IF Elfsborg vs Pafos, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, First Round

· 1st Leg

IF Elfsborg

9': Besfort Zeneli
59': Niklas Hult
82': Per Frick

FT
3 - 0
1st Leg

Pafos

57': Matías Melluso

About

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
9': Goal! Elfsborg 1, Pafos 0. Besfort Zeneli (Elfsborg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
12': Timothy Ouma (Elfsborg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Matías Melluso (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Jairo (Pafos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Elfsborg 1, Pafos 0.
45': Second Half begins Elfsborg 1, Pafos 0.
45': Substitution, Pafos. Onni Valakari replaces Moustapha Name.
57': Second yellow card to Matías Melluso (Pafos) for a bad foul.
59': Goal! Elfsborg 2, Pafos 0. Niklas Hult (Elfsborg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
59': Penalty missed! Still Elfsborg 1, Pafos 0. Arbër Zeneli (Elfsborg) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
60': Substitution, Pafos. Kostas Pileas replaces Muamer Tankovic.
65': Substitution, Elfsborg. Andri Baldursson replaces Timothy Ouma.
65': Substitution, Elfsborg. Per Frick replaces Ahmed Qasem.
71': Substitution, Elfsborg. Rami Kaib replaces Simon Hedlund.
72': Substitution, Elfsborg. Camil Jebara replaces Arbër Zeneli.
79': Substitution, Pafos. Jajá replaces Jairo.
79': Substitution, Pafos. Marios Ilia replaces João Correia.
82': Goal! Elfsborg 3, Pafos 0. Per Frick (Elfsborg) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Baidoo.
83': Substitution, Elfsborg. Noah Söderberg replaces Besfort Zeneli.
90'+5': Andri Baldursson (Elfsborg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Elfsborg 3, Pafos 0.
0': Match ends, Elfsborg 3, Pafos 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

Venue: Borås Arena
Location: Boras, Sweden
Attendance: 5,011

Line-Ups

IF Elfsborg (3-4-3)

No.	Name
31	Isak Pettersson (GK)
4	Gustav Henriksson
2	Terry Yegbe
8	Sebastian Holmén
16	Timothy Ouma
27	Besfort Zeneli
23	Niklas Hult
15	Simon Hedlund
10	Michael Baidoo
9	Arbër Zeneli
18	Ahmed Qasem

IF Elfsborg Substitutes:

Marcus Bundgaard Sorensen, Johan Larsson, Noah Soderberg, Rami Kaib, Camil Jebara, Eggert Aron Gudmundsson, Per Frick, Jalal Abdulai, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Melker Uppenberg.

Pafos (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ivica Ivusic (GK)
4	Josef Kvida
5	David Goldar
3	Matías Melluso
77	João Correia
30	Vlad Dragomir
6	Pedro Pelágio
25	Moustapha Name
10	Jairo
7	Bruno
22	Muamer Tankovic

Pafos Substitutes:

Jajá, Kostas Pileas, Marios Elia, Georgios Kolotas, Neophytos Michael, Christos Efzona, Patrick Twumasi, Diogo Dall'Igna, Onni Valakari.

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