Allsvenskan 2011
Halmstads BK - Mjällby AIF (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-14 at 14:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 3,663
Halmstads BK won today's match against Mjällby AIF at home. The match began evenly with both teams building up chances going forward. But it was Halmstads BK who managed to get the ball into the net after 16 minutes when a Mjällby player scored an own goal. After that, the match continued with a lot of battles in midfield, and both teams fought hard to equalize or score another goal.
During the second half, Mjällby received two yellow cards and made two substitutions in an attempt to turn the match in their favor. Halmstads BK, on the other hand, made two substitutions and received one yellow card. The match remained exciting until the last minute, and the crowd was on their toes. The final score was Halmstads BK 1 - 0 Mjällby AIF.
Scorers:
Halmstads BK: Own goal (16')
Yellow cards:
Mjällby AIF: Tobias Grahn (26')
Halmstads BK: Jónas Gudni Sævarsson (57')
Substitutions:
Mjällby AIF: David Löfquist (59'), Mzee Patrick Ooko Osiako (62'), Adam Berner (76')
Halmstads BK: Javier Hernández (65'), Ryan Paul Miller (82')
Halmstads BK continues to fight against relegation, and this result was important for them. Mjällby AIF, on the other hand, will need to keep fighting if they want to climb up the table. Referee Martin Hansson and his assistants Joakim Flink and Henrik Bogdan kept the pace throughout the match, and it flowed well.
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)