderson (7.7), Carl Johansson (7.0), G. Engvall (6.7) and A. Zeljkovic (8.4).

They had on the bench: H. Näsström (7.0), A. Lohikangas, M. Alsalkhadi, M. Bustos, F. Winsth (6.4), F. Adjei, D. Mikhail, K. Bilalovic and E. Hasić.

Värnamo could not rely on the presence of F. Winsth (injured).

Substitutions

Värnamo made 3 changes: Carl Johansson for F. Adjei (90′), W. Kenndal for H. Näsström (67′) and A. Zeljkovic for F. Winsth (86′).

Player of the match: A. Zeljkovic​

The most impressive player for Värnamo was A. Zeljkovic.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​