Helsingborgs IF - IFK Göteborg 2 - 0

Allsvenskan 2012


Helsingborgs IF - IFK Göteborg (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-10-31 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 9,016

Helsingborgs IF achieved a convincing victory when they faced IFK Göteborg tonight at Olympia. Helsingborgs won the match 2-0, which elevated them to fourth place in Allsvenskan and secured their European spot. IFK Göteborg, on the other hand, remains in ninth place.

The match started with both teams playing evenly, but Helsingborgs seemed to have the more intense game. Emil Salomonsson (IFK Göteborg) received the first yellow card of the match in the eighth minute. Helsingborg's Djurdjic opened the scoring five minutes into the second half with an assist from Mattias Lindström.

After an hour of play, Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson (IFK Göteborg) received his second yellow card, leading to his dismissal, and after that, it felt as if the team had lost much of their intensity. Helsingborgs' Santos doubled his team's lead to 2-0 in the 76th minute.

Hjálmar Jónsson (IFK Göteborg) was also sent off, which only worsened their defeat. With only a few minutes left on the clock, both teams made substitutions. Helsingborg's Wahlstedt came on, while Lindström was substituted out. IFK Göteborg's Hysén was replaced by Bärkroth, while Wahlstedt was substituted out for Hanstveit for Helsingborg.

Helsingborgs IF was able to finish the match with their heads held high, despite it not being one of their most impressive performances. The result placed them now in fourth place in the table, while IFK Göteborg remains in ninth place. It seems that IFK Göteborg has some issues to address during the winter season to be ready for Allsvenskan 2013.

Squads

Helsingborgs IF

Starting squad

  • 30. Pär Hansson (GK) (C)
  • 6. May Mahlangu
  • 7. Mattias Lindström (Off '78)
  • 8. Ardian Gashi
  • 13. Rachid Bouaouzan
  • 15. Emil Krafth
  • 18. Nikola Djurdjic
  • 20. Alejandro Bedoya
  • 26. Peter Larsson
  • 28. Jere Uronen
  • 29. Jesper Björkman

Substitutions

  • 1. Daniel Andersson (GK)
  • 5. Daniel Nordmark
  • 10. Alvaro Santos
  • 14. Erik Edman
  • 23. Erik Wahlstedt (Off '90+1) (In '78)
  • 24. Erlend Hanstveit (In '90+1)
  • 25. David Accam

IFK Göteborg

Starting squad

  • 1. John Alvbåge (GK)
  • 2. Emil Salomonsson (YC '8)
  • 3. Hjörtur Logi Valgardsson (YC '62)
  • 4. Kjetil Waehler
  • 5. Philip Haglund (Off '64)
  • 7. Tobias Hysén (C) (Off '85)
  • 10. Daniel Lopes Silva
  • 14. Hjálmar Jónsson (RC '76)
  • 15. Jakob Olsson Johansson
  • 21. Pontus Farnerud
  • 26. David Moberg Karlsson

Substitutions

  • 25. Erik Dahlin (GK)
  • 6. Nicklas Bärkroth (In '85)
  • 13. Sebastian Ohlsson
  • 19. Hannes Stiller
  • 20. Jonathan Azulay
  • 27. Joel Allansson (In '64)
  • 28. Hampus Zackrisson

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)