Allsvenskan 2016
Malmö FF - BK Häcken (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-05-01 at 17:30
Venue: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 15,479
Malmö FF welcomed BK Häcken to Swedbank Stadion in a match that was important for both teams. Malmö, who were in second place in the league table before the match, wanted to secure three points to close the gap to league leaders IFK Norrköping. Häcken, on the other hand, was in thirteenth place and needed points to avoid relegation.
The match started at a high tempo from both teams, with Malmö being the first to score as Vidar Örn Kjartansson netted the ball to make it 1-0 in the 34th minute, assisted by Magnus Wolff Eikrem. Malmö continued to press, and just four minutes later, Örn Kjartansson scored his second goal of the evening with a header—an exquisite goal that extended Malmö's lead to 2-0.
The rest of the first half continued in the same vein, and shortly after the goals had been scored, Eikrem was cautioned by the referee.
In the second half, Häcken made two substitutions in an attempt to turn the match around. However, it had no effect as Malmö was in top form and scored a third goal in the 66th minute. Amazingly, Örn Kjartansson completed his hat trick, while Eikrem provided the assist once again.
Markus Rosenberg was substituted in for Malmö FF in the 70th minute, while Häcken brought in two new players to try to salvage points, but the home team was too strong for them.
In the end, Malmö FF emerged victorious with an impressive 3-0 win at home, taking crucial three points to move closer to the top of the table. Despite Malmö's dominance throughout the match, Markus Rosenberg received an unfortunate red card in the third minute of injury time, but it did not affect the outcome. The final score remained 3-0, and Malmö FF celebrated together with their fans after a well-executed match.
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)