Kenyan international Timothy Ouma was only a substitute as his side IF Elfsborg suffered a 2-1 defeat in the hands of Djugarden at the Boras Arena.The midfielder, having featured as a starter in their Europa League qualifying win over Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday, was on Sunday named on the bench, but was introduced late on with six minutes left in the Allsvenskan contest.Stars Abroad: Timothy Ouma in action as Elfsborg edge closer to Europa League footballAfter a long delay due to a waterlogged pitch that had to be cleared pre-match, action began in dreaded fashion for the hosts, who went down after 36 minutes through Patric Aslund’s goal.It wouldn’t take long for Elfsborg to respond, as Besfort Zeneli equalized in first-half added time to send the game level at the break.An eighth win for Elfsborg was, however not to be as Besard Sabovic scored for the visitors in the 77th minute to seal the 2-1 win.Duke Abuya wins first title for Yanga as they claim Toyota CupThe game was Ouma’s second substitute appearance in four games, as Elfsborg continue to work through a tight European schedule.The 20-year-old is expected to feature once more next week when Elfsborg host Sheriff in the Europa League qualifier second-leg on Thursday.
