Superettan 2022
Norrby IF - Halmstad (3 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2022
Match start: 2022-09-13 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 629
Norrby IF and Halmstad faced off in an exciting match in Superettan at Borås Arena in front of an audience of only 629 spectators. The referee for the evening was Magnus Lindgren, along with his assistant referees Anders Böwing and Luke Kyqyku.
The match kicked off on Tuesday evening, September 13, 2022, and Halmstad, who were leading the table before the match, faced a challenge as Norrby IF was ready to give them a tough fight.
It didn't take long before Norrby IF took the lead. In the 37th minute, the first goal of the match came from Jaheem Burke, his third goal of the season. He was nicely set up by Nicklas Savolainen and managed to put the ball in the net, giving the home team a 1-0 lead.
In the 63rd minute, both teams made substitutions. Norrby IF brought in Max Andersson for Jaheem Burke, while Halmstad replaced Kazper Karlsson with Emil Tot Wikström. However, the substitutions did not seem to have enough impact on the game to change the outcome.
In the 68th minute, Halmstad received a warning when Jonathan Svedberg was shown a yellow card. This highlighted the intense play that was unfolding on the pitch.
Norrby IF then substituted Anton Wede for Perparim Beqaj and André Reinholdsson for Max Olsson in the 72nd minute. These turned out to be smart changes as Gustav Broman was able to extend Norrby's lead to 2-0 in the 73rd minute.
Halmstad tried to apply pressure and brought in Villiam Dahlström for Thomas Boakye in the 74th minute, but it did not help the team get back into the game.
In the 90th minute, Norrby IF introduced Victor Karlsson and took out Gustav Berggren to secure the victory. But there was more in store for Norrby as Max Olsson wanted to shine. In the second minute of stoppage time, 90+2, Olsson scored after a nice collaboration with Perparim Beqaj. 3-0 to Norrby IF, and the match was definitively decided.
The final score thus stood firm at 3-0 in favor of Norrby IF. Despite Halmstad leading the table before the match, it was Norrby who led the way on the pitch and took command of the game. Norrby IF is now in 12th place in the table while Halmstad retains its position as league leaders.