In Chinese time, at 00:00 on November 8th, in the 4th round of the first stage of the 24/25 UEFA Europa League season, Elfsborg faced Braga at Borås Arena.
On the 4th minute of the first half, Cavaleiro passed straight from the left flank, Roberto Fernandes crossed from the baseline, and it was cleared by Hedlund.
On the 9th minute, Moutinho served a corner kick which directly slipped to the far post. Ari Mbi missed his close-range shot, and Peterson collected the ball, missing a good opportunity for Braga.
On the 12th minute, Yebouah played a through pass from deep in his own half, Zeneli advanced to the edge of the penalty area and was tackled to the ground by Ferreira. The referee indicated that the former was offside.
On the 14th minute, Baldursson struck Moutinho in the face with an elbow during a challenge, and the referee showed him a yellow card as a warning.
On the 22nd minute, Martínez attempted a low-angle lob from the left flank, heading straight for the top right corner of the goal, but unfortunately, it was denied by the crossbar.
On the 31st minute, Roger Fernandes’ breakthrough was blocked, and Moutinho unleashed a sudden long-range shot from outside the box, which veered wide of the left post.
On the 37th minute, Buhari threw in a boundary ball, and Zeneli took a powerful shot from outside the box, but he also missed the target.
The first half ended with Elfsborg temporarily drawing 0-0 with Braga.
Elfsborg Starting Lineup (3-4-3):
31-Peterson; 8-Holmén; 29-Buhari; 2-Yebouah; 23-Hurtig; 15-Hedlund; 6-Baldursson; 16-Ouma; 9-Zeneli; 10-Baidoo; 18-Kasem;
Substitutes: 30-Sørensen; 1-Uppenberg; 13-Larsson; 19-Kaabi; 4-Henriksson; 26-Ludwig Richtner; 7-Tomasson; 11-Agust Gudmundsson; 20-Lapp; 12-Holt; 14-Abdul; 28-Ousmane;
Braga Starting Lineup (4-3-3):
91-Honec; 15-Oliveira; 13-Ferreira; 26-Ari Mbi; 11-Roger Fernandes; 8-Moutinho; 6-Cavaleiro; 20-Garbi; 21-Orta; 90-Roberto Fernandes; 77-Martínez;
Substitutes: 12-Thiago; 1-Mateus; 25-Ribeiro; 19-Marinho; 2-Gomes; 3-Bamba; 10-Orta; 27-Jidan; 33-Marques; 29-Gorby; 7-Bruma; 9-Vazani;
