Starting from the eleventh
IFK Gothenburg: Pontus Dahlberg-Sebastian Ohlsson (46), Calle Johansson, Johan Bångsbo (65), Oscar Wendt (65) – Gustav Svensson (65), Elias Hagen (76), Emil Salomonson (87), Hussein Karnell (82) , Gustav Norlin (37) – Linus Carlstrand (76).
Substitutes: Johannes Sylvin (37), Felix Ericsson (46), Wafra Salo (65), Franklin Gabriel (65), Philip Ambrose (65), Sebastian Ericsson (76), Suleiman Abdullah (76), Anton Kurochkin (82) Homs Haid (87).
Degerfors (första halvlek): Järlesand-Granath, Wallin, Ohlsson-Bouzaiene, Ilunga, Gravius, Gyau-Örqvist, Lindgren, and Vukojevic.
tactics
IFK Göteborg 2023 goes all-in, initially, in a 4-2-3-1 with new acquisition from Bodö/Glimt, Elias Hagen, in a key role as deep meeting and distributing play next to Gustav Svensson.
Exclamation mark!
It’s been nearly four years since Sebastian Olsson last scored for IFK Göteborg. Back in Blåvitt after three seasons at Germany’s St Pauli, Ohlsson scored 1-0 after 80 seconds. Success. But the best and most important, in my opinion, for the attacking match of IFK in Gothenburg is Hussein Karnell. It will be key in 2023 for blues and whites.
question mark?
Does IFK Göteborg have players who play more possession-oriented football? For half an hour in the first half, it wasn’t quite as good, and a few early balls would have cost Degerforce. It looked even better in IFK Gothenburg’s second half – and time speaks for Blåvitt.
new acquisitions
Sebastian Olsson scored right away and that was good for that confidence after nearly four years without goals. Elias Hagen showed he was a good footballer but mixed things up in the first half by small margins at times. Rested Anders Trondsen.