Ghanaian forward Sadat Karim on target in Halmstads BK away defeat to Utsikten

Former Accra Hearts of Oak striker Sadat Karim scored for Halmstads BK in the Swedish Superettan on Monday when they were beaten in their away game against Utsikte

Sadat netted the consolation as his side succumbed to a 2-1 loss at the Bravida Arena in Gothenburg.

The hosts took the lead in the 12th minute after defender Andreas Bengtsson bagged an own goal.

Utsikten doubled their lead in the 25th minute through midfielder Karl Bohm with an assist from Nigerian forward Peter Nsima.

However, the Ghanaian international pulled one back for Halmstads in the 65th minute after converting a penalty kick.

Karim was replaced in the 89th minute with midfielder Viliam Dahlstrom coming on for him.

Halmstads remains at the second position on the league standings despite the loss with their promotion hopes still intact.

Karim has been involved in 12 goals for Halmstads this campaign, scoring 5 times and providing 7 assists in the process.

Meanwhile, Ghanaian defender Phil Ofosu-Ayeh played 59 minutes of the game for Halmstads and was replaced by another Ghanaian player Thomas Boakye.