Kalmar 1-0 Elfsborg: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by O. Berg
KALMAR. Kalmar prevails over Elfsborg 1-0 after O. Berg scored just 1 goal (48').
KALMAR. Kalmar overcomes Elfsborg 1-0 after O. Berg scored just 1 goal (48′). Kalmar took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Guldfågeln Arena stadium in Kalmar on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Fredrik Klitte with the assistance of Mark Josef and Josef Alacam. The 4th official was Rinon Hasani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20 degrees Celsius or 67.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Kalmar was in firm control of the ball 57% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Elfsborg was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Kalmar was able to find the solution to win this match.
Kalmar shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Elfsborg shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Kalmar received 1 yellow card (D. Ólafsson). On the opposite side, Elfsborg received 3 yellow cards (S. Olsson, S. Guðjohnsen and A. Rømer).
After playing this match, Kalmar will have 21 points like IFK Göteborg and Sirius to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Elfsborg will stay with 20 points to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
S. Guðjohnsen
P. Frick
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48'48'
O. Berg
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56'56'
S. Olsson
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59'59'
J. Okkels
J. Ondrejka
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59'59'
A. Bernhardsson
R. Alm
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61'61'
J. Stenmark
L. Sætra
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62'62'
S. Guðjohnsen
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63'63'
A. Rømer
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66'66'
D. Ólafsson
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73'73'
P. Diouf
S. Skrabb
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77'77'
N. Söderberg
S. Olsson
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77'77'
O. Aga
N. Hult
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84'84'
V. Backman
N. Shamoun
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84'84'
K. Jensen
S. Nanasi
Next match
In the upcoming Allsvenskan match, Kalmar will play away against Degerfors on the 30th of July with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Kalmar (0 draws).
Elfsborg will host Häcken on the 31st of July with a 11-9 head to head in favor of Elfsborg (11 draws).
Kalmar: Formation and Lineups
Kalmar adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Henrik Rydström chose to play with the following team: Ricardo Friedrich , Axel Lindahl , Lars Saetra , Rasmus Sjostedt , Davíð Kristján Ólafsson , Romarinho , Carl Gustafsson , Simon Skrabb , Noah Shamoun , Sebastian Nanasi and Oliver Berg .
Kalmar could not rely on the presence of J. Stenmark (injured).
Substitutes
Kalmar made 4 changes: L. Sætra for J. Stenmark (61′), S. Skrabb for P. Diouf (73′), N. Shamoun for V. Backman (84′) and S. Nanasi for K. Jensen (84′).
Top player: Lars Saetra
The player who no doubt impressed Kalmar the most was Lars Saetra even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 78 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.Elfsborg: Formation and Lineups
Also Elfsborg adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Jimmy Thelin played with: Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson , Simon Strand , Leo Väisänen , Sebastian Holmén , Niklas Hult , Emmanuel Boateng , André Rømer , Rasmus Alm , Simon Olsson , Jacob Ondrejka and Per Frick .
Elfsborg could not rely on the presence of S. Guðjohnsen (injured).
Substitutes
Elfsborg made 5 changes: P. Frick for S. Guðjohnsen (15′), J. Ondrejka for J. Okkels (59′), R. Alm for A. Bernhardsson (59′), S. Olsson for N. Söderberg (77′) and N. Hult for O. Aga (77′).
Top player: Simon Strand
The player who no doubt impressed Elfsborg the most was Simon Strand.
His rating is
with 20 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan
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