Allsvenskan 2017
Hammarby - Athletic Eskilstuna (4 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-04-29 at 16:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 20,741
Hammarby showed their strength when they faced Athletic Eskilstuna at Tele2 Arena in the Allsvenskan on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 20,741. Before the match, Hammarby was in eleventh place in the table while Athletic Eskilstuna was second to last.
The match started evenly, and it wasn't until the 38th minute that the first warning was issued, to Athletic Eskilstuna's Simon Alexandersson. Just before halftime, Hammarby substituted Johan Persson for Leo Bengtsson.
The second half began with a bang as Bjørn Paulsen scored Hammarby's first goal in the 46th minute. Athletic Eskilstuna's Anel Rashkaj received a warning in the 60th minute, and four minutes later, Pa Amat Dibba scored Hammarby's second goal with an assist from Paulsen.
Athletic Eskilstuna substituted Alexandersson for Sasa Matic in the 67th minute but shortly after received a second warning and was sent off due to Rashkaj's second yellow card. Hammarby's Kennedy Bakircioglu was substituted for Jiloan Mohamed Hamad in the 72nd minute, followed by Athletic Eskilstuna's substitution of Dawda Sowe for Amadou Kalabane in the 73rd minute.
Paulsen scored his second goal with an assist from Dibba in the 78th minute, and Dibba was substituted out for Imad Khalili in Hammarby's last change. Athletic Eskilstuna substituted Ferid Ali for Haris Cirak in the 80th minute but had no chance to reduce Hammarby's lead.
The match concluded with a final goal from Arnór Smárason in the 90th minute, assisted by Bakircioglu, resulting in a convincing 4-0 victory for Hammarby. Both teams gave their all, but Hammarby truly showcased their strength and secured a well-deserved win.
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)