Superettan 2018
Helsingborgs IF - Athletic Eskilstuna (0 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-04-24 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 5,127
Athletic Eskilstuna was the stronger team when they faced Helsingborgs IF in an exciting match at Olympia. Already in the 36th minute, the away team took the lead through Kadir Hodzic, who easily placed the ball behind HIF's goalkeeper. A red card for Alexander Michel Melki meant that Eskilstuna had to play the rest of the match with one man less.
At halftime, both teams made substitutions, but it was Eskilstuna that continued to dominate the game. In the 50th minute, Kermit Romeo Erasmus made it 2-0 after a nice pass from Ibrahim Blati Toure. After the goal, Helsingborgs IF created several dangerous chances but never managed to get the ball into the net.
The match was marked by several yellow cards, and both Kadir Hodzic and Mohammed Abubakari were cautioned twice during the game. Despite Helsingborgs IF making several substitutions in their pursuit of a goal, they never managed to score, and the match ended 2-0 in favor of Athletic Eskilstuna.
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)