Halmstad - IFK Göteborg 1 - 2

Allsvenskan 2017


Halmstad - IFK Göteborg (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-10-14 at 14:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 4,307

On that Saturday afternoon at Örjans Vall, Halmstad faced IFK Göteborg in a match that both teams desperately needed to win. The home team, with only four matches left in the season, had a chance to avoid relegation. The visitors, on the other hand, still held hope for a top-five placement and a chance to play in the Europa League.

The game started evenly, with both teams showing a hunger for victory. IFK Göteborg pressed hard, but it was Halmstad that was awarded a penalty after just 25 minutes. Pontus Silfwer confidently put the ball in the net, and the 1-0 lead gave the home team a necessary boost.

It didn't take long for IFK Göteborg to equalize after a lengthy attack. August Erlingmark scored the goal, and the first half ended with a score of 1-1.

During the second half, there were few dangerous scoring opportunities from either team, but IFK Göteborg proved to be the stronger side. After several dangerous situations, Mikael Boman managed to push the ball in after a nice pass from Samuel Adekugbe, creating a 2-1 lead for the visitors with only one minute left in regular time.

Halmstad desperately tried to equalize, but the match ended in an away victory for IFK Göteborg. With this win at Örjans Vall, the Gothenburg team still had a chance to reach a Europa League spot, while Halmstad was likely doomed to relegation.

Squads

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 30. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 27. Marcus Johansson (D)
  • 3. Fredrik Liverstam (D) (C)
  • 26. Alexander Berntsson (D) (Off '71)
  • 14. Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (M)
  • 15. Aboubakar Keita (M)
  • 8. Pontus Silfwer (M) (Off '84)
  • 21. Andreas Bengtsson (M)
  • 18. Gabriel Gudmundsson (F)
  • 23. Jonathan Svedberg (F)
  • 11. Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson (F) (Off '70)

Substitutions

  • 12. Isak Pettersson (GK)
  • 2. Adnan Kojic
  • 6. Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen (In '71)
  • 7. Nikolai Alho (In '70)
  • 9. Alexander Ruud Tveter
  • 20. Kosuke Kinoshita (In '84)
  • 28. Jesper Westerberg

IFK Göteborg

Starting squad

  • 12. Pontus Dahlberg (GK) (YC '25)
  • 2. Emil Salomonsson (D)
  • 3. Billy Nordström (D) (Off '80)
  • 6. Sebastian Eriksson (D) (C)
  • 7. Tobias Hysén (D)
  • 8. Søren Rieks (D) (Off '45)
  • 16. Mikael Boman (D)
  • 19. August Erlingmark (D) (Off '84) (YC '75)
  • 23. David Boo Wiklander (D)
  • 28. Thomas Pauck Rogne (D) (YC '63)
  • 42. Mikkel Diskerud (D) (YC '12)

Substitutions

  • 31. Tom Amos (GK)
  • 5. Samuel Adekugbe (In '80)
  • 9. Elías Már Ómarsson
  • 15. Kristopher Da Graca
  • 22. Vajebah Sakor (In '84)
  • 24. Sebastian Ohlsson
  • 26. Patrik Karlsson Lagemyr (In '45)

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)