Superettan 2016
Halmstad - IK Sirius FK (0 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2016
Match start: 2016-10-24 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 3,681
Halmstad faced IK Sirius FK at Örjans Vall in an exciting match in Superettan on Monday evening. In front of 3,681 eager fans, referee Magnus Lindgren officiated the match alongside assistant referees Niklas Nyberg and Pär Lindström.
The first yellow card came after 29 minutes when Halmstad's Adnan Kojic received one. Just after the break, Jakob Bergman from IK Sirius FK scored a beautiful header, assisted by Ante Björkebaum. Halmstad then tried to get back into the game, but the defense held tight to fend off the home team.
In the 62nd minute, Adnan Kojic was substituted for Alexander Henningsson in an attempt to bring more offense to the team, and just five minutes later, Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen picked up his second yellow card and was forced to leave the field. He was replaced by Rebin Asaad.
IK Sirius FK’s Kim Skoglund received a yellow card in the 67th minute but maintained his confidence as he continued to play. Ante Björkebaum was substituted for Dragan Kapcevic in the 74th minute, and Niklas Thor then received a yellow card for IK Sirius FK in the 80th minute. Around the same time, as IK Sirius FK made two substitutions, Halmstad added Gabriel Gudmundsson, who replaced Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen in the 86th minute.
The match ultimately ended with a victory for the visiting team IK Sirius FK, who took all three points from the match, while sleep-deprived Halmstad tried and fought bravely throughout the full 90 minutes.
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)