Allsvenskan 2017
Hammarby - IK Sirius FK (3 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-10-23 at 19:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 17,403
It was an exciting match at Tele2 Arena in Allsvenskan as Hammarby faced IK Sirius FK on Monday evening in front of an audience of 17,403 spectators. Referee Patrik Eriksson kicked off the match and it was Hammarby who started off the better team.
In the 17th minute, Hammarby took the lead through Jiloan Mohamed Hamad, with a fine assist from Birkir Mar Saevarsson. Just a minute later, Rebin Asaad made his entrance on the field as he replaced Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali.
In the 22nd minute, Sander Svendsen then extended Hammarby's lead with a header, again assisted by Saevarsson. Bjørn Paulsen was also cautioned for the home side in the 33rd minute.
As the match approached halftime, IK Sirius FK reduced the deficit through Shkodran Maholli in the 34th minute. In the second half, it was IK Sirius FK's turn to be the more aggressive team. After 55 minutes, Johan Andersson equalized after an assist from Maholli.
IK Sirius FK continued to dominate and in the 61st minute, they took the lead again through Maholli. Hammarby attempted to bounce back and made two substitutions, with Pa Amat Dibba and Kennedy Bakircioglu replacing Muamer Tankovic and Jeppe Andrup Andersen in the 62nd and 64th minutes, respectively.
IK Sirius FK also made a substitution in the 69th minute when Jakob Bergman replaced Johan Andersson, and he received a warning for a tough tackle in the 75th minute. Hammarby kept pushing and were rewarded in the 85th minute when Svendsen scored his second goal of the evening, assisted by Bakircioglu.
The match ultimately ended 3-3 after a tough contest at Tele2 Arena, offering the spectators many thrilling moments. Hammarby is now in 11th place in the table, while IK Sirius FK is in 9th 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)