Degerfors IF fell 0-1 to IF Elfsborg at Stora Valla. Ludvig Fritzson had a crazy chance that bounced off the goalkeeper's face, post and crossbar to corner. New star Bilal Hussein was forced off injured again.
Degerfors IF hosted IF Elfsborg at Stora Valla but lost 0-1. The match was decided early, with Degerfors pressing but unable to equalize.
Ludvig Fritzson headed the ball from close range, but it hit the goalkeeper's face, bounced off the post and crossbar, and defenders' feet to corner. Coach Henok Goitom sighed: “99 gånger av 100 går den in.” Fritzson himself said: “Den ska bara sitta.”
Bilal Hussein, just back from a preseason injury, substituted in with 25 minutes left at 0-1 down – his debut on the home pitch. He was forced off again late in the match, looking dejected heading to the locker room. Goitom hopes for relief: “Han sa att det inte kände på samma sätt som hans första skada. Vi hoppas att det är en lite lindrigare skada.”
Hussein had last come off the bench in the 3-0 win over Halmstad.
