Falkenbergs FF - Halmstad 1 - 0

Superettan 2018


Falkenbergs FF - Halmstad (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-08-17 at 19:00
Venue: Falcon Alkoholfri Arena
Attendance: 4,322

Falkenbergs FF hosted Halmstad at home in front of 4,322 eager spectators at the Falcon Alcohol-Free Arena. The home team, sitting in second place in the table, knew this match would be a tough one as their opponents, Halmstad, were in fourth place and also wanted to win.

The referee blew the whistle to start the match at 7:00 PM on Friday evening. During the first half, both teams were harmless in each other's penalty areas, and the game was evenly matched.

In the second half, something happened that changed the course of the match; Halmstad made a substitution, bringing on Ivo Dominik Pekalski. But it would be the home team that scored the only goal of the match. In the 66th minute, Robin Östlind, assisted by Per Karlsson, placed a well-aimed ball in the net, giving Falkenbergs FF the lead.

Halmstad tried to respond, but despite having several opportunities, they failed to get the ball into the net. They made another substitution, but it wouldn’t help.

The match concluded with the home team leading 1-0, and Halmstad was forced to concede. Falkenbergs FF remains in second place in the table and can take pride in having won against tough opposition.

Squads

Falkenbergs FF

Starting squad

  • 16. Hampus Nilsson (GK)
  • 14. Per Karlsson (D)
  • 33. Tibor Brink Joza (D) (C)
  • 8. Tobias Helldén (D)
  • 25. Tobias Englund (D)
  • 10. Karl Söderström (M)
  • 22. John Björkengren (M)
  • 24. Anton Wede (M) (Off '85)
  • 12. Christoffer Carlsson (M)
  • 11. Robin Östlind (M)
  • 9. Erik Pärsson (F) (YC '75)

Substitutions

  • 1. Johan Brattberg (GK)
  • 2. Ludvig Johansson
  • 17. Edi Sylisufaj
  • 19. Mergim Laci
  • 23. Enock Kwakwa
  • 26. Chisom Egbuchunam
  • 42. Zlatan Krizanovic (In '85)

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 1. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 28. Jesper Westerberg (D)
  • 15. Peter Larsson (D) (C) (YC '87)
  • 3. Alexander Berntsson (D)
  • 2. Thomas Boakye (D)
  • 14. Jonathan Svedberg (M) (Off '68)
  • 6. Marcus Klingenberg Mathisen (M) (Off '52)
  • 8. Pontus Silfwer (M)
  • 10. Gabriel Gudmundsson (M)
  • 20. Kosuke Kinoshita (F)
  • 9. Johan Oremo (F)

Substitutions

  • 12. Simon Andersson (GK)
  • 4. Andreas Hadenius
  • 7. Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson (In '68)
  • 11. Tryggvi Hrafn Haraldsson
  • 17. Oscar Petersson
  • 21. Andreas Bengtsson
  • 23. Ivo Dominik Pekalski (In '52) (YC '81)

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)