Allsvenskan 2020
BK Häcken - Kalmar FF (0 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-08-09 at 14:30
Venue: Bravida Arena
The Allsvenskan match between BK Häcken and Kalmar FF took place on Sunday afternoon at Bravida Arena in front of an audience of zero people due to the prevailing circumstances. The referee for the match was Victor Wolf, assisted by Fredrik Klyver and Christian Tennstedt. Before the match, BK Häcken was in fifth place in the table while Kalmar FF was at the bottom after not winning any of their last ten matches.
Kalmar FF started strong and took the lead already in the eleventh minute. Sebastian Ring scored following a good setup by Piotr Johansson. Kalmar FF had a good grip on the match and created several dangerous chances going forward while BK Häcken struggled to find their rhythm.
At halftime, BK Häcken made two offensive substitutions to try to get back into the game. Ahmed Yasin and Jasse Tuominen replaced Patrik Wålemark and Adnan Maric. However, these attempts were fruitless, and instead, Tuominen received a yellow card in the 55th minute. Leo Bengtsson also received a yellow card in the 61st minute.
Kalmar FF continued to control the match and brought in Filip Sachpekidis in the 69th minute to strengthen their attacking play. In the 76th minute, Kalmar was rewarded for their solid performance when Piotr Johansson doubled the lead to 2-0 with an assist from Sachpekidis.
BK Häcken made two substitutions in the 84th minute when Alexander Faltsetas and Adam Andersson replaced Godswill Ekpolo Egbulu and Gustav Berggren. But even these changes could not alter the flow of the match, and Kalmar FF held firm.
The match concluded with a substitution for Kalmar FF in the second minute of stoppage time when Edvin Crona replaced Fidan Aliti.
The match ended 0-2 in favor of Kalmar FF, breaking their negative streak of ten consecutive matches without a win and securing a crucial three points. BK Häcken suffered a heavy loss and now needs to bounce back in the table after a less successful match.