Allsvenskan 2011
IFK Göteborg - Halmstads BK (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-07-25 at 19:00
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,023
IFK Göteborg claimed a dominant victory against Halmstads BK at home on Monday evening in front of a crowd of 10,023 people at Gamla Ullevi. The match began with a booking for IFK Göteborg's Karl Svensson just one minute into the game. However, it was Göteborg who took the lead in the 16th minute with a goal from Tobias Hysén. Göteborg continued to press and was rewarded with another goal from Hysén in the 38th minute, assisted by Adam Johansson. Halmstads BK received a booking for Karl-Johan Johnsson in the 39th minute and went into halftime facing a significant uphill battle.
At the start of the second half, Göteborg’s Tobias Sana received a booking in the 49th minute. But it was Tobias Hysén who delivered the highlight of the match by completing his hat trick in the 56th minute, giving Göteborg a 3-0 lead. Halmstads BK did not give up, and in the 61st minute, Emil Salomonsson reduced the score to 3-1. Göteborg’s Adam Johansson received a booking, while Sebastian Eriksson and Elmar Bjarnason were booked in the 63rd and 68th minutes, respectively. Göteborg made two substitutions, with Hannes Stiller replacing Tobias Sana in the 70th minute and Robin Söder coming on for Andreas Drugge in the 71st minute. Halmstads BK also made changes, with the first substitution at halftime, where Mikael Rosén replaced Kujtim Bala. In the 76th minute, Michael Görlitz was substituted for Ardian Rexhepi. In the 81st minute, Göteborg made a substitution with Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson coming on for Tobias Hysén, and Halmstads BK's Richard Magyar received a booking in the 88th minute. The final substitution occurred in the 89th minute when Tomas Zvirgzdauskas replaced Viktor Ljung for Halmstads BK. The match concluded with a booking for Kristoffer Thydell from Halmstads BK in the 90+4th minute. The final score was 3-1 in favor of IFK Göteborg, marking a deserved victory.
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)