Superettan 2019
Halmstad - IK Brage (3 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2019
Match start: 2019-10-27 at 15:00
Venue: Örjans Vall
Attendance: 1,408
It was an intense Sunday afternoon at Örjans Vall as Halmstad faced IK Brage in the Superettan. In front of an audience of 1408, Fredrik Klitte blew the whistle to start the match, where the visiting team came out stronger.
Already after 20 minutes, Halmstad found themselves in an early deficit when IK Brage's Robbin Sellin sent the ball into the net. Just a minute later, Anton Lundin extended the lead to 0-2 with a well-placed shot.
However, Halmstad fought back and managed to reduce the score to 1-2 after 32 minutes when Thomas Boakye found the net with an assist from Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul. Just two minutes later, it was Wiedesheim-Paul who got to score himself, equalizing at 2-2.
The second half offered a balanced and chance-filled game from both teams, with Halmstad’s Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist receiving a yellow card. In the 75th minute, both teams made a substitution, and IK Brage's Kristian Andersen received a yellow card just a few minutes later.
The match looked set to end in a draw, but in the 90th minute, Halmstad's Mikael Boman struck and scored to make it 3-2 with a fine assist from Andreas Johansson. Peter Larsson was substituted in the last minute for Boman, and IK Brage's Christian Kouakou received a yellow card in stoppage time.
The match ended 3-2 in favor of Halmstad, who fought their way back after a poor start and took three important points. It was a well-played match with many chances and goals.
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)