Allsvenskan 2015
Djurgården - Hammarby (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2015
Match start: 2015-08-24 at 19:05
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 27,428
On a chilly August evening, a very enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Tele2 Arena to watch two of Stockholm's biggest rivals, Djurgården and Hammarby, face off against each other. Both teams had a lot to prove with only a few rounds left in the Allsvenskan season.
The first goal of the match was scored by Hammarby's Fredrik Torsteinbö, who deceived Djurgården's goalkeeper with a well-placed shot. Djurgården quickly responded with a penalty kick converted into a goal by Jesper Arvidsson, which made the atmosphere in the arena much livelier. Shortly thereafter, Hammarby's Stefan Batan received a yellow card.
In the second half, Hammarby's newly acquired player Erik Israelsson scored an impressive goal, giving them the lead in the match once more. Shortly after that, he also received a yellow card. However, Djurgården responded again with a header from Nyasha Mushekwi, assisted by Tim Björkström, which sent the crowd into a frenzy of joy.
The match was extremely even, and both teams tried their best to score another goal. Hammarby made an additional substitution while Djurgården brought in Elliot Käck in place of Kerim Mrabti. In the closing minutes, Hammarby's Birkir Mar Saevarsson received a yellow card, and the match ended 2-2.
Although it wasn't a victory for either Djurgården or Hammarby, it was an exciting match that kept the hundreds of fans on the edge of their seats throughout the evening. Djurgården remained in sixth place in the league table, while Hammarby dropped to tenth place.
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)