Allsvenskan 2012
Helsingborgs IF - BK Häcken (3 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-13 at 17:30
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 10,038
It was an exciting soccer match between Helsingborgs IF and BK Häcken at Olympia in Helsingborg. A total of 10,038 spectators were present to witness the match, which was part of the Allsvenskan.
The match began with a couple of dangerous chances from both teams, but it would take until the 32nd minute before the first goal was scored. Helsingborgs IF was the team that took the lead through Alfred Finnbogason. He tapped the ball in after a nice pass from Thomas Braathen Sørum. But just three minutes later, BK Häcken equalized through Björn Anklev after a fine pass from René Makondele Muzola.
However, Helsingborgs IF would strike back before halftime. In the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, Daniel Nordmark scored the 2-1 goal after a nice pass from Sørum.
The second half was at least as exciting as the first. BK Häcken was the team that would score first in the second half. In the 58th minute, Waris Majeed netted the equalizer at 2-2 after a pass from Kari Arkivuo.
But Helsingborgs IF had more life in them, and it was again Daniel Nordmark who became the match hero. In the 62nd minute, he slotted the ball into the net after a nice pass from Rachid Bouaouzan.
BK Häcken had several chances to score in the final minutes of the match but failed to find the back of the net. Instead, they received two yellow cards and substituted two players. Helsingborgs IF also substituted two players but managed to hold on and won the match 3-2.
The referee, Andreas Ekberg, officiated a good match without major incidents. The match showcased good football, and it was a satisfied home crowd that left Olympia on this Sunday evening.
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)