Ettan Norra, men 2023
Piteå IF FF - Hammarby TFF Herrfotboll (1 - 2)
Match in Ettan Norra, men 2023
Match start: 2023-08-27 at 15:00
Venue: LF Arena
Attendance: 478
Hammarby TFF Men's Soccer secured an important away victory as they defeated Piteå IF FF 2-1 at LF Arena in Ettan Norra on Sunday afternoon. The match was evenly contested in the first half, with both teams having chances to score, but it was Hammarby that managed to break the deadlock first. In the 29th minute, Deniz Gül scored 1-0 for the visitors after a nice pass from his teammate. Just five minutes later, Nobel Tesfazgyi Gebrezgi doubled Hammarby's lead by scoring 2-0.
During the second half, Piteå IF FF tried to apply pressure to get back into the game. They made two substitutions at halftime in an attempt to turn the match around, but Hammarby held firm. In the 55th minute, Piteå's Bendik Brevik received a yellow card for a hard tackle, and in the 59th minute, Filip Berglund was also cautioned for the same reason.
Piteå continued to fight and made another substitution in the 69th minute to try to secure a goal. However, it wasn't until the final minutes that they managed to score. Moshtaq Ahmadi, who was substituted in at halftime, found the net in the 90th minute, making it 2-1 for the home team. Despite a frantic closing period where Piteå attempted to equalize, Hammarby managed to hold on and take all three points.
After the match, Piteå sits in 13th place in the standings with only six points above the relegation zone, while Hammarby is in 9th place and has a chance to continue climbing the table. The referee for the match was Philip Lindh, and the assistant referees were Thilip Nadarajah and Andreas Forsberg. The attendance at LF Arena was 478 spectators who witnessed an even and exciting match between two strong opponents.
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)