GOTHENBURG. IFK Göteborg bested Värnamo to win 2-1. It was IFK Göteborg to strike first with a goal of S. Thern at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Berg gave the win to IFK Göteborg in the 66′ minute with a goal. Värnamo lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Nya Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kristoffer Karlsson with the help of Marcus Lundgren and Daniel Ekman. The 4th official was Fikret Buqa. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.1 degrees Celsius or 44.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 2 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 94
- 68 Dangerous attack 31
- 63 Ball safe 83
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 14 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Värnamo had a superior ball possession 56% while IFK Göteborg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
IFK Göteborg had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why IFK Göteborg won the match.
IFK Göteborg shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Värnamo shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
IFK Göteborg received 4 yellow cards (S. Thern, O. Vilhelmsson, G. Svensson and T. Sana). On the opposite side, Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (Netinho and V. Eriksson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, IFK Göteborg has 3 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Värnamo stays with 0 points (13th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, IFK Göteborg will host GIF Sundsvall on the 28th of May with a 10-3 head to head stats in favor of IFK Göteborg (3 draws).
Värnamo will host Hammarby on the 29th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
IFK Göteborg – Formation
IFK Göteborg
71'
72'
22'
IFK Göteborg started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mikael Stahre decided to play with the following team: .
IFK Göteborg could not rely on the presence of G. Norlin (injured).
Substitutions
IFK Göteborg made 2 changes: S. Thern for G. Norlin (72′) and O. Vilhelmsson for Amir Al Ammari (72′).
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo
Värnamo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Kim Hellberg played with: .
Substitutions
Värnamo made 3 changes: Erick Brendon for C. Vindehall (67′), Netinho for F. de Vries (75′) and Wenderson for C. Moses (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Kalmar – Malmö FF – 0-1
- Sirius – GIF Sundsvall – 2-1
- Norrköping – Varberg BoIS – 0-1
- IFK Göteborg – Värnamo – 2-1
