Allsvenskan 2010
Helsingborgs IF - Djurgården (3 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2010
Match start: 2010-08-05 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 15,407
Helsingborgs IF faced Djurgården at home on Thursday evening in the Allsvenskan. The home team led the table before the match, while the away team sat in a modest thirteenth place. A tough match was expected.
Just 25 minutes in, Patrik Haginge from Djurgården received a yellow card. Then, in the 42nd minute, away team player Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike opened the scoring, seemingly putting Djurgården on the path to victory. But just a minute later, Helsingborgs IF was reduced in numbers when Marcus Lantz received a red card, leaving Helsingborgs to play with one less player until halftime.
After a substitution at halftime and the introduction of Alexander Gerndt in the 54th minute, Helsingborgs IF turned the match around! Gerndt first found the back of the net in the 54th minute, then scored another just three minutes later, putting Helsingborgs IF in the lead. Not long after that, Mattias Jonsson from Djurgården received a yellow card.
Djurgården soon responded to Helsingborgs IF's comeback with a goal from Mattias Jonsson in the 65th minute. Sharbel Touma then took responsibility and scored in the 70th minute, regaining the lead for Djurgården. Helsingborgs IF made some substitutions but could not avoid another yellow card for Djurgården in the 87th minute.
Djurgården thought they had secured the victory, but Helsingborgs IF’s Alexander Gerndt was not done yet and scored his third goal of the match in the 90th minute, thereby completing his hat trick and earning a point for Helsingborgs IF. The final score was 3-3 in front of an audience of 15,407 at Olympia in Helsingborg.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)