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He saves Halmstad in the relegation battle

Halmstad shocked Djurgården and took crucial points in the relegation battle. Yannick Agnero scored the only goal of the match at Örjans Vall – three points that ensure the Hallanders cannot be relegated directly from Allsvenskan. Very important for us, says Agnero to Max.

» Published: 03 November 2024

He saves Halmstad in the relegation battle
Photo: Anders Bjurö/TT

After the goalless first half away against Halmstad, Djurgården's team captain Marcus Danielsson was not entirely satisfied.

We must defend ourselves better, he said to Max.

Then, bottom team Halmstad shocked top team Djurgården. In the 51st minute, Yannick Agnero got a clear path – nicely played by André Boman – to score 1-0 behind Oscar Jansson after the away defense lost its marking on the 21-year-old from the Ivory Coast.

Uproar in Djurgården

There was an uproar in the Stockholm team after the goal. The reason was that Djurgården wanted a free kick shortly before, after Agnero had raised his arm in Daniel Stensson's face.

Djurgården tried to mobilize for an equalizer, but the game was mostly characterized by fighting. In the 80th minute, Peter Therkildsen nodded from close range, but Halmstad goalkeeper Tim Rönning made a brilliant save.

The three points make Halmstad move up to 33 points and leave the qualifying spot to Värnamo, who are on 30 points. The win means that new table eleven Halmstad cannot be relegated directly from Allsvenskan, but the Hallanders are still involved in the struggle to avoid qualifying.

Second-to-last Kalmar has 27 points, but needs to catch up not only three points but also eleven goals on Värnamo in the final round.

Miss Europe?

For fourth-placed Djurgården, the loss on Örjans Vall means that the dream of playing in the Conference League next year may crash on Monday. If AIK wins away against IFK Norrköping, Djurgården can no longer finish third in Allsvenskan.

The second half on Örjans Vall was interrupted briefly after the Djurgården supporters had fired large quantities of pyrotechnics onto the pitch.

  1. Halmstad: 33 points, –14.

Matches remaining: AIK (a).

  1. IFK Göteborg, 31 points, –9 in goal difference.

Matches remaining: Mjällby (a).

  1. IFK Norrköping, 31 points, –20.

Matches remaining: AIK (h), Djurgården (a).

  1. IFK Värnamo, 30 points, –10.

Matches remaining: Elfsborg (h).

  1. Kalmar FF, 27 points, –21.

Matches remaining: Häcken (h).

  1. Västerås SK, 20 points, –18 (relegated).

14th place means qualifying against the third team in Superettan in a two-legged match (home, away). 15th-16th place means relegation.

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