Hammarby - IF Elfsborg 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2017


Hammarby - IF Elfsborg (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-07-24 at 19:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 20,420

Hammarby continued their good form as they faced IF Elfsborg at Tele2 Arena in the Allsvenskan. In front of an audience of over 20,000, the match got off to a fast start, and already in the sixth minute, Hammarby's Birkir Mar Saevarsson received a warning.

Hammarby took the lead in the 21st minute when Bjørn Paulsen headed the ball in after a corner. However, IF Elfsborg equalized just seven minutes later through Daniel Gustafsson, assisted by Simon Lundevall.

A couple of minutes later, IF Elfsborg's Samuel Holmén received a warning. In the 54th minute, Bjørn Paulsen scored his second goal of the evening, giving Hammarby the lead again, this time assisted by Pa Amat Dibba.

In the second half, we also saw more substitutions. Hammarby substituted Jiloan Mohamed Hamad for Leo Bengtsson, and Jeppe Andrup Andersen was replaced by Kennedy Bakircioglu. IF Elfsborg also made two substitutions, bringing in Alex Dyer for Simon Olsson and Jon Jönsson for Jesper Manns.

In the 84th minute, we saw a final substitution for Hammarby as Pa Amat Dibba was replaced by Romulo Cabral Pereira Pinto. Despite a few dangerous chances towards the end of the match, IF Elfsborg was unable to come back, and Hammarby won the match 2-1.

Squads

Hammarby

Starting squad

  • 1. Ögmundur Kristinsson (GK)
  • 2. Birkir Mar Saevarsson (D) (YC '6)
  • 13. Mads Fenger Nielsen (D)
  • 23. Marcus Degerlund (D)
  • 77. Mats Goberg Solheim (D)
  • 90. Jiloan Mohamed Hamad (M) (Off '62)
  • 8. Jeppe Andrup Andersen (M) (Off '67)
  • 19. Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali (M)
  • 11. Arnór Smárason (M) (C)
  • 17. Pa Amat Dibba (F) (Off '84)
  • 4. Bjørn Paulsen (F)

Substitutions

  • 27. Benny Lekström (GK)
  • 7. Imad Khalili
  • 9. Stefan Batan
  • 10. Kennedy Bakircioglu (In '67)
  • 16. Romulo Cabral Pereira Pinto (In '84)
  • 18. Rebin Asaad
  • 34. Leo Bengtsson (In '62)

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK) (C)
  • 2. Jesper Manns (D) (Off '83)
  • 5. Jørgen Horn (D)
  • 12. Joakim Nilsson (D)
  • 3. Adam Lundqvist (D)
  • 7. Daniel Gustafsson (M)
  • 18. Simon Olsson (M) (Off '68)
  • 8. Samuel Holmén (M) (YC '33)
  • 10. Simon Lundevall (M)
  • 11. Issam Jebali (F)
  • 22. Viktor Prodell (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. David Olsson (GK)
  • 6. Jon Jönsson (In '83)
  • 13. Rami Kaib
  • 15. Rasmus Rosenqvist
  • 19. Jesper Karlsson
  • 20. Emir Bajrami
  • 23. Alex Dyer (In '68)

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)