Superettan 2020
Umeå FC - Halmstad (0 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2020
Match start: 2020-07-12 at 14:30
Venue: Umeå Energi Arena SOL
It was an exciting match between Umeå FC and Halmstad at Umeå Energi Arena SOL on Sunday afternoon. Despite the absence of spectators due to the current circumstances, the teams delivered an intense and entertaining soccer match.
The match started evenly, with both teams struggling to create chances going forward. After half an hour of play, the first warning came when Umeå FC's Stefan Lindmark received a yellow card.
In the second half, the intensity continued, and it didn't take long before Umeå FC's Timothy McNeil was also shown a yellow card. Shortly thereafter, Halmstad's Edvin Kurtulus received a warning.
In the 72nd minute, the only goal of the match came when Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul from Halmstad converted a penalty, giving his team a 1-0 lead. Umeå FC desperately tried to equalize but failed to find the back of the net.
The match was characterized by several tough duels, and the 71st minute was no exception, as Umeå FC's Deniz Yaldir also received a yellow card.
Halmstad made a substitution in the 73rd minute when Thomas Boakye came on for Emil Tot Wikström. Umeå FC then made two substitutions in the 81st minute when Mikael Wikström and Nicklas Raaholt entered the field in place of Stefan Lindmark and Deniz Yaldir.
In the 89th minute, Umeå FC made two more substitutions when Myroslav Mazur and Linus Sahlin came on for Soya Takahashi and Beneyam Belye Demte. Halmstad concluded the match with a substitution in the 90th minute when Alexander Berntsson replaced goal scorer Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul.
When the final whistle blew, it was clear that Halmstad had won the match 1-0 and took home three important points. A hard-fought effort from both teams, but it was Halmstad that claimed the victory that day.
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)