BK Häcken 1:3 Vasteras SK FK: Allsvenskan Match Result

Match report

Västerås beat Häcken 3-1 at the Nordic Wellness Arena on Saturday afternoon. The visitors took control in the first half and held on after their opponents went down to ten men. It was a result that shifted the momentum between two sides sitting close in the table.

S. Gefvert opened the scoring in the 34th minute, and B. Lendambi doubled the lead four minutes later. By then Häcken had already seen Leo Väisänen sent off in the 42nd minute, and the game turned. M. Hellisdal made it 2-0 in the 61st minute before C. Wawa added a late third in the 78th.

Häcken had more possession at 48 per cent but their shots went nowhere. They registered eight shots on target and eight off target, yet only converted one. Västerås matched them with eight on target and eight off, but found the net three times. The visitors also completed more tackles and won more aerial duels.

Both sides made several changes in the second half. Västerås brought on three players together in the 63rd minute, while Häcken made their substitutions in two groups. The home side kept pressing but could not find a way back after the red card.

After the match Häcken stayed fifth with 31 points from 19 games. Västerås moved up to eighth with 29 points, closing the gap to two. The result ended Häcken's run of four unbeaten matches and gave the visitors something to build on.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 8 – 8

Shots off target 4 – 4

Big chances 2 – 1

🟨 16' Bonaventure Lendambi — Yellow card 🟨 33' Abdoulaye Doumbia — Yellow card ⚽ 34' S. Gefvert — Goal ⚽ 38' B. Lendambi — Goal 🟥 42' Leo Väisänen — Red card ⇄ 46' D. Seger — Substitution ⚽ 61' M. Hellisdal — Goal ⇄ 63' M. Rygaard — Substitution ⇄ 63' G. Lindgren — Substitution ⇄ 63' B. Lendambi — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Tagesson — Substitution ⇄ 68' M. Hellisdal — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Magnusson — Substitution ⇄ 74' A. Svanback — Substitution ⚽ 78' C. Wawa — Goal ⇄ 85' J. Lindberg — Substitution 🟨 89' Etrit Berisha — Yellow card ⇄ 89' M. Diagne — Substitution

Match events

16' 0:0 Vasteras SK FK Yellow card Bonaventure Lendambi
33' 0:0 BK Häcken Yellow card Abdoulaye Doumbia
34' 0:1 Vasteras SK FK Goal S. Gefvert
38' 0:2 Vasteras SK FK Goal B. Lendambi assist: M. Hellisdal
42' 0:2 BK Häcken Red card Leo Väisänen
46' 0:2 BK Häcken Substitution D. Seger off: A. Lundkvist
61' 0:3 Vasteras SK FK Goal M. Hellisdal
63' 0:3 BK Häcken Substitution M. Rygaard off: S. Hestnes
63' 0:3 BK Häcken Substitution G. Lindgren off: M. Haaland
63' 0:3 Vasteras SK FK Substitution B. Lendambi off: A. Boudah
68' 0:3 Vasteras SK FK Substitution J. Tagesson off: M. Baggesen
68' 0:3 Vasteras SK FK Substitution M. Hellisdal off: I. Lushaku
68' 0:3 Vasteras SK FK Substitution J. Magnusson off: K. Gunnarsson
74' 0:3 BK Häcken Substitution A. Svanback off: C. Wawa
78' 1:3 BK Häcken Goal C. Wawa assist: A. Doumbia
85' 1:3 BK Häcken Substitution J. Lindberg off: W. Lindberg
89' 1:3 BK Häcken Yellow card Etrit Berisha
89' 1:3 Vasteras SK FK Substitution M. Diagne off: M. Abdi

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

8 Shots on target 8

4 Shots off target 4

2 Big chances 1

91 Attacks 116

5 Corners 3

12 Fouls 14

14 Free kicks 12

2 Offsides 4

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 5

24 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

9/2241% Aerial duels 13/2259%

72 Backward passes 129

4 Blocked shots 4

16 Clearances 31

4/1921% Crosses 6/1155%

8/2040% Dribbles 7/1644%

75 Failed passes 63

5 Goalkeeper saves 7

9 Interceptions 9

11 Key passes 10

27/5648% Long passes 35/5761%

126 Passes into the final third 99

275 Passes in the opposition half 283

244 Passes in own half 264

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.50

5 Shots from outside the box 6

11 Shots inside the box 10

9/1369% Tackles 22/2976%

500 Total passes 536

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