Allsvenskan 2019
Malmö FF - Hammarby (4 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-04-24 at 19:00
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 16,065
In a packed Eleda Stadium, Malmö FF faced Hammarby in an important Allsvenskan match. Before the match, Malmö FF was in third place in the table, while Hammarby was in seventh place.
Hammarby started the match strongly, taking the lead in the twelfth minute when Muamer Tankovic found the back of the net behind Malmö FF’s goalkeeper. Tankovic was involved again when he received his first yellow card after 22 minutes and his second after 39 minutes.
At the end of the first half, Malmö FF substituted Jo Inge Berget, whose contribution would prove crucial. In the 52nd minute, Malmö FF equalized through Arnor Traustason, assisted by Oscar Lewicki. Five minutes later, Malmö FF took the lead when Marcus Antonsson scored his 23rd headed goal of his career.
Hammarby tried to get back into the match and made two substitutions, but Malmö FF held their ground. Søren Rieks extended the lead to 3-1 in the 70th minute, assisted by Traustason. Markus Rosenberg came off the bench and scored the fourth goal with a header just a few minutes later.
The match ended 4-1 in favor of Malmö FF, ensuring they retained their third place in the table. Hammarby returned home with a heavy defeat. The referee for the match was Kristoffer Karlsson, with assistant referees Daniel Wärnmark and Johan Thalin. The attendance at Eleda Stadium was 16,065 spectators.
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)