Allsvenskan 2013
Halmstads BK - Östers IF (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-05-05 at 15:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 4,494
Halmstads BK defeated Östers IF in an exciting match with a score of 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Örjans Vall. The teams faced each other in Allsvenskan, where Halmstad secured an important victory on home soil. The match got off to a good start overall, with many fine chances in the first half. Östers IF received two yellow cards for Pablo Piñones-Arce and Denis Velic, which would prove costly for the team in the second half.
After 63 minutes of play, Halmstads BK took the lead with 1-0 when Andreas Landgren scored a goal following a nice assist from Gudjón Baldvinsson. Östers IF tried to equalize, but Halmstad defended strongly throughout the match, resulting in a crucial victory for the team.
Both teams made several substitutions during the match in an attempt to influence the game. For Halmstad, Johan Blomberg, Oliver Silverholt, and Kristinn Steindórsson came on in various stages of the match. For Östers IF, Månz Berg and Josef Elvby tried to contribute offensively from the bench.
The match concluded with two yellow cards and one red card for Östers IF. Pablo Piñones-Arce received his second yellow card in stoppage time, and was thus sent off. This gave Halmstad the opportunity to secure the victory and maintain possession of the ball to run down the stoppage time. The match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Halmstads BK, and the audience at Örjans Vall enjoyed an entertaining football match.
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)