Allsvenskan 2020
Malmö FF - Hammarby (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-07-23 at 19:00
Venue: Eleda Stadion
Malmö FF and Hammarby faced each other in an exciting match in the Allsvenskan at Eleda Stadion. The match took place on Thursday evening in front of an empty stadium due to Covid-19 restrictions. The referee for the match was Andreas Ekberg, assisted by Mehmet Culum and Stefan Hallberg.
It was Malmö FF who started the match strongly, creating several dangerous chances going forward. In the 28th minute, they were rewarded when Jo Inge Berget scored, giving his team a 1-0 lead. The assist was provided by Anders Bleg Christiansen.
Hammarby responded with a warning in the 35th minute when Imad Khalili received a yellow card. Shortly thereafter, Malmö FF doubled their lead to 2-0 through Isaac Thelin. This was Thelin's sixth goal of the season, with the assist coming from Ola Toivonen in the 36th minute.
The second half began as strongly for Malmö FF, who quickly extended their lead. Marcus Antonsson scored the match's third and final goal in the 46th minute. Berget ended up as the standout player for Malmö FF with one goal and one assist.
At halftime, Hammarby made their first substitution while Malmö FF brought on two players. Aimar Sher came on for Darijan Bojanic at Hammarby, while Erdal Rakip and Behrang Safari replaced Anders Bleg Christiansen and Jonas Bruun Knudsen at Malmö FF.
Hammarby made two more substitutions in the 58th minute when Abdul Rahman Khalili and Vladimir Rodic replaced Alexander Kacaniklic and Muamer Tankovic. In the 68th minute, Malmö FF chose to substitute two players, while Hammarby questioned their team’s performance and made their fourth substitution when Aron Johannsson replaced Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali in the 76th minute.
The match continued with more yellow cards. First, Ola Toivonen received a yellow card in the 77th minute for Malmö FF, followed by Abdul Rahman Khalili for Hammarby in the 79th minute.
In the 81st minute, Malmö FF substituted Marcus Antonsson for Adi Nalic, and in the 85th minute, Hammarby opted to substitute David Fällman for Kalle Björklund.
When the final whistle blew, Malmö FF had won the match with a convincing 3-0 scoreline, securing three important points. With this victory, Malmö FF solidified their position as number two in the table, while Hammarby remained in 11th place.