Allsvenskan 2018
Hammarby - BK Häcken (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-11-04 at 17:30
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 31,810
In Sunday evening's Allsvenskan match at Tele2 Arena, Hammarby faced BK Häcken in a contest to climb the table. In front of an audience of 31,810, both teams showcased an intense match setup, trying to establish pressure on the opponent's half of the field.
The match started at an even pace, with both teams applying high pressure. In the 42nd minute, Hammarby’s Jeppe Andrup Andersen received a yellow card for a hard tackle on a Häcken player. With five minutes left in the first half, Bjørn Paulsen capitalized on a header from Junes Barny and scored the opening goal for Hammarby.
In the second half, Häcken tried to rally their forces to get back into the match. In the 59th minute, Viktor Lundberg was substituted for Mervan Celik, and later Kari Arkivuo was replaced by Adam Andersson in an attempt to create more dangerous chances.
Hammarby's Leo Bengtsson and Kennedy Bakircioglu came on for Vladimir Rodic and Muamer Tankovic, while Gustav Berggren replaced Alexander Jeremejeff for Häcken. With a quarter of an hour left, Mats Goberg Solheim took over for David Fällman in Hammarby.
The match ended 1-0 after an intense battle between the two teams. Hammarby climbs to 2nd place in the table, while Häcken remains in 4th place. Referee Mohammed Al-Hakim maintained a good tone, and the match flowed relatively well.
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)