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Elfsborg held by lowly Halmstad as GAIS continue unbeaten Allsvenskan run

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Anthony Tomas

Published 1 month ago

Elfsborg failed to put real pressure on leaders Sirius at the top of Allsvenskan as they were held to a 1-1 draw by winless Halmstad, as mid-table GAIS and Degerfors also played out a 1-1 stalemate.

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/elfsborg-rBi9iqU7/halmstad-Mmsc26yL/?mid=dYAdvXYH"]Halmstad 1-1 Elfsborg[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/halmstad/Mmsc26yL/"]Halmstad[/a] but an end to their three-match losing streak, even if a late leveller from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elfsborg/rBi9iqU7/"]Elfsborg[/a] denied them a first three-point haul of the campaign, as the visitors could only close the gap to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a] to four points.[/p][p]Midway through the first half the home side went ahead when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carneil-hussein/KrAioBx0/"]Hussein Carneil[/a] took down a long crossfield ball from [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/christensen-andreas/ShxiZhJI/"]Andreas Boman[/a], before his curling cross evaded everyone in the penalty area and found its way into the back of the net.[/b][/p][p]That's how things stayed until 10 minutes of the match to play, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/camara-fode/SKszKBta/"]Momoh Camara[/a] skipped away from his marker on the byline before [b]squaring the ball across for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zeneli-arber/6Xbz1WIe/"]Arber Zeneli[/a] to strike first time[/b] and ensure a share of the spoils.[/p][p]Despite the heartbreak, Halmstad have moved off the bottom of the table for the time being, going ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-goteborg/UovQtopk/"]Goteborg[/a] on goal difference, as Elfsborg climb back above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] and into second.[/p][embed guid="da649bbb-6396-4b8d-b2aa-3c3856af051d" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2055643026332995720" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/degerfors-zNSwBuue/gais-bJewAOTf/?mid=pEPMRgkC"]GAIS 1-1 Degerfors[/a][/b][/p][p]Given their identical records so far this season, the 1-1 draw between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gais/bJewAOTf/"]GAIS[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/degerfors/zNSwBuue/"]Degerfors[/a] was perhaps more expected - the pair now sit on nine points in eighth and ninth, respectively, though the Gothenburg side are five matches unbeaten, while the visitors got back on track after a heavy defeat last time out.[/p][p]It was the home side who went ahead just 13 minutes in, when[b] a drilled cross from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-brienne-matteo/OUTMGqBr/"]Matteo de Brienne[/a] was headed home by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/milovanovic-william/llrBEC4b/"]William Milovanovic[/a].[/b][/p][p]But with just eight minutes to play, Degerfors hit back when a measured attack resulted in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barsoum-elias/AsC3qjv3/"]Elias Barsoum[/a] latching onto a through ball and [b]pulling it across goal for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindell-erik/K8MWjoZB/"]Erik Lindell[/a] to bundle in.[/b][/p][embed guid="b7549423-6b3f-4e5c-86d5-a2675a2a3e0c" url="https://x.com/fotbollskanal/status/2055659780513927554" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Follow every round of Allsvenskan on Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]

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