Ghanaian striker Sadat Karim opened his scoring account with his new side Halmstad BK by steering them to a 2-1 over IK Sirius in the Swedish Cup.

Sadat’s double inspired Halmstads BK to the wonderful  2-1 away win at Lȍttens IP (Uppsala) Stadium on Saturday evening.

Jesper Arvidsson drew first blood for the home side on the 13th minute from the spot but Sadat restored parity twelve minutes later with a superb finish.

Sadatgrabbed his brace and the winner for his side with another relentless effort  on the stroke of half time, to seal the game.

Sadat lasted the entire duration of the match as his countryman Thomas Boakye played only 21 minutes.

Sadat joined Halmstads BK on a free transfer during the last winter transfer window after ending his stay with Landskrona.