Both IFK Göteborg and Gais needed a three-pointer ahead of the derby at Gamla Ullevi. Blåvitt to get closer to the top of the Allsvenskan - Gais to avoid feeling like they were in a relegation battle already after six rounds.
Now the teams had to settle for one point each, where the arch-rivals owned their respective halves.
"Fantastic fun"
Harun Ibrahim made 27 Allsvenskan appearances for Gais last year, but never scored a goal. Now the 22-year-old scored 1-0 in the 15th minute when he clipped in a rebound just outside the penalty area.
Fantastic fun. I've been longing for this goal. The ball falls perfectly, so it's just a matter of taking it directly, said Ibrahim to TV company Max about the goal.
Blåvitt's goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg had already made a brilliant save at the post in the second minute when Amin Boudri fired a hard half-volley shot, but on Ibrahim's finish, he was helpless.
Imam Jagne was not satisfied with IFK Göteborg's first half.
It was pretty bleak. They score a goal, but we still have control over them, he said at halftime.
We don't need to change anything tactically. We need to start winning duels. Kick them down or do something, continued the midfielder.
Kruse equalized
However, no drastic measures were needed to get an equalizer. Dane David Kruse, who will turn 23 in mid-May, joined IFK Göteborg in August last season and now he also knows what it's like to score a goal in Allsvenskan.
In the 67th minute, Kruse headed the ball in connection with a right corner and it was 1-1 in the Göteborg derby, which also became the final result.
Considering our second half, I think we can win the match, says Tobias Heintz, whose missed shot became a goal pass to Kruse.
Göteborg stands on ten points after six matches. Gais has seven points.
