Superettan 2022
IK Brage - Halmstad (1 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2022
Match start: 2022-07-23 at 15:00
Venue: Borlänge Energi Arena
Attendance: 3,423
Halmstad continues to dominate in Superettan as they visited Borlänge Energi Arena for a tough match against IK Brage on Saturday afternoon. The match drew an audience of 3,423 people who gathered to see the two top teams face off.
The referee for the match was Per Melin, with Joakim Wik and Victor Jensen as his assistant referees. Before the match, IK Brage was in second place on the table while Halmstad was leading the league.
Halmstad immediately demonstrated why they are at the top of the table with an early goal in the 14th minute. Jonathan Svedberg scored from a free kick, giving his team a 1-0 lead. Halmstad had high ambitions to maintain their league position, and this goal was clear evidence of that.
The first caution of the match came in the 42nd minute and was shown to Halmstad’s Erik Ahlstrand. Not long after, IK Brage’s Douglas Karlberg also received a yellow card.
IK Brage did not give up and managed to equalize before halftime. Niklas Söderberg scored his fifth goal of the season in the 46th minute, assisted by Douglas Karlberg. The score was now 1-1, and the match was evenly balanced.
Both teams made substitutions in the 62nd minute. Halmstad brought on Villiam Dahlström and Mikael Boman in place of Sadat Karim and Alexander Johansson. IK Brage made their first substitution by bringing in Anton Lundin to replace Niklas Söderberg.
The second half of the match continued with persistent play from both teams, but neither could convert their chances into goals. The intensity of the match increased, with several players from both sides attempting to find the decisive goal.
IK Brage made several substitutions in the 80th minute. Jacob Stensson, André Reinholdsson, and Filip Sjöberg were brought on for Seth Hellberg, Douglas Karlberg, and Johan Arvidsson. Unfortunately for IK Brage, these substitutions did not provide the extra push they needed to take the lead.
In the 88th minute, IK Brage fouled a Halmstad player in the penalty area, resulting in a penalty for Halmstad. Joseph Baffoe took the penalty and scored, marking his seventh goal of the season, which gave Halmstad a 2-1 lead.
When the referee blew the final whistle, it was clear that Halmstad had won a tough away match against a hard-fighting IK Brage. Halmstad maintained their league lead and showed that they are currently the strongest team in Superettan.