Halmstads BK - IF Elfsborg 1 - 3

Allsvenskan 2010


Halmstads BK - IF Elfsborg (1 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2010
Match start: 2010-08-08 at 18:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 4,402

On Sunday evening, Halmstads BK faced IF Elfsborg at Örjans Vall in front of an audience of 4,402 people. The referee for the evening was Michael Lerjéus, assisted by Joakim Flink and Björn Lindroth.

IF Elfsborg was the stronger team from the start, and just 4 minutes in, Denni Avdic scored 0-1 for the visitors. Only four minutes later, Stefan Ishizaki increased the lead to 0-2 for Elfsborg. Halmstad tried to get into the game but struggled to create goal-scoring opportunities.

After a little more than 10 minutes of play, Halmstad's Robin Malmkvist was forced to leave the field due to an injury and was replaced by Karl-Johan Johnsson.

IF Elfsborg's Stefan Ishizaki received a warning after a hard tackle in the 26th minute. But just a few minutes later, IF Elfsborg's Martin Andersson received a red card after a dangerous tackle. He was replaced by Anders Wikström in the 42nd minute. Before halftime, Denni Avdic scored his second goal of the evening, extending the lead to 0-3 for IF Elfsborg.

In the second half, Halmstad tried to come back but had difficulty creating dangerous scoring chances. Michael Görlitz was substituted for Kristoffer Thydell, and Anel Rashkaj was replaced by Anselmo Silva do Nascimento in the 63rd minute.

IF Elfsborg's Andréas Klarström received a yellow card after 74 minutes of play. Halmstad's Emir Kujovic finally managed to score a goal, reducing the deficit to 1-3 in the 81st minute. Stefan Ishizaki was substituted for Johan Karlsson in the 82nd minute. Tomas Zvirgzdauskas from Halmstad received a yellow card in the 85th minute.

The match ended with a 1-3 victory for IF Elfsborg. After the match, Halmstads BK was in 13th place in the table, while IF Elfsborg occupied fourth place.

Squads

Halmstads BK

Starting squad

  • 3. Johnny Lundberg (C)
  • 6. Mikael Rosén
  • 7. Michael Görlitz (Off '63)
  • 9. Emir Kujovic
  • 10. Anel Rashkaj (Off '63)
  • 12. Tomas Zvirgzdauskas (YC '85)
  • 15. Joe Sise
  • 18. Marcus Olsson
  • 19. Emil Salomonsson
  • 20. Robin Malmkvist (Off '12)
  • 24. Ryan Paul Miller

Substitutions

  • 1. Karl-Johan Johnsson (GK) (In '12)
  • 4. Tommy Jönsson
  • 8. Jónas Gudni Sævarsson
  • 11. Alexander Prent
  • 14. Anselmo Silva do Nascimento (In '63)
  • 16. Christian Järdler
  • 22. Kristoffer Thydell (In '63)

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Ante Covic (GK)
  • 2. Mathias Florén
  • 5. Martin Andersson (C) (RC '40)
  • 6. Jon Jönsson
  • 8. Anders Svensson
  • 9. Denni Avdic
  • 11. Daniel Mobaeck
  • 17. James Keene
  • 20. Andréas Klarström (YC '74)
  • 21. Johan Larsson (Off '42)
  • 24. Stefan Ishizaki (Off '82) (YC '26)

Substitutions

  • 4. Johan Karlsson (In '82)
  • 12. Amadou Jawo
  • 13. Anders Wikström (In '42)
  • 23. Niklas Hult
  • 25. Elmin Kurbegovic
  • 29. Oscar Hiljemark
  • 30. Joakim Wulff

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)