Allsvenskan 2021
Hammarby - Östersund (4 - 3)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-10-24 at 15:00
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 21,337
Hammarby and Östersund faced off in an exciting match in the Allsvenskan 2021 at Tele2 Arena in front of a crowd of 21,337. Referee Kaspar Sjöberg, along with his assistant referees Daniel Yng and Mark Josef, officiated the match.
It was Östersund that opened the scoring in the eighth minute. Marco Weymans put the ball in the net after an assist from Malcolm Stolt, giving Östersund a 0-1 lead. Just six minutes later, Östersund celebrated again. Blair Sebastian Turgott scored his tenth goal of the season with Stolt providing the assist, increasing Östersund's lead to 0-2.
However, Hammarby was not going to give up without a fight. In the fifteenth minute, they got off to a good start on their comeback as Östersund scored an own goal, narrowing the score to 1-2. Despite pressure from Hammarby, Östersund extended their lead in the nineteenth minute when Ludvig Fritzson scored with Felix Hörberg assisting, making it 1-3 for the away team.
Hammarby did not give up and in the 24th minute, they managed another reduction in the score. Williot Swedberg put the ball in the net after being set up by Akinkunmi Ayobami Amoo, bringing the score to 2-3. Before halftime, a substitution occurred, with Mayckel Lahdo coming on for Hammarby to replace a tired Astrit Selmani.
In the second half, both teams played aggressively, resulting in yellow cards for Mohanad Jeahze of Hammarby and Noah Sonko Sundberg of Östersund. In the 65th minute, Swedberg was substituted for David Accam in Hammarby, and in the 68th minute, Östersund made a substitution with Charlie Colkett replacing Felix Hörberg.
In the 70th minute, Marco Weymans of Östersund received a yellow card, and shortly after, Hammarby had a golden opportunity to equalize from the penalty spot. However, Darijan Bojanic missed the penalty, and the score remained 2-3 to Östersund. In the 74th minute, Bojanic also received a yellow card.
The match took a dramatic turn in the 76th minute when Samuel Laryea Mensiro of Östersund was sent off. Despite being reduced to ten men, Hammarby continued their search for the equalizer, and in the 77th minute, they finally got their reward. Gustav Ludwigson scored, and it was now 3-3.
Hammarby continued to press, and with only a few minutes left in the match, Östersund's Sebastian Karlsson Grach came on, replacing Malcolm Stolt. In the 83rd minute, Aljosa Matko was also substituted in for Hammarby, replacing Lahdo.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Hammarby managed to clinch the match. Amoo converted his penalty and made the winning goal, leading Hammarby to a 4-3 victory. Matko received a yellow card just before the final whistle blew, signaling the end of the match.
It was an eventful match between Hammarby and Östersund, with both teams showing fighting spirit and scoring many goals. Ultimately, Hammarby succeeded in turning the match in their favor and secured three valuable points.