Superettan 2012
Halmstads BK - Umeå FC (3 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-08-22 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,254
Halmstads BK faced Umeå FC in an exciting match at Örjans Vall in Superettan. The attendance was 2254, and the referee for the evening was Kasper Madsen, assisted by Daniel R. Nørgaard and Magnus Vallerius.
The match started off thrillingly and already in the fourteenth minute, Umeå's Marko Mihajlovic received a yellow card. Halmstads BK then began to assert themselves, and in the fourteenth minute, Kristinn Steindórsson gave the team a 1-0 lead after an assist from Gudjón Baldvinsson. Four minutes later, Halmstad increased their lead with another goal, this time Gudjón Baldvinsson himself found the net after a pass from Kristoffer Fagercrantz.
Umeå FC received a yellow card for Hampus Bohman in the 44th minute, and the match continued with intense play from both teams. In the 61st minute, Halmstads BK extended their lead to 3-0 with a goal by Antonio Rojas after yet another assist from Gudjón Baldvinsson.
Umeå FC tried to get back into the match and substituted in Ibrahim Kallay and Johan Larsson in the 67th and 68th minutes. However, it did not help, and Halmstads BK continued to dominate the game. Halmstad also made a substitution, with Joakim Wrele replacing Johan Blomberg in the 73rd minute.
Simon Mårtensson came on for Brian Wake in the 75th minute for Umeå FC. Halmstads BK continued to make substitutions, and in the 77th minute Gudjón Baldvinsson was substituted out for Marcus Antonsson. In the 82nd minute, Mikael Boman was replaced by Kristoffer Thydell.
The match ended with a yellow card for Ibrahim Kallay from Umeå FC in the 89th minute. The final score was 3-0 in favor of Halmstads BK, allowing them to celebrate their victory at home.
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)