Halmstad - Athletic Eskilstuna 2 - 1

Superettan 2020


Halmstad - Athletic Eskilstuna (2 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2020
Match start: 2020-07-19 at 17:30
Venue: Örjans Vall

The match between Halmstad and Athletic Eskilstuna at Örjans Vall was an exciting affair where Halmstad ultimately came out on top with a 2-1 victory.

It was Athletic Eskilstuna that opened the scoring when Chidi Dauda Omeje found the net in the eighth minute, assisted by Onyedikachukwu Samuel Nnamani. However, Halmstad responded quickly and equalized just four minutes later when Samuel Kroon scored after a nice pass from Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul.

The decisive moment came in the second half when Athletic Eskilstuna unfortunately scored an own goal, giving Halmstad a 2-1 lead. Despite a few hot chances from both teams, neither could manage to score again, and Halmstad emerged as the winners.

Referee Per Melin had a lot to do and issued several cautions during the match. Both teams made multiple substitutions in an attempt to find the right formation and players on the field.

Even though the match was played in front of an empty stand due to the prevailing circumstances, the teams provided an exciting contest that ended with a victory for Halmstad.

Squads

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 1. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 26. Edvin Kurtulus (D)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 14. Joseph Baffoe (D)
  • 21. Andreas Bengtsson (D)
  • 11. Samuel Kroon (M) (Off '87)
  • 6. Joel Allansson (M)
  • 23. Dusan Djuric (M) (Off '90+3)
  • 18. Emil Tot Wikström (M)
  • 19. Rasmus Wiedesheim-Paul (F) (Off '90+3)
  • 9. Mikael Boman (F) (Off '87)

Substitutions

  • 2. Thomas Boakye (In '87)
  • 3. Alexander Berntsson (In '90+3)
  • 8. Jonathan Svedberg (In '90+3)
  • 10. Sadat Karim (In '87)
  • 12. Malte Påhlsson
  • 27. Erik Ahlstrand
  • 30. Alexander Johansson

Athletic Eskilstuna

Starting squad

  • 66. Wille Jakobsson (GK)
  • 21. Jesper Manns (D)
  • 2. Adnan Kojic (D) (C) (YC '35)
  • 44. Abdel Rhamane Khalil Diarra (D)
  • 91. Gabriel Somi (D) (YC '87)
  • 13. Wilhelm Loeper (M)
  • 17. Ismet Lushaku (M) (Off '81) (YC '77)
  • 10. Ferid Ali (M) (Off '80)
  • 18. Francis Jno-Baptiste (M) (Off '71)
  • 16. Onyedikachukwu Samuel Nnamani (F)
  • 70. Chidi Dauda Omeje (F) (Off '63)

Substitutions

  • 4. Tim Hartzell
  • 8. Christian Ljungberg (In '81)
  • 9. Karim Rossi (In '63)
  • 12. Pontus Rödin (In '80)
  • 94. Govand Haidar (In '71) (YC '87)
  • 99. Adam Jemal

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)