Superettan 2012
Falkenbergs FF - Halmstads BK (3 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-07-22 at 20:00
Venue: Falkenbergs IP A
Attendance: 5,288
Falkenbergs FF achieved a surprising victory against Halmstads BK when the teams met on Sunday evening at Falkenbergs IP A. With an audience of 5,288 people in the stands, Kristoffer Karlsson officiated the match along with assistant referees Magnus Moberg and Jonas Andersson.
It was a tough match from the start, featuring several yellow cards for both teams. Falkenbergs FF received their first warning in the 22nd minute when David Svensson got a yellow card, and Halmstads BK's Christian Järdler was cautioned 31 minutes into the match.
Halmstads BK took the lead in the 55th minute when Peter Nyström scored with an assist from Christian Järdler. However, Falkenbergs FF was not going to give up that easily, and the coach made two substitutions in the 65th and 67th minutes, bringing in Johan Svahn and Robin Ganemyr for Anton Wede and David Svensson.
The substitutions seemed to pay off as Falkenbergs FF managed to score two goals in just four minutes, in the 72nd and 76th minutes. Tobias Helldén netted the first goal with an assist from Johan Svahn, and just four minutes later, Svahn scored himself, assisted by Zlatan Krizanovic.
Falkenbergs FF continued to press forward, and in the 80th minute, Marcus Översjö scored with Krizanovic again providing the assist. Halmstads BK tried to fight back but were unable to score, and the match ended 3-1 in favor of Falkenbergs FF.
At the end of the match, Halmstads BK's Johnny Lundberg also received a yellow card, but it did not help the team in their attempt to secure points, and Falkenbergs FF ultimately won 3-1.
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)