Superettan 2016
Halmstad - Ljungskile SK (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-05-16 at 19:30
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,369
On Monday evening, Halmstad faced Ljungskile SK at Örjans Vall in an exciting Superettan match in front of a large crowd, which was counted at 2,369 spectators. The referee, Per Melin, was assisted by Robin Wilde and Magnus Vallerius to keep track of the intense match play.
Halmstad took control early on and made their first substitution in the 19th minute when Alexander Ruud Tveter came on for Fredrik Olsson. The match was even during the first half, but Halmstad had the best chance to score after a nice pass from Marcus Johansson, which resulted in a booking for Ljungskile's Tim Nilsen.
The second half began with a yellow card for Halmstad's Marcus Johansson in the 57th minute, followed by a substitution for Ljungskile when Linus Tornblad came on for Admir Bajrovic. Ljungskile tried to showcase their strength and had some chances but failed to find the back of the net.
In the 75th minute, Ljungskile's Tim Nilsen was substituted for Ahmed El Amrani, followed by Halmstad's Gabriel Gudmundsson coming on for Andreas Bengtsson. In the 86th minute, Ljungskile made their final substitution when Peiman Eliassi took the place of David Frölund.
With just a few minutes left in the match, Alexander Ruud Tveter became the match hero for Halmstad. He received the ball from Marcus Johansson just inside the penalty area and confidently shot it past the goalkeeper. When another substitution occurred for Halmstad, with Simon Silverholt going off for Kristoffer Fagercrantz, everyone was on edge for what would happen in the remaining minutes.
In the 89th minute, Ljungskile's Ahmed El Amrani found himself needing to take a yellow card, but that was the only event in the final minutes of the match. The final score was 1-0 to Halmstad, which took the lead in the table, while Ljungskile SE ended up in 9th place. An exciting and well-played match where Halmstad was the stronger team in the end.
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)