Superettan 2012
Halmstads BK - IF Brommapojkarna (2 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-24 at 19:20
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,303
Halmstads BK faced IF Brommapojkarna in an exciting match at Örjans Vall on Thursday evening. Both teams came into the game after wins in their previous matches and needed the points to climb the table.
The match started evenly, but Halmstad managed to create more dangerous goal-scoring opportunities. In the 23rd minute, Halmstad made their first substitution, with Peter Nyström replaced by Jónas Gudni Sævarsson. However, it wasn't until the 40th minute that Halmstad would score their first goal. Gudjón Baldvinsson was responsible for the goal, sending Halmstad into the lead at 1-0.
IF Brommapojkarna tried to respond to the goal but couldn't quite get their game going. Instead, they received two yellow cards during the match, for Ludwig Augustinsson and Gabriel Petrovic, while Nabil Bahoui also got a yellow card after a duel in the penalty area just before halftime.
In the second half, both Halmstad and IF Brommapojkarna tried to up the tempo. Halmstad made their second substitution in the 73rd minute, when Christian Järdler was replaced by Michael Svensson. This substitution proved to be successful as Mikael Boman scored Halmstad's second goal in the 76th minute with an assist from Ryan Paul Miller.
IF Brommapojkarna desperately tried to make a comeback, but their attacks were halted by Halmstad's defense. Brommapojkarna made two substitutions in the 67th minute when Gustav Sandberg Magnusson was replaced by Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali, and in the 77th minute, Mauricio Albornoz Inola was replaced by Joakim Lindner while Nabil Bahoui left the pitch for Pontus Åsbrink.
Halmstad made their final substitution in the 88th minute when Gudjón Baldvinsson left the field for Marcus Antonsson. Halmstad managed to hold off IF Brommapojkarna and won the match 2-0.
With this victory, Halmstad climbs to third place in the table, while IF Brommapojkarna remains in fourth place. The match referee was Mattias Nyman, with assistant referees Joakim Amri Nilsson and Magnus Vallerius. The attendance was 2,303 spectators.
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)