Allsvenskan 2011
Halmstads BK - IFK Göteborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-05-26 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 5,621
An exciting match between Halmstads BK and IFK Göteborg took place on Thursday evening at Örjans Vall in front of a crowd of 5,621 spectators. The referee, Markus Strömbergsson, officiated the match with Daniel Gustavsson and Björn Lindroth as assistant referees.
IFK Göteborg came out strong right from the kickoff and was rewarded after only eight minutes when Tobias Hysén put the ball in the net following an assist from Stefan Selakovic. Elmar Bjarnason received a yellow card after six minutes for a reckless challenge, and Karl Svensson was cautioned after 32 minutes.
The first half continued with intense pressure from both teams, but neither side managed to score again before halftime. In stoppage time before the half was blown dead, Javier Hernández received a yellow card for a reckless tackle.
The second half began with a substitution for Halmstads BK, with Joe Sise replacing Richard Magyar after 58 minutes. Michael Görlitz managed to get the ball into the net after a corner, equalizing for Halmstads BK in the 61st minute.
After a hard-fought battle on the pitch and several substitutions from both teams, IFK Göteborg managed to score another goal. Tobias Hysén found the net again in the 81st minute following an assist from Andreas Drugge. Hannes Stiller replaced Tobias Sana for IFK Göteborg in the 84th minute, and Erik Lund Fahlén received a yellow card in the 89th minute. The match concluded with a substitution for IFK Göteborg, with Robin Söder replacing Tobias Hysén.
The match ended 1-2 in favor of IFK Göteborg, who are now in eighth place in the table. Halmstads BK remains at the bottom of the table after four consecutive losses.
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)