Allsvenskan 2013
Helsingborgs IF - BK Häcken (5 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-05-13 at 19:07
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 8,483
On a sunny Monday evening, Helsingborgs IF faced BK Häcken at Olympia. The home team was in search of a victory to maintain its lead in the table, and it turned out to be a goal-rich match.
BK Häcken started aggressively and received two yellow cards very early in the match, the first awarded to Nasiru Mohammed in the tenth minute and the second to Dominic Chatto in the thirtieth minute. Despite this, it was HIF that took the lead through Robin Simovic in the twenty-ninth minute, assisted by Mattias Lindström.
During the second half, Helsingborg continued to dominate the game, and in the 63rd minute, Loret Sadiku extended the lead to 2-0 with an assist from Erlend Hanstveit. BK Häcken struggled to get back into the game, but HIF was too strong on this evening. Robin Simovic scored his second goal in the 71st minute, assisted by Emil Krafth, and David Accam scored just five minutes later.
Helsingborgs IF then finished the match strongly with a goal from Alvaro Santos in the 83rd minute, assisted by Alejandro Bedoya. The home crowd was in ecstasy while BK Häcken viewed it as a setback in their season. The match ended 5-0, and Helsingborgs IF continued to lead the league, while BK Häcken now found themselves in ninth place in the table. A night that will be remembered by many Helsingborg supporters for years to come.
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)