Allsvenskan 2015
Halmstads BK - IFK Göteborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-05-24 at 15:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 6,136
It was an exciting match between Halmstads BK and IFK Göteborg on Sunday afternoon at Örjans Vall. Halmstads BK, who are at the bottom of the table, desperately tried to take points at home against league leaders IFK Göteborg.
The match started intensely, and IFK Göteborg took the lead in the sixteenth minute through Jakob Svarrer Ankersen. Halmstads BK tried to respond, but struggled against IFK Göteborg’s strong defense.
In the twentieth minute, Halmstads BK made their first substitution with Alexander Berntsson coming on for Fredrik Liverstam. But it didn’t help, and Halmstads BK received a yellow card through Simon Silverholt in the twenty-fifth minute.
In the second half, Halmstads BK tried even harder to equalize and made their second substitution in the sixty-sixth minute, bringing on Kwame Amponsah Karikari for Simon Silverholt.
In the seventy-fourth minute, IFK Göteborg made their first substitution with Gustav Engvall replacing Mikael Boman. But Halmstads BK fought back and scored their first goal in the seventy-ninth minute through James Keene, assisted by King Osei Gyan.
Halmstads BK tried to keep pressing, but received a yellow card for Kwame Amponsah Karikari in the eighty-third minute. Antonio Rojas came on for Junes Barny in the eighty-sixth minute for Halmstads BK, but it didn’t help, as IFK Göteborg struck back in the second minute of stoppage time with a goal from Jakob Svarrer Ankersen, assisted by Emil Salomonsson, winning the match 2-1.
The match was evenly matched, but IFK Göteborg took better advantage of their chances and secured the three points. Referee Glenn Nyberg maintained a good standard throughout the match along with assistant referees Joakim Flink and Joakim Amri Nilsson. The attendance at Örjans Vall was 6,136 spectators.
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)