UEFA Europa League

IF Elfsborg vs Nice, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
IF Elfsborg
  • 62': Gustav Henriksson
FT
1 - 0
Nice

    About

    IF Elfsborg are hosting Nice at Borås Arena, Boras, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yaël Nandjou following a fast break.
    • 3': Corner, Elfsborg. Conceded by Badredine Bouanani.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Besfort Zeneli with a cross following a corner.
    • 7': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Gottfrid Rapp (Elfsborg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jalal Abdullai following a fast break.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arbër Zeneli with a cross.
    • 13': Badredine Bouanani (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Terry Yegbe (Elfsborg).
    • 13': Terry Yegbe (Elfsborg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Besfort Zeneli (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
    • 18': Offside, Nice. Melvin Bard is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Nice).
    • 19': Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arbër Zeneli following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Corner, Elfsborg. Conceded by Yaël Nandjou.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Arbër Zeneli (Elfsborg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Foul by Sebastian Holmén (Elfsborg).
    • 24': Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssoufa Moukoko with a headed pass.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Antoine Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issiaga Camara.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Melvin Bard (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
    • 35': Foul by Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg).
    • 35': Issiaga Camara (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Tom Louchet (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
    • 36': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Niklas Hult.
    • 38': Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Issiaga Camara (Nice).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Jalal Abdullai (Elfsborg) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Terry Yegbe.
    • 39': Corner, Elfsborg. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
    • 41': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gustav Henriksson.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Arbër Zeneli (Elfsborg) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Elfsborg 0, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Elfsborg 0, Nice 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Arbër Zeneli (Elfsborg) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jalal Abdullai.
    • 49': Foul by Ahmed Qasem (Elfsborg).
    • 49': Tom Louchet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Louchet.
    • 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sebastian Holmén.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Sebastian Holmén.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Issiaga Camara.
    • 57': Delay in match (Nice).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Youssoufa Moukoko (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gottfrid Rapp.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Camara.
    • 61': Corner, Elfsborg. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
    • 62': Goal! Elfsborg 1, Nice 0. Gustav Henriksson (Elfsborg) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Besfort Zeneli with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Sofiane Diop (Nice).
    • 64': Sebastian Holmén (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Simon Hedlund.
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Ali Abdi replaces Melvin Bard.
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Jonathan Clauss replaces Issiaga Camara.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Antoine Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Abdi.
    • 73': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Terry Yegbe.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Isak Pettersson (Elfsborg).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye replaces Yaël Nandjou.
    • 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gottfrid Rapp.
    • 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gustav Henriksson.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Sofiane Diop (Nice) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross.
    • 78': Substitution, Elfsborg. Rami Kaib replaces Arbër Zeneli.
    • 78': Substitution, Elfsborg. Ludvig Richtnér replaces Gottfrid Rapp.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
    • 83': Foul by Ali Abdi (Nice).
    • 83': Ludvig Richtnér (Elfsborg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Elfsborg. Per Frick replaces Jalal Abdullai.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Louchet.
    • 88': Foul by Simon Hedlund (Elfsborg).
    • 88': Sofiane Diop (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Simon Hedlund (Elfsborg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Tom Louchet (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sofiane Diop.
    • 90'+1': Besfort Zeneli (Elfsborg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Elfsborg 1, Nice 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Elfsborg 1, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    0 Saves 5
    68.4 Possession 31.6
    22 SHOTS 9
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    558 Accurate Passes 214
    626 Passes 293
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    9 Accurate Crosses 5
    33 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.6
    30 Long Balls 54
    15 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    8 Blocked Shots 2
    18 Effective Tackles 13
    23 Tackles 22
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    10 Interceptions 10
    16 Effective Clearances 39
    16 Clearances 39

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Borås Arena
    Location: Boras, Sweden
    Attendance: 7,566

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    2 Athletic Club 8 +8 19
    3 Manchester United 8 +7 18
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 +8 17
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    Line-Ups

    ELF IF Elfsborg (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    31 Isak Pettersson (GK)
    4 Gustav Henriksson
    2 Terry Yegbe Yellow Card
    8 Sebastian Holmén
    18 Ahmed Qasem
    27 Besfort Zeneli
    23 Niklas Hult
    15 Simon Hedlund Yellow Card
    14 Jalal Abdulai
    20 Gottfrid Rapp
    9 Arbër Zeneli
    IF Elfsborg Substitutes:
    Leo Östman, Melker Uppenberg, Ibrahim Buhari, Eggert Aron Gudmundsson, Johan Larsson, Ludvig Richtnér, Emil Holten, Marcus Bundgaard Sorensen, Per Frick, Frode Aronsson, Rami Kaib, Jens Thomasen.

    NICE Nice (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    31 Maxime Dupé (GK)
    5 Mohamed Abdelmonem
    42 Yaël Nandjou
    33 Antoine Mendy
    36 Issiaga Camara
    10 Sofiane Diop
    19 Badredine Bouanani
    26 Melvin Bard
    20 Tom Louchet Yellow Card
    15 Youssoufa Moukoko
    25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
    Nice Substitutes:
    Jonathan Clauss, Teddy Boulhendi, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Dante, Fares Bousnina, Everton Pereira, Mousslim Youssouf, Laurenzo Monteiro, Evann Guessand, Marcin Bulka, Ali Abdi.

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