Benjamin Acquah scored three heavy factors for HIF within the final recreation of the spring season. It was 1–0 to HIF in opposition to Varberg’s BoIS.
Listed here are Gustav Lundblad’s 5 impressions from the match.
HIF–Varberg’s BoIS 1–0
1–0 Benjamin Acquah (85)
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HIF (4-4-2): Kalle Joelsson – Benjamin Örn, Jon Birkfeldt, Wilhelm Nilsson, Dennis Olsson – Wilhelm Loeper, Ervin Gigovic, Lukas Kjellnäs, Milan Silva Rasmussen (Benjamin Acquah, 68) – Adrian Svanbäck (Taylor Silverholt, 68), Amar Muhsin (Daniel Bergman, 90 +5).
Varberg’s BoIS (4-4-2): Fredrik Andersson – Leo Frigell Jansson, Niklas Dahlström, Hampus Zackrisson, Oskar Sverrisson – Isak Bjerkebo (Oliver Alfonsi, 78), Olle Edlund, Robin Tranberg, Diego Montiel (Liam Olausson, 83) – Aulon Bitiqi, Anton Kurochkin.
1. Victory for HIF
When the summer season solar units over Sundet’s Pärla this June night, HIF and its supporters can sleep nicely.
The crimson and blue completed their spring season with a final minute decider at house in opposition to Varberg. The second house win of the season is collected.
The match at Olympia was an 85-minute prelude to Benjamin Acquah’s match-winning objective.
A match the place HIF held the baton from begin to end.
Actually there have been lengthy durations the place not a lot occurred going ahead, definitely Varberg created some alternatives – however the HIF victory was each logical and honest.
2. Fairly good recreation
Varberg’s BoIS got here to Olympia with a transparent recreation plan. Defend low, hit lengthy, rattle the crumbs and win throw-ins, free kicks and corners.
It was HIF’s recreation to play they usually dealt with it nicely for lengthy durations. Higher than they’ve executed in some other recreation this season.
The counter workforce HIF needed to turn into a ball possession workforce they usually took possibilities early (already within the third minute Adrian Svanbäck performed Amar Muhsin for a very good probability – Fredrik Andersson saved one-handed). After 16 minutes, Muhsin was shut once more, on a high quality ball from Svanbäck once more, however completed huge.
In the course of the half, BoIS obtained a greater deal with on HIF’s possession, managed to maintain the ball somewhat increased up the sector, began to win these throw-ins and free kicks. They got here to maybe the most effective probability of the half when returner Leo Frigell Jansson threw in a throw-in, Hampus Zackrisson headed and Anton Kurochkin shot (over).
The second half began very similar to the primary ended – poor possibilities, however after about half of it, HIF began to drum up in earnest.
They obtained the defensive corridor ends down within the trenches. Varberg’s modifications spilled over into the sand. Balancing right-back Benjamin Örn was pushed ahead increasingly and ultimately Varberg had a tough time hanging out.
Muhsin got here near heading it in from a cross from substitute Benjamin Acquah.
Quickly the latter would strike in earnest.
3. Acquah’s ruling
eighty fifth match minute. Ervin Gigovic acquired certainly one of a number of free kicks exterior Varberg’s penalty space. He hit it from the left, slanting again to Dennis Olsson, who slotted it in the direction of objective alongside the bottom. A missed clearance by Aulon Bitiqi later the ball was there, in entrance of Benjamin Acquah. Which drew to.
1–0 to HIF.
Free kick taker Gigovic fell to his knees in the direction of the east stand. Olsson cheered wildly. Acquah smiled, calmly ran out in the direction of the nook flag underneath the south stand.
Reduction and pleasure mixed.
For the primary time because the house match in opposition to GIF Sundsvall in August, the Olympic viewers obtained to see a last-minute resolution for HIF.
For the primary time since April 2023 (GAIS), it noticed an Acquah objective at house.
Particularly necessary, after all, for the Ghanaian, who has been poked in a few video games. In tonight’s jump-in, he appeared considerably sharper than in opposition to ÖSK and Öster, even earlier than the complete hit. This HIF workforce wants his qualities.
4. Olsson’s enterprise
Dennis Olsson was named participant of the match at Olympia.
The left again was a bit in every single place in HIF’s offensive. For the reason that workforce began with inverted fullback on the left this season, in no different recreation have they used one this a lot.
Olsson did not simply transfer into the center and hit passes. He was daring with the ball, challenged the opponents and set the tone all through the sport.
I want to say that Olsson performed his finest recreation since he suffered his cruciate ligament damage in the summertime of 2022.
5. Spring season 2024
HIF’s spring season is over.
When you boil it down and splice it a bit, it is actually been about one factor.
That HIF is a center workforce in Superettan 2024.
This week we began by calculating the gap to the Allsvenskan qualifying place earlier than the match in opposition to Öster, which was misplaced by a whopping 4-0 in opposition to a clearly higher opponent.
After we counted the gap down, HIF dismissed a workforce from the underside half and received 1-0 tonight.
And all that’s, within the massive perspective, largely noise, as a result of after we go on summer season break, we’re sitting there with a HIF that has taken 20 factors in 14 video games, which is sixth in a limping desk, has 4 factors as much as the qualifiers and 6 factors right down to qualifiers.
A center workforce.
However on an evening like this, after a late resolution and a very good effort, the Olympic viewers has each proper on this planet to dream greater. Wanting up in the direction of the higher traces once more.
Acquah’s objective fastened a tepid summer season break within the hammock for the HIF followers. Not too dangerous contemplating the way it has been the final two seasons.
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