Superettan 2018
Halmstad - Östers IF (3 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-27 at 15:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,287
The sunny Sunday afternoon at Örjans Vall saw an intense match between Halmstad and Östers IF in front of a crowd of 2,287 spectators. Johan Krantz was the referee who kept control of the game, and the encounter turned out to be a clear victory for the home team.
The match started with a high tempo, with both teams showing strong defensive play. However, in the 52nd minute, Jesper Westerberg broke the deadlock for Halmstad when he put in a fine pass from Kosuke Kinoshita past Östers IF’s goalkeeper. Seven minutes later, Kosuke Kinoshita himself doubled the lead, making it 2-0 with an assist from Jonathan Svedberg.
In the 62nd minute, the match changed dramatically when David Johannesson from Östers IF received a red card for a rough tackle on a Halmstad player. This made it more difficult for Östers IF to mount attacks. At the same time, Halmstad substituted Johan Oremo in the 64th minute in place of Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson.
With just over 70 minutes played, Östers IF received another red card when Månz Berg also was sent off. In the goal-rich phase that followed, Halmstad took the opportunity to score their third goal when Peter Larsson, assisted by Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson, found the net in the 81st minute.
The match concluded with substitutions from both teams. Östers IF brought on Lars Mendonca Fuhre for Liridon Silka in the 86th minute, but that joy was short-lived as Halmstad also substituted in Isac Harrysson and took off Gabriel Gudmundsson.
The match ended with a clear victory for Halmstad with a score of 3-0. A strong defensive performance and three well-placed goals were enough to secure a win in this Superettan match at Örjans Vall.
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)