Allsvenskan 2020
Malmö FF - Helsingborgs IF (4 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-08-05 at 19:00
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Malmö FF faced Helsingborgs IF in an exciting soccer match at Eleda Stadium in the Allsvenskan. The match was played on Wednesday evening and attracted no spectators due to the prevailing circumstances. Referee Andreas Ekberg officiated the match alongside his assistant referees Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg.
Ahead of the match, Malmö FF had impressed with five consecutive wins and was in second place in the standings. On the other hand, Helsingborgs IF had not lost in their last seven matches, but they were in second-to-last place in the table.
The match began intensely, and already in the 24th minute, Helsingborgs IF's Anders Degn Randrup received a yellow card. Just a minute later, in the 25th minute, Malmö FF took the lead through Jo Inge Berget, who scored his fourth goal of the season from a penalty.
Helsingborgs IF received a warning in the 30th minute when Martin Olsson was booked. Shortly thereafter, in the 32nd minute, Malmö FF's Anel Ahmedhodzic also received a yellow card.
However, Helsingborgs IF responded quickly, and in the 36th minute, Anthony van den Hurk equalized with another penalty, scoring his third goal of the season.
Just before half-time, Malmö FF came back and regained the lead. In the 45th minute, Franz Brorsson scored with an assist from Eric Larsson, making the score 2-1 in favor of Malmö FF.
At half-time, Malmö FF substituted Anders Bleg Christiansen in place of Erdal Rakip to strengthen the team for the second half.
The second half continued with Malmö FF in the lead. In the 62nd minute, Anel Ahmedhodzic extended the lead to 3-1 with a header, assisted by Ola Toivonen.
Both teams made several player substitutions in the 68th minute. Malmö FF brought in Adi Nalic and Bonke Innocent for Amin Sarr and Fouad Bachirou. At the same time, Helsingborgs IF substituted Alex Timossi Andersson for Brandur Hendriksson Olsen.
Malmö FF's Adi Nalic received a yellow card in the 74th minute. Helsingborgs IF made a substitution in the 76th minute, bringing in Rasmus Jönsson for Anthony van den Hurk.
In the 81st minute, Malmö FF substituted Behrang Safari for Jonas Bruun Knudsen to introduce fresh legs in defense.
Both teams continued with substitutions in the 85th minute. Helsingborgs IF brought in Alhaji Gero for Assad Al Hamlawi and Ludvig Carlius for Jakob Voelkerling Persson.
The match concluded with a final goal from Malmö FF. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Isaac Thelin scored his eighth goal of the season with an assist from Jo Inge Berget. The score was now 4-1 in favor of Malmö FF.
Malmö FF thus won the match 4-1 after an impressive performance against Helsingborgs IF. It was Malmö FF's sixth consecutive victory, and they maintained their second place in the standings. Helsingborgs IF continued their poor form and remained in second-to-last place in the table.