Allsvenskan 2017
Djurgården - Halmstad (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-08-20 at 15:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 13,093
Djurgården hosted Halmstad at Tele2 Arena on Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 13,093. The match was officiated by Kristoffer Karlsson, with assistance from Daniel Gustavsson and Niklas Nyberg.
The match began with an even game where both teams fought hard to take the lead. In the 27th minute, Halmstad's number 12, Isak Pettersson, received a yellow card after a tough tackle. Just a minute later, Djurgården had the chance to take the lead when Magnus Eriksson was fouled in the penalty area, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Eriksson took the penalty himself and confidently placed the ball in the net, making it 1-0 to Djurgården.
Halmstad continued to battle, and in the 44th minute, they finally found their reward when Gabriel Gudmundsson, centrally just outside the penalty area, curled a perfectly struck ball into the top corner, equalizing the score.
In the second half, Djurgården once again took the lead when Gustav Engvall easily placed the ball in the net after a nice pass from Eriksson in the 65th minute. After the goal, it was Halmstad who pressed for an equalizer, but Djurgården's defense held firm.
The match also featured several substitutions and yellow cards, with Djurgården's Jonas Olsson and Halmstad's Nikolai Alho both receiving bookings. The match ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of Djurgården, which earned them three important points and helped them climb up the table.
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)