It was in the 90th minute at 1-1 that Elfsborg received a penalty and Michael Baidoo had the chance to become, most likely, the hero of the match.
The fit Ghanaian midfielder tripped to the spot and shot high.
After the final whistle, Baidoo was seen walking with his head bowed and being comforted by several teammates. In the first half, when the game was goalless, he also got a bicycle kick on the post.
– It was a pity that Michael missed the penalty, but we had enough chances to win. We pressed at the end, says Norwegian Oscar Aga, who drew 1-1 in the 84th minute and saved a point for Borås’s side.
That goal was a nice header after a quick throw-in from the right wing. And this after a period when Elfsborg was feeling hot and had been close to breaking even on several occasions.
“Drive on Gothenburg instead”
Otherwise, it was Degerfors who scored first when Diego Campos scored 1-0 from close range in the 58th minute. That after Elyas Bouzaiene sent a cross from the right flank and Christos Gravius did some good preparatory work in first position giving Degerfors control of the ball.
For Degerfors, who is in a qualifying spot, Friday’s spot meant the positive trend continues and he now has seven straight league games without defeat.
– It is clear that this point is worth a lot, but at the same time a third would have been even more beautiful. We have to settle for that and beat Gothenburg at home instead, says team captain Sebastian Ohlsson, referring to the game against Blåvitt on Thursday next week.
– The first 35 minutes we played exactly how we wanted and every time we got rid of their pressure, it seemed. Then we skidded a bit in the last ten in the first. The second half is worse and until 1-1 we were nervous about the three points we had. But when we do the things we should, we are fine and the confidence in the group is now good, Ohlsson continues.
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