Allsvenskan 2013
Syrianska FC - Halmstads BK (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-07-07 at 17:30
Venue: Södertälje Fotbollsarena
Attendance: 1,932
In an intense and physically demanding match at Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Syrianska FC faced visiting Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan on Sunday afternoon. In front of a crowd of 1,932 spectators, the final score was 1-2 in favor of Halmstads BK after a late comeback.
The match started with an early opening goal for the away team when Andreas Landgren scored by putting the ball in the net after a nice pass from Gudjón Baldvinsson. However, Syrianska FC quickly recovered and equalized to 1-1 in the 18th minute through Sharbel Touma, who was able to push the ball in with an assist from Alessandro Silva Pereira. Thus, the score was level at halftime.
The second half continued at a high tempo with several goal-scoring opportunities for both teams. Richard Magyar received a yellow card for Halmstads BK in the 34th minute, but no more cards were issued during the match.
Besim Kunic was substituted for Syrianska FC in the 58th minute in favor of Osman Sow, and Stefan Selakovic was replaced by Johan Blomberg for Halmstads BK in the 66th minute. Halmstad's coach Magnus Haglund also chose to substitute Gudjón Baldvinsson for Marcus Antonsson in the 78th minute.
Charbel Georges came on for Syrianska FC in the 80th minute, and two minutes later, Halmstads BK opted to substitute Mikael Boman for Shkodran Maholli.
The match remained finely balanced for much of the time, but ultimately it was Halmstads BK that would decide the outcome. In the second minute of stoppage time, Marcus Antonsson scored his first goal of the season, sealing the match at 1-2 for the guests.
Referee Bojan Pandzic and his assistants Per Brogevik and Peter Vesterholm handled their tasks well and kept the game under control. The final result meant a heavy defeat for Syrianska FC, while Halmstads BK could feel satisfied with having taken three points away from home.
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)