Instead, it was Örebro who took the lead at the end of the first half when Agon Mehmeti pushed in a nice pass from the right.
Elfsborg was the better team for most of the match, although Örebro was not harmless. The takeover resulted halfway into the second half when Jesper Karlsson acknowledged the penalty.
Elfsborg continued to try to get a victory goal and next was Jesper Karlsson who almost succeeded in getting 2-1 with a shot that was directed to the corner with the help of Oscar Jansson's fingertips. The guests also had a couple of half chances to take home three points.
Tonight's slave boy was Elfsborg's Samuel Holmén who was expelled on his 36th birthday - after only 13 minutes. He entered the game 66 minutes into the match, but stumbled on his tail after a passable tackle on Jack Lahne.