Allsvenskan 2014
Gefle IF FF - Halmstads BK (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-07-19 at 16:00
Venue: Strömvallen
Attendance: 4,013
Gefle IF FF defeated Halmstads BK 2-0 at Strömvallen on Saturday afternoon. After a balanced start, the home team took the lead in the 22nd minute when Simon Lundevall headed the ball in after a nice pass from Dioh Williams.
In the second half, Halmstad tried to get back into the match, but the Gefle defense held firm. Instead, Johan Oremo extended the lead to 2-0 in the 76th minute after a free kick which Jens Portin nodded on to Oremo, who easily placed the ball into the net.
Halmstad attempted to create chances going forward, but Gefle held their ground and ultimately won the match 2-0. Halmstad's Gudjón Baldvinsson received a yellow card in the 46th minute, and Richard Magyar received a yellow card in the 90th minute. Gefle made a substitution in the 69th minute when Jonas Lantto came on for Dioh Williams, while Halmstad made two substitutions in the 74th minute when Simon Silverholt and Kristoffer Fagercrantz came on for Mikael Boman and Kristinn Steindórsson, and in the 84th minute when Oliver Silverholt came on for Joseph Baffoe. Gefle made their final substitution in the 90th minute when Erik Olsson came on for Anders Bååth.
The attendance was 4,013, and the match was officiated by Kristoffer Karlsson with Fredrik Klyver and Anders Böwing as assistant referees. Gefle IF FF is now in 11th place in the table while Halmstads BK remains second to last.
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)