Cup Winners’ Cup Quarter-final, first leg
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Arsenal FC vs IFK Göteborg: 5–1 Half-time 3–1

Away IFK Göteborg Torbjörn Nilsson
Season 1980
VenueHighbury
Attendance36,323
RefereeAlojzy Jarguz (Polen)
Formation4-4-2 (estimated)
Average age24.6 years
Homegrown players3
Weather Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 processed by IFKDB
Cloudy, 7°
Form
D W W L L

Starting XI

Tactical formation is unavailable; the pitch shows an estimated 4-4-2 formation.

Match report

On Wednesday 5 March 1980, IFK Göteborg visited Arsenal FC in Cup Winners’ Cup (Quarter-final, first leg) at Highbury. In front of 36,323 spectators, IFK Göteborg lost 1–5 after IFK Göteborg trailed 1–3 at half-time. Alojzy Jarguz (Polen) refereed the match. Conditions were cloudy, with a recorded temperature of 7°C.

IFK Göteborg's only goal was scored by Torbjörn Nilsson.

The starting XI averaged 24.3 years of age; Reine Olausson was the oldest at 30 and Dan Corneliusson the youngest at 18. This was the 2nd recorded meeting between the clubs; IFK Göteborg's record against Arsenal FC stood at 2 defeats.