Superettan 2018
Helsingborgs IF - Jönköpings Södra IF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-28 at 19:00
Venue: Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 6,195
Helsingborgs IF took an important victory when they faced Jönköpings Södra IF on Monday evening at Olympia. With an attendance of 6,195, there was a charged atmosphere among the home crowd.
The match was evenly contested from start to finish, but it was Helsingborg that would score the only goal. In the 48th minute, Max Svensson found the back of the net behind Jönköping's goalkeeper, giving Helsingborg a 1-0 lead.
After the goal, Jönköping began to press for an equalizer, but Helsingborg's defense held firm. Jönköping had several chances, but their shots went over or wide of the goal.
In the 53rd minute, Helsingborg brought on Alex Timossi Andersson for Mamudu Moro to strengthen their offense. Jönköping responded by receiving a yellow card in the 56th minute when Daryl Smylie was cautioned.
Jönköping attempted to continue creating chances and substituted Jesper Svensson in the 72nd minute for Amir Al-Ammari. However, it was Helsingborg that maintained their lead, and towards the end of the match, Jönköping began to accumulate yellow cards. Helsingborg substituted Mattias Almeida Sundell for Casper Seger in the 83rd minute.
Jönköping pushed everything forward in search of an equalizer and also substituted Joakim Karlsson for Axel Lindahl in the 90th minute. But when the final whistle blew, the score remained 1-0 in favor of Helsingborgs IF.
Referee Per Melin had a good match and effectively managed the game, along with assistant referees Per Rehnlund and Mesud Broström Kahrimanovic.
Helsingborgs IF is now in seventh place in Superettan with 16 points, while Jönköping sits in tenth place with 14 points.
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)