Superettan 2013
Hammarby - Assyriska FF (1 - 0)
Match in Superettan 2013
Match start: 2013-05-02 at 19:00
Venue: Söderstadion
Attendance: 8,336
Hammarby faced Assyriska FF at home, at Söderstadion, in a match that was important for both teams. Assyriska FF, who were in second place in the standings before the match, needed a victory to reach first place, while Hammarby was fighting to climb higher in the table.
The match started evenly, with players from both teams doing everything they could to score the first goal. In the 24th minute, Gabriel Awrohum from Assyriska FF received a yellow card for a tough tackle, and Hammarby's Adis Husidic followed suit with a yellow card nine minutes later.
In the 33rd minute, Hammarby's Kennedy Bakircioglu was substituted for Mikael Rynell in a change that would prove important later in the match. Five minutes later, after a fine effort from Rynell, Assyriska FF scored an own goal that would turn out to be the only goal of the match.
Assyriska FF fought to catch up, but their efforts were not enough. Instead, it was Hammarby who tried to extend their lead with several chances but failed to find the back of the net.
The match became more intense as time went on, and several players from both teams received yellow cards. In the 86th minute, Hammarby's Sebastian Castro Tello received two yellow cards and was sent off.
Despite being at a numerical disadvantage, Hammarby held firm and managed to keep Assyriska FF from scoring. The match ended with a victory for Hammarby, who climbed up to seventh place in the table, while Assyriska FF remained in second place.
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)