Superettan 2018
Halmstad - Jönköpings Södra IF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2018
Match start: 2018-09-02 at 17:30
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 2,309
On Sunday afternoon, it was time for an exciting match between Halmstad and Jönköpings Södra IF at Örjans Vall in Superettan. Referee Fredrik Hansson, assisted by Jonas Bäcklund and Pär Leek, oversaw a crowd of 2,309 people.
The match started at a high tempo, and just 17 minutes in, Halmstad took the lead at 1-0 thanks to a goal from Johan Oremo. After the goal, Jönköpings Södra IF tried to get back into the match and had a chance to equalize with a penalty, but Tommy Thelin missed, and the ball went wide of the goal.
During the rest of the first half, several dangerous chances were created, but no more goals were scored, although Halmstad maintained control of the match.
The second half began with Jönköpings Södra IF pushing for an equalizer, but with Halmstad's tight defense, it was difficult to break through. Instead, Jönköpings Södra IF received three yellow cards, two to Jesper Svensson and one to Max Watson.
Halmstad made two substitutions, bringing in Klingenberg Mathisen and Svedberg for Pekalski and Petersson, which helped keep the ball away from their own half. In the 83rd minute, Jönköpings Södra IF made their final substitution, but it didn't help, and the match ended 1-0 in favor of Halmstad.
It was an exciting match with many chances from both teams, but Halmstad came out on top, taking three important points in front of their home crowd 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)