Allsvenskan 2011
Helsingborgs IF - Halmstads BK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-21 at 16:30
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 10,212
Helsingborgs IF faced Halmstads BK at Olympia in an exciting match on Sunday afternoon. The attendance was high with 10,212 spectators cheering for their respective teams.
The game was intense from the start, with both teams trying to take control of the match. Ardian Gashi from Helsingborg received a yellow card in the 55th minute, followed shortly by a yellow card for Halmstad’s Marcus Olsson just a few minutes later.
In the 59th minute, Helsingborgs IF substituted Alvaro Santos with Erik Sundin. Rasmus Jönsson also left the field, with Christoffer Andersson coming on in his place.
In the 75th minute, Helsingborg took the lead with a fine header from Markus Holgersson, making it 1-0. Halmstad made a substitution in the 78th minute, bringing in Mikael Rosén for Jónas Gudni Sævarsson.
However, Helsingborgs IF continued to create goal opportunities. In the 79th minute, Christoffer Andersson scored to make it 2-0 after a great assist from Erik Sundin. Helsingborgs IF also substituted Simon Thern for Hannu Patronen in the 80th minute.
Halmstads BK desperately tried to find a goal, and in the 86th minute made a substitution where Kujtim Bala came on for Marcus Olsson. But it was too late, as Mikael Rosén scored a late consolation goal in the 90th minute, which was not enough to change the outcome.
The match ended with a victory for the home team, Helsingborgs IF, with a score of 2-1. Referee Daniel Stålhammar had a smooth match, assisted by Stefan Hallberg and Henrik Bogdan.
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)