Superettan 2012
Halmstads BK - Jönköpings Södra IF (3 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-12 at 18:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,155
In an intense match at Örjans Vall in Halmstad, the home team Halmstads BK defeated Jönköpings Södra IF 3-2 in the late Superettan match on Saturday evening. In the first half, Halmstad dominated and took the lead in the eighth minute thanks to a well-placed shot from Kristinn Steindórsson that found its way into the right corner behind the visitors' goalkeeper. In the fifteenth minute, Kristoffer Thydell received a yellow card for Halmstads BK.
Despite the visitors' attempts to take control of the game, Halmstad extended their lead in the 22nd minute when Gudjón Baldvinsson scored after an assist from Ryan Paul Miller. However, Jönköpings Södra IF fought back and managed to reduce Halmstad’s lead in the 40th minute through Branimir Hrgota after a pass from Viktor Rönneklev.
After the halftime break, Jönköpings Södra IF came out stronger, but Halmstad held firm, and in the 47th minute, Mikael Boman scored after a pass from Kristinn Steindórsson, increasing the home team's lead to 3-1.
Both teams continued to battle, although Halmstad maintained the upper hand. Johan Blomberg received a yellow card in the 50th minute for Halmstad, while Jonathan Drott and Karl Svensson received yellow cards for Jönköpings Södra IF in the 52nd and 68th minutes respectively. After that, Robert Gojani was substituted in for Andreas Tegström during halftime for Jönköpings Södra IF.
In the 74th minute, Jönköpings Södra IF made two substitutions when André Calisir came on for Fredric Fendrich and Dennis Östlundh replaced Jonathan Drott. Halmstad's Karl-Johan Johnsson picked up a yellow card in the 81st minute. With just four minutes left of regular time, Jönköpings Södra IF managed to score their second goal through Branimir Hrgota, but it was not enough to level the match. Halmstads BK won the match 3-2 and secured three important points.
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)