Superettan 2012
IFK Värnamo - Hammarby (0 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2012
Match start: 2012-05-13 at 18:00
Venue: Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo
Attendance: 3,110
Hammarby won a tough and intense match against IFK Värnamo away on Sunday evening, with a score of 0 - 1. Despite having home advantage and support from 3,110 spectators at Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo failed to score and is now last in the standings, while Hammarby takes a top position in second place.
Hammarby entered the match as the slightly stronger team and had their first dangerous scoring chance after ten minutes of play, but a shot from Christophe Lallet was saved by Värnamo's goalkeeper. Kurbegovic received a warning for Värnamo shortly thereafter, but it was Hammarby that would take the lead in the 28th minute. Lallet was set up by Erik Figueroa and shot the ball into the net.
In the second half, Värnamo tried to get back into the match, but missed a few chances due to Hammarby's strong defense. Hammarby received warnings for both Sebastian Castro Tello and Marcus Törnstrand, but the team managed to maintain their lead.
Several substitutions were made by both teams, but it did not affect the result. Hammarby was about to score another goal but was penalized with a warning for Erik Figueroa. The final result was recorded as 0 - 1 in favor of Hammarby. An important victory for the away team, which continues its good performance in Superettan.
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)