Halmstad - IK Sirius FK 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2023


Halmstad - IK Sirius FK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-09-02 at 15:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 3,872

It was a lovely Saturday afternoon at Örjans Vall when Halmstad faced IK Sirius FK in an important match in the Allsvenskan. The home team, Halmstad, was in 11th place in the table, while the guests, IK Sirius FK, were in 14th place. A victory could mean a lot for both teams.

The match had a tough start with several dangerous situations for both teams, but none resulted in goals. In the 20th minute, Henrik Castegren received a warning for IK Sirius FK, and shortly thereafter, Erik Ahlstrand was cautioned for Halmstad.

In the 43rd minute, there was finally a much-welcomed goal when Jack Cooper-Love scored for Halmstad. It was a header assisted by Phil Ofosu-Ayeh. IK Sirius FK tried to equalize before halftime but quickly fell into a two-goal deficit when Naeem Mohammed scored in the 45th minute after an assist from Jack Cooper-Love. Daniel Stensson from IK Sirius FK received a warning just before the referee blew for halftime.

During the halftime break, IK Sirius FK made a substitution bringing in Aron Bjarnason for Tobias Carlsson. Halmstad's coach, Stefan Andreasson, improved his team by substituting Viktor Granath for Naeem Mohammed in the 66th minute.

The second half started thrillingly when Tashreeq Matthews from IK Sirius FK reduced the score to 2-1 in the 53rd minute with an assist from Aron Bjarnason. After the goal, Joeri De Kamps from IK Sirius FK received a warning in the 60th minute.

Both teams fought hard in the second half to get more goals, but there were no further goals to extend Halmstad's lead. However, Phil Ofosu-Ayeh received a warning in the 77th minute for tough defending.

IK Sirius FK made two substitutions in the final minutes of the match, first bringing Joakim Persson off for Herman Sjögrell in the 82nd minute, then substituting Tashreeq Matthews for Harun Ibrahim and Melker Heier for André Alsanati in the 87th minute. Halmstad made a substitution in the final minute of the match when Jonathan Svedberg came on for Joel Allansson.

The match ended 2-1 in favor of Halmstad, who secured three much-needed points for their continuation in the Allsvenskan. Referee Oscar Johnson and assistant referees Pär Leek and Martin Palm did an excellent job managing the match in front of an audience of 3,872 people.

Squads

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 30. Marko Johansson (GK)
  • 17. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (D) (YC '77)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 3. Gabriel Wallentin (D)
  • 21. Marcus Olsson (D)
  • 2. Thomas Boakye (D)
  • 6. Joel Allansson (M) (Off '90+4)
  • 24. Amir Al-Ammari (M)
  • 18. Naeem Mohammed (M) (Off '66)
  • 10. Erik Ahlstrand (F) (YC '32)
  • 13. Jack Cooper-Love (F) (Off '73)

Substitutions

  • 12. Malte Påhlsson (GK)
  • 7. Kazper Karlsson
  • 8. Jonathan Svedberg (In '90+4)
  • 9. Viktor Granath (In '66)
  • 11. Villiam Granath (In '73)
  • 15. Gustav Friberg
  • 16. Benjamin Hjertstrand
  • 19. Albin Ahlstrand
  • 20. Pontus Carlsson

IK Sirius FK

Starting squad

  • 1. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 4. Henrik Castegren (D) (YC '20)
  • 5. Tobias Carlsson (D) (Off '46)
  • 31. Malcolm Jeng (D)
  • 21. Dennis Widgren (D)
  • 8. Daniel Stensson (M) (C) (YC '45)
  • 6. Joeri De Kamps (M) (Off '67) (YC '60)
  • 20. Joakim Persson (F) (Off '82)
  • 7. Tashreeq Matthews (F) (Off '87)
  • 19. Melker Heier (F) (Off '87)
  • 9. Wessam Abou Ali

Substitutions

  • 25. Filip Majchrowicz (GK)
  • 35. Hannes Sveijer (GK)
  • 12. Oli Valur Omarsson
  • 14. Aron Bjarnason (In '46)
  • 16. Herman Sjögrell (In '82)
  • 18. Adam Vikman (In '67)
  • 22. André Alsanati (In '87)
  • 27. Emil Özkan
  • 32. Harun Ibrahim (In '87)

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)