GAIS - Halmstad 1 - 3

Superettan 2020


GAIS - Halmstad (1 - 3)
Match in Superettan 2020
Match start: 2020-10-10 at 17:30
Venue: Gamla Ullevi

The match between GAIS and Halmstad at Gamla Ullevi started in a hectic manner with several goal-scoring opportunities for both teams. It was Halmstad who took the lead in the 19th minute when Mikael Boman shot the ball past the GAIS goalkeeper, and the score was 0-1 going into halftime.

In the 37th minute, Halmstad extended their lead to 0-2 when Mikael Boman scored again following a nice collaboration with Sadat Karim. When Andreas Johansson made it 0-3 in the 52nd minute, it seemed the match was decided in Halmstad's favor.

GAIS tried to come back into the match with several player substitutions but struggled to threaten Halmstad's defense. However, Richard Yarsuvat managed to reduce the score to 1-3 in the 89th minute, but there were no more goals for the home team.

Referee Granit Maqedonci issued several warnings during the match, to both GAIS and Halmstad. GAIS pressed on towards the end, but Halmstad held firm and secured three important points in the battle for the top of the table.

With this result, Halmstad strengthens their position as second in Superettan, while GAIS remains in the middle of the table. It was a well-played match where Halmstad was the better team and deservedly took a 1-3 victory away from home.

Squads

GAIS

Starting squad

  • 1. Mathias Karlsson (GK)
  • 3. August Wängberg (D)
  • 6. Carl Elfgren (D) (C)
  • 18. Boris Lumbana (D) (YC '64)
  • 5. Niklas Andersen (D)
  • 9. Adnan Maric (M) (Off '83)
  • 7. Nikola Ladan (M) (Off '59)
  • 14. Jesper Brandt (F) (Off '60)
  • 8. Haris Cirak (F) (Off '60)
  • 11. Julius Lindberg (F) (Off '82)
  • 12. Richard Yarsuvat

Substitutions

  • 33. Harry Wright (GK)
  • 4. Joackim Åberg (In '59)
  • 13. Fredrik Martinsson (In '82)
  • 19. Julius Johansson (In '60)
  • 21. Emil Ek Wahlström (In '60)
  • 24. Emin Grozdanic (In '83) (YC '90)
  • 25. Anton Snibb

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 1. Malkolm Nilsson Säfqvist (GK)
  • 2. Thomas Boakye (D)
  • 14. Joseph Baffoe (D)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 21. Andreas Bengtsson (D)
  • 18. Emil Tot Wikström (M) (Off '86)
  • 8. Jonathan Svedberg (M) (Off '66) (YC '62)
  • 6. Joel Allansson (M)
  • 11. Samuel Kroon (M)
  • 9. Mikael Boman (F) (Off '86)
  • 10. Sadat Karim (F)

Substitutions

  • 12. Malte Påhlsson (GK)
  • 3. Alexander Berntsson
  • 17. Simon Lundevall (In '86)
  • 22. Isac Larsson
  • 26. Edvin Kurtulus
  • 27. Erik Ahlstrand (In '66)
  • 30. Alexander Johansson (In '86)

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)