Allsvenskan 2018
Hammarby - Östersund (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-07-09 at 19:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 21,464
On Monday evening, Hammarby faced Östersund at Tele2 Arena in front of an audience of 21,464. It was an exciting match with several goal-scoring opportunities for both teams.
In the 38th minute, Östersund's Ronald Mukiibi received a yellow card after a tough tackle. However, it was Hammarby's Bjørn Paulsen who scored the first goal of the match in the 40th minute with an assist from Mads Fenger Nielsen.
Östersund made two substitutions in the second half, which seemed to be a wise strategy as Tesfaldet Tekie netted the equalizer in the 58th minute, assisted by Dennis Widgren. Just three minutes later, Saman Ghoddos scored the goal that would prove decisive, with Hosam Aiesh providing the assist.
Östersund's Douglas Bergqvist received a yellow card in the 66th minute, and Hammarby made two substitutions in the 73rd minute when Sander Svendsen came on for Imad Khalili.
The match became a bit chaotic toward the end, with many players receiving yellow cards. In the 90th minute, Hammarby's Bjørn Paulsen received a yellow card alongside Östersund's Aly Keita and Alhaji Gero. However, despite Hammarby's attempts to come back into the game, the team could not turn the result around, and Östersund won the match 2-1.
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)