Allsvenskan 2014
BK Häcken - Djurgården (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-07-28 at 19:05
Venue: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 3,027
BK Häcken secured a hard-fought and important victory on Monday evening against Djurgården at Gamla Ullevi. With an audience of 3,027, the match kicked off, and it took less than six minutes for the home team to put the first ball in the net. René Makondele Muzola scored a fine goal assisted by Simon Gustafson. Häcken's strong start allowed them to continue pressing, and shortly after the first goal, Makondele Muzola shot the ball into the net again, making it 2-0. The match seemed to be in Häcken's hands, but Djurgården did not give up; they fought back and reduced the deficit in the 27th minute with a goal from Philip Hellqvist, assisted by Jesper Arvidsson.
The second half remained evenly matched, with several substitutions made by both teams to inject more energy into their lineups. In the 57th minute, BK Häcken made a substitution, bringing on Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson in place of Alexander Jeremejeff. Djurgården desperately tried to equalize, but Häcken's defense held strong. In the 80th minute, Djurgården swapped Martin Broberg for Mark Mayambela, while Häcken substituted Samuel Gustafson for Ivo Dominik Pekalski. With just minutes left in the match, Christoffer Källqvist received a yellow card for Häcken, while Leonard Zuta was substituted in for René Makondele Muzola. As the clock approached 90 minutes, Samuel Gustafson also received a warning for Häcken. But it was too late for Djurgården, and the match ended 2-1 in Häcken's favor.
After this victory, BK Häcken sits in third place in the Allsvenskan table, while Djurgården is in seventh place. It was a match where both teams fought hard, but it was Häcken who proved to be the better team this evening at Gamla Ullevi.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)