Superettan 2018
Halmstad - Helsingborgs IF (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-06-14 at 19:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 5,011
Örjans Vall was well-attended when Halmstad faced Helsingborgs IF in an exciting showdown in the Superettan. After a substitution from the guests in the 45+15th minute, the match got underway again. However, it took just over five minutes into the second half before the deadlock was broken. Halmstad's Gabriel Gudmundsson struck and put the ball in the net, with Kosuke Kinoshita credited with the assist. After the first goal, the intensity on the field increased, and Kinoshita received a yellow card in the 55th minute.
In the 66th minute, Helsingborgs IF managed to equalize to 1-1 with a beautiful free kick from Darijan Bojanic. Two substitutions were made by the Halmstad team, but no more goals followed. Instead, it was Halmstad's Johan Oremo who, in the 90+4th minute, scored the last goal of the match, a headed ball that gave Halmstad the lead. Jonathan Svedberg assisted the goal, and the three points along with the victory mean that Halmstad is now in fifth place in the table. Helsingborgs IF remains in third place after the defeat. The referee for the match was Victor Wolf, with Per Rehnlund and Mark Josef as assistant referees.
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)