Allsvenskan 2015
Helsingborgs IF - Halmstads BK (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-08-17 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 9,458
Helsingborgs IF secured a solid victory at home against Halmstads BK in a match that ended 2-0. With an audience of nearly 9,500 people at Olympia, there was plenty of unpredictable football on display on Monday evening.
The match started evenly, but after 29 minutes, Helsingborgs IF’s Victor Pálsson received a warning for misconduct on the field. Halmstads BK made a tactical switch by substituting Alexander Berntsson in for Alexander Henningsson in the 56th minute. However, shortly after, they suffered a costly red card when Fredrik Liverstam was sent off. This became a decisive factor in the match.
Helsingborgs IF made an offensive change by bringing in Emmanuel Agyenim Boateng for Anton Wede in the 60th minute. Arnór Smárason was not pleased to be on the bench and was substituted in for Lalawele Atakora in the 64th minute. Another substitution that proved fruitful was when Rade Prica replaced Jordan Larsson in the 69th minute.
Halmstads BK's Mak Lind received a warning in the 70th minute. Shortly thereafter, Jere Uronen took a free kick and placed the ball behind the goalkeeper. This occurred in the 71st minute, and Helsingborgs IF took the lead with 1-0. Arnór Smárason seized his opportunity by scoring a goal in the 78th minute, raising the score to 2-0. Halmstads BK faced challenges ahead, making two substitutions by bringing in Shkodran Maholli and Marcus Johansson for Junes Barny and Tyrell Rusike in the 86th and 87th minutes.
No further goals were scored by either team, meaning Helsingborgs IF earned the Allsvenskan points that elevated them to 7th place in the table, while Halmstads BK remained in 14th place.
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)