Timothy Noor Ouma was given more minutes than any other player as IF Elfsborg began their Atlantic Cup competition with a 3-0 loss to Norwegian side Fredrikstad FK.
Ouma was introduced in the 39th minute for Jens Jakob Thomasen and will be hoping to make good use of the preseason games ahead of the new season after failing to cement a place in the first team last term.
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Two goals by Brandur Henriksson and a Mai Traoré strike in the first half were all the Norwegian side needed to pick all the points.
The Atlantic Cup is a pre/mid season football tournament held in Algarve, Portugal for European football clubs from national leagues which do not operate in the winter months. It therefore consists mainly of teams from Scandinavia, Northern and Central Europe
Elfsbrog Squad:
Starting XI: Isak Pettersson (46′) – André Boman (46′), Buhari Ibrahim (46′), Gustav Henriksson (46′), Niklas Hult (46′) – Jens Jakob Thomasen (39′), Noah Söderberg (46′), Michael Baidoo (46′) – Gottfrid Rapp (46′), Jalal Abdullai (46′), Camil Jebara (46′, 72′).
Substitutes: Melker Uppenberg (46′), Johan Larsson (46′), Sebastian Holmén (46′), Terry Yegbe (46′), Ludvig Richtnér (46′), Timothy Ouma (39′), Besfort Zeneli (46′), Enzo Andrén (46′), Ahmed Qasem (46′, 72′), Dion Krasniqi (46′), Simon Hedlund (46′), Lucas Söderberg.
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