Helsingborgs IF - Athletic Eskilstuna 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2019


Helsingborgs IF - Athletic Eskilstuna (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-09-22 at 17:30
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 6,954

Helsingborgs IF hosted Athletics Eskilstuna at home on a Sunday afternoon in front of 6,954 spectators at Olympia in a match that turned out to be a tough battle between two teams in different positions in the standings. Referee Mohammed Al-Hakim blew the whistle to start the match, and it was Athletics Eskilstuna who were immediately cautioned in the fourth minute.

It didn’t take long before Helsingborgs IF took the lead. In the twelfth minute, Alhaji Gero scored a goal following an assist from Mamudu Moro, opening the scoring. Athletics Eskilstuna continued to apply pressure, but it was not until the 52nd minute that they managed to equalize. Onyedikachukwu Samuel Nnamani found the back of the net, assisted by Dzenis Kozica, bringing the match back to level terms.

Helsingborgs IF fought hard, and in the 61st minute, it was Markus Holgersson who scored with a header, assisted by Alexander Farnerud. Athletics Eskilstuna desperately tried to level the match, but it was not enough, and the match ended 2-1 in favor of Helsingborgs IF.

This was a vital victory for Helsingborgs IF, who now sit in 10th place in the standings, while Athletics Eskilstuna continues to struggle to avoid relegation from second-to-last place in the table.

Squads

Helsingborgs IF

Starting squad

  • 1. Anders Lindegaard (GK)
  • 7. Anders Degn Randrup (D)
  • 57. Markus Holgersson (D)
  • 4. Andreas Granqvist (D) (C)
  • 11. Adam Eriksson (D)
  • 14. Mohammed Abubakari (M) (Off '28)
  • 37. Armin Gigovic (M)
  • 8. Mamudu Moro (F)
  • 10. Alexander Farnerud (F)
  • 15. Max Svensson (F) (Off '90+1)
  • 9. Alhaji Gero

Substitutions

  • 3. Fredrik Liverstam
  • 18. Alexander Nilsson
  • 19. Tobias Mikkelsen (In '28)
  • 20. Wanderson Do Carmo Carneiro
  • 21. Charlie Weberg
  • 22. Daniel Hafsteinsson
  • 34. Filip Sjöberg (In '90+1)

Athletic Eskilstuna

Starting squad

  • 1. Ole Söderberg (GK)
  • 2. Adnan Kojic
  • 3. Kadir Hodzic
  • 6. Jesper Björkman
  • 7. Dzenis Kozica (Off '77)
  • 8. Michael Anaba (YC '4)
  • 13. Wilhelm Loeper (D) (Off '71)
  • 15. Sandro Tcveiba (D)
  • 16. Onyedikachukwu Samuel Nnamani (D) (YC '84)
  • 20. Soya Takahashi (D)
  • 21. Anel Rashkaj (D) (C)

Substitutions

  • 91. Ihor Levchenko (GK)
  • 9. Denni Avdic (In '71)
  • 10. Ferid Ali
  • 12. Pontus Rödin
  • 18. Dmitry Zhuravlev
  • 23. Luka Mijaljevic (In '77)

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)