Allsvenskan 2016
Hammarby - GIF Sundsvall (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-05-01 at 17:30
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 23,877
Match report:
Hammarby and GIF Sundsvall met on Sunday evening at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm. Before the match, both teams were in the middle of the table and were eager to secure three points to climb higher.
The match started evenly, with both teams having several opportunities to take the lead. After just over half an hour of play, GIF Sundsvall received two yellow cards in quick succession, first for Pa Amat Dibba and then for Noah Sonko Sundberg.
In the 52nd minute, Hammarby took the lead through Philip Haglund, who received the ball in the penalty area and placed it into the net. However, GIF Sundsvall quickly responded, and six minutes later, Runar Sigurjonsson equalized for the away team with a good finish.
Both teams continued to create chances but were unable to score any more goals. In the 74th minute, Hammarby made their first substitution when Måns Söderqvist replaced Kennedy Bakircioglu. GIF Sundsvall responded ten minutes later with a substitution of their own, bringing in Sebastian Rajalakso for Robbin Sellin.
With eight minutes left in the match, Hammarby made two simultaneous substitutions, bringing on Imad Khalili and Romulo Cabral Pereira Pinto for Melker Hallberg and Alexssander Medeiros De Azeredo. GIF Sundsvall made their last substitution in the 87th minute when Shpëtim Hasani came on for Kristinn Steindórsson.
The match finished 1-1, which meant both teams earned one point each and remained in their positions in the table. A total of 23,877 people attended Tele2 Arena to watch the match. Hammarby’s next game will be against Örebro SK, while GIF Sundsvall will face Malmö FF.
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)