Allsvenskan 2011
Halmstads BK - IFK Norrköping FK (5 - 4)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-07 at 16:30
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 3,784
Halmstads BK and IFK Norrköping FK treated the crowd at Örjans Vall in Allsvenskan to a real goal fest. In front of an audience of 3,784, the match started with an early goal from the home team, as Emil Salomonsson put the ball in the net following a fine pass from Michael Görlitz.
The intensity of the match increased, and Norrköping equalized shortly before halftime through Shpëtim Hasani. At the beginning of the second half, Norrköping took the lead with Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson's goal and then extended the lead to 3-1 through Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo.
However, Halmstad did not give up and reduced the deficit with a goal from Joe Sise, who scored from a penalty kick. After a while, Joel Anell equalized for the home team after a nice assist from Joe Sise.
Norrköping, however, regained the lead through Astrit Ajdarevic, but Halmstad responded again with a goal from Marcus Olsson. The match was on a knife-edge, and it was uncertain which team would take home the victory, but in the end, it was Joe Sise who became the match hero for Halmstad by scoring his second goal of the evening, assisted by Michael Görlitz. The final score was 5-4 to Halmstad after a dramatic match that featured many scoring opportunities and quite a few cards.
Referee Johan Hamlin and his assistants, Peter Vesterholm and Peter Allheim, kept their composure amid the numerous events on the pitch and officiated the match in a professional manner.
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)