Allsvenskan 2010
Halmstads BK - Malmö FF (0 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2010
Match start: 2010-08-23 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 5,502
Malmö FF achieved a strong away victory when they faced Halmstads BK at Örjans Vall on Monday evening. The match had an attendance of 5,502 spectators and was officiated by referee Markus Strömbergsson, along with assistants Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark.
It was a close match until Agon Mehmeti's goal in the 42nd minute gave Malmö the lead at 1-0. Halmstad tried to apply pressure, but Malmö managed to keep them at bay and maintained their lead until halftime.
In the second half, Halmstad made a substitution, bringing in Robin Malmkvist to replace goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson. They attempted several attacks, but Malmö's defense held firm. Halmstad also brought in Guri Robert Baqaj for Joe Sise.
Malmö made substitutions in the second half as well, renewing their attacks with Joseph Elanga replacing Jimmy Durmaz. Wilton Figueiredo received a yellow card, but Malmö continued to push forward and managed to score another goal with a brilliant effort from Agon Mehmeti in the 66th minute. Halmstad continued to press, but their attacks could not break through Malmö's defense while Dardan Rexhepi replaced Daniel Larsson for Malmö.
Malmö received another yellow card for Guillermo Federico Molins Palmeiro but were able to hold off Halmstad and substituted Wilton Figueiredo with Miljan Mutavdzic in the 87th minute. The match ended with a 2-0 victory for Malmö FF, which means they take home three important points.
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)