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Halmstad earns a hard-fought draw against IFK Goteborg
Halmstad and IFK Goteborg played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in the Swedish Allsvenskan, with the emotions running high until the final whistle.
The match was played at Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg, under the watchful eye of referee Granit Maqedonci. The first half was a slow-paced affair with few clear-cut chances. The only notable incident of the first half was a yellow card for Halmstad’s G. Eyjolfsson in the 32nd minute.
The second half saw a more dynamic encounter, with both teams looking for the winning goal. IFK Goteborg had a chance to take the lead in the 68th minute with a penalty, but R. Lundqvist missed the spot-kick. However, just one minute later, the same Lundqvist had the opportunity to redeem himself and he managed to score the opening goal with an assist from R. Lundqvist.
Halmstad did not give up and they continued to search for an equalizer. In the 78th minute, Y. Agnero finally found the back of the net to level the score for Halmstad with an assist from V. Granath. The score remained unchanged in the remaining minutes, despite IFK Goteborg having some chances to grab the win.
Statistically, IFK Goteborg dominated possession with 61% and had 15 shots, 5 of them on target. Halmstad, on the other hand, had 39% possession and 13 shots, 6 of them on target.
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Substitutions halmstad: at minute 56 Y. Agnero came in and G. Eyjolfsson went out., at minute 70 R. Wiedesheim-Paul came in and B. Ingason went out., at minute 70 N. Soderberg came in and J. Svedberg went out.
Substitutions ifk goteborg: at minute 69 O. Pettersson came in and G. Norlin went out., at minute 69 L. Kahed came in and L. Skjellerup went out., at minute 79 A. Trondsen came in and O. Wendt went out., at minute 79 E. Salomonsson came in and J. Bager went out., at minute 85 R. Yeboah came in and P. Abraham went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
IFK Goteborg
Titulares:
Halmstad
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