Superettan 2018
Gefle IF FF - Halmstad (1 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-07 at 19:00
Venue: Gavlevallen
Attendance: 1,387
On a cold Monday evening, 1,387 eager football fans gathered at Gavlevallen to watch Gefle IF FF face Halmstad in a Superettan match. The referee for the match was Adam Ladebäck, assisted by Pär Leek and Fredrik Hammarström.
The match started with a high tempo, and both teams had several dangerous chances in the opening stages. However, it was Halmstad who took the lead when Kosuke Kinoshita shot the ball into the net after 21 minutes, assisted by Pontus Silfwer.
Just three minutes later, Halmstad scored their second goal, this time by Jesper Westerberg. Johan Oremo provided the assist, making the score 0-2.
The rest of the first half passed with several dangerous attacks from both teams, but none could convert their chances into goals. However, two Halmstad players, Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson and Gabriel Gudmundsson, received yellow cards before halftime.
In the second half, Halmstad continued to dominate the match, and after an hour of play, Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson scored the team’s third goal. Gefle IF FF tried to push for a reduction, but Halmstad maintained a solid defense.
In the 67th minute, Gefle made their first substitution, bringing on Fitim Kastrati to replace Yassin Housni. Two minutes later, Halmstad also made a substitution, with Dida Rashidi coming on for Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson.
Seventy-one minutes into the match, Gefle made their second substitution, with Erik Törnros replacing Netan Sansara. Halmstad also made two substitutions: Andreas Bengtsson came on for Kosuke Kinoshita in the 77th minute, and four minutes later, Jonathan Svedberg was replaced by Andreas Hadenius.
In the final minutes of the match, Jacob Hjelte came on for Gefle IF FF in place of Leo Bengtsson. But it was Halmstad who would score the last goal of the match, leading to a final score of 1-3, thanks to Christian Ljungberg’s late goal.
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)