Superettan 2016
IFK Värnamo - Halmstad (1 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-08-29 at 19:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 3,088
IFK Värnamo and Halmstad faced off at Finnvedsvallen on Monday evening in an exciting match in Superettan. The attendance was 3,088 people, and Antti Kanerva was the main referee, assisted by Henrik Svensson and Marcus Lundgren Klitte.
It was the visiting Halmstad who opened the scoring after 16 minutes. Number 11, Fredrik Olsson, managed to get the ball into the net after an assist from number 17, Sead Haksabanovic, giving Halmstad a lead of 0 - 1.
However, IFK Värnamo would not be easily defeated, and only three minutes later, in the 19th minute, the team equalized with a goal from number 9, Pär Cederquist, assisted by number 25, Victor Nilsson. The score was now 1 - 1.
Between the goals, IFK Värnamo made a substitution in the 37th minute. Number 22, Ellis Culum, came on for number 11, Adam Chennoufi.
In the first half, Halmstad received two yellow cards. The first went to number 3, Fredrik Liverstam, and the second to number 1, Stojan Lukic.
In the second half, number 4, Ivo Dominik Pekalski, also received a yellow card.
In the 71st minute, Halmstad substituted number 10, Antonio Rojas, for number 4, Ivo Dominik Pekalski.
IFK Värnamo made their second substitution in the 74th minute when number 18, Simon Nilsson, came on for number 8, Gentrit Citaku.
Despite both teams fighting hard for a victory, it just wouldn't happen, and the match ended 1 - 1.
In the second half, Halmstad made a substitution during stoppage time, bringing on number 18, Gabriel Gudmundsson, for number 11, Fredrik Olsson. The final score remained 1 - 1 after a match where both teams gave their all.
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)