2015 Svenska Cupen final

2015 Svenska Cupen final
Event2014–15 Svenska Cupen
IFK Göteborg Örebro SK
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Date17 May 2015
VenueGamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
RefereeMartin Strömbergsson (Gävle)
Attendance16,761
WeatherCloudy
11 °C (52 °F)
61% humidity[1]
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The 2015 Svenska Cupen Final was played on 17 May 2015. The match was played at Gamla Ullevi, the home ground of IFK Göteborg. It was the first time since 2011 that one of the final teams had a home ground instead of playing at the Friends Arena in Solna National Stadium.[2] It was the first time since 2000 that the final was played in Gothenburg and the first time it was played in Gamla Ullevi. The final was the culmination of the 2014–15 Svenska Cupen.[3] Allsvenskan clubs IFK Göteborg and Örebro SK contested the 2015 final. In Sweden, the match was televised live on SVT.

IFK Göteborg won their seventh Svenska Cupen title after defeating Örebro SK 2–1.

Route to the final

Further information: 2014–15 Svenska Cupen

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

IFK Göteborg Round Örebro SK
Opponent Result Qualifying stage Opponent Result
Assyriska Turabdin IK 5–0 (A) Round 2 Eskilstuna City 2–0 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
FC Trollhättan 2–2 (A) Matchday 1 Varbergs BoIS 3–3 (H)
Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 6–0 (A) Matchday 2 Dalkurd FF 1–0 (A)
Ljungskile SK 5–0 (H) Matchday 3 Gefle IF 2–1 (H)
Group 2 winner

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 IFK Göteborg 3 7
2 FC Trollhättan 3 5
3 Ljungskile SK 3 4
4 Myresjö/Vetlanda FK 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
 Final standings Group 6 winner

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Örebro SK 3 7
2 Gefle IF 3 6
3 Varbergs BoIS 3 4
4 Dalkurd FF 3 0
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
Helsingborgs IF 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Malmö FF 1–0 (A)
BK Häcken 3–1 (H) Semi-finals IF Elfsborg 2–0 (H)

Match

Details

IFK Göteborg2–1Örebro SK
Vibe 67'
Rieks 77'		 Report Nkili 23'
Attendance: 16,761
IFK Göteborg
Örebro SK
GK 1 Sweden John Alvbåge
RB 2 Sweden Emil Salomonsson
CB 30 Sweden Mattias Bjärsmyr (c)
CB 28 Norway Thomas Rogne
LB 4 Norway Haitam Aleesami
RM 9 Denmark Jakob Ankersen downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 13 Sweden Gustav Svensson
CM 6 Sweden Sebastian Eriksson
LM 8 Denmark Søren Rieks
FW 16 Sweden Mikael Boman downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 29 Denmark Lasse Vibe
Substitutes:
GK 12 Sweden Marcus Sandberg
DF 3 United States Heath Pearce
MF 11 Bolivia Martin Smedberg-Dalence
DF 14 Iceland Hjálmar Jónsson
FW 15 Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen
FW 19 Sweden Gustav Engvall upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 24 Sweden Tom Pettersson upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson
GK 1 Sweden Oscar Jansson
RB 12 Sweden Daniel Björnquist
CB 5 Sweden Erik Moberg
CB 27 Iceland Eiður Sigurbjörnsson
LB 2 Sweden Patrik Haginge
RM 9 Iraq Ahmed Yasin
CM 3 South Africa Ayanda Nkili Yellow card 72' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 6 Sweden Robert Åhman Persson (c)
LM 90 Sweden Daniel Gustavsson downward-facing red arrow 82'
FW 17 Sweden Karl Holmberg downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 25 Sweden Nordin Gerzić
Substitutes:
GK 33 Sweden Karl Westdahl
DF 4 Iceland Logi Valgarðsson
FW 7 Jamaica Michael Seaton upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 11 Sweden Marcus Pode upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 16 Sweden Daniel Nordmark upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 21 Sweden Christoffer Wiktorsson
DF 23 Ghana Samuel Mensah
Manager:
Sweden Alexander Axén

Assistant referees:
Daniel Gustavsson (Mantorp)
Joakim Flink (Karlskrona)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Hakim (Köping)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall[4] IFK Göteborg Örebro SK
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 17 6
Shots on target 8 2
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 9 4
Fouls committed 5 15
Offsides 0 1
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vädret i Göteborg". smhi.se (in Swedish). SMHI. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Friends överges som cupfinalarena – nu kommer kritik mot förbundet". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Föreskrifter för Svenska Cupen, herrar, 2014/2015" (PDF) (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Livescore – IFK Göteborg 2–1 Örebro SK". SvFF. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.