Allsvenskan 2011
Halmstads BK - Helsingborgs IF (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-06-27 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 6,834
Helsingborgs IF secured an important away victory against Halmstads BK on Monday evening. The match at Örjans Vall started with an early goal from the visitors when Peter Larsson tapped in a pass from Erik Wahlstedt in the 22nd minute. Halmstads BK sought to equalize and as they pressed forward, Helsingborgs IF increased their tempo. Referee Stefan Johannesson issued several yellow cards during the match. The first came in the 28th minute to Emil Salomonsson from the home team. Then, in the 31st minute, Ryan Paul Miller from Halmstads BK received a card, followed by Mattias Lindström in the 32nd minute and Alexander Gerndt in the 35th minute, both from Helsingborgs IF. In the 39th minute, the home team made a substitution, bringing Joe Sise on for Raúl Ruiz Matarin. In the 43rd minute, Marcus Gotte from Helsingborgs IF was cautioned.
At halftime, Helsingborgs IF made a substitution with Erik Edman replacing Erik Wahlstedt. In the 53rd minute, the guests made another change, bringing in Erik Sundin for Rachid Bouaouzan.
In the 67th minute, Helsingborgs IF extended their lead when Peter Larsson scored his second goal of the evening. The home team continued to fight, and in the 75th minute, they made their second substitution by bringing on Ardian Rexhepi for Kujtim Bala. In the 84th minute, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas from Halmstads BK received a yellow card.
The match seemed to be over when Halmstads BK scored a goal in the third minute of stoppage time through Emil Salomonsson, who netted a pass from Jónas Gudni Sævarsson. However, it was not enough to secure any points in the match. Halmstads BK remains at the bottom of the Allsvenskan table, while Helsingborgs IF leads the standings. The match was officiated by referee Stefan Johannesson with Daniel Wärnmark and Jan-Erik Swärdh as assistant referees. The attendance at Örjans Vall was 6,834 spectators.
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)