Superettan 2013
Hammarby - Ljungskile SK (0 - 1)
Match in Superettan 2013
Match start: 2013-08-04 at 18:45
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 14,374
It was a scorching Sunday evening at Tele2 Arena when Hammarby faced Ljungskile SK in front of an impressive crowd of 14,374. Referee Lars Olsson was joined by assistant referees Mahbod Beigi and Conny Hugman to oversee the game between the teams in Superettan.
Already after 26 minutes into the match, Ljungskile SK's Paul Tracy received a yellow card for a tough tackle on one of Hammarby's players. Hammarby was also cautioned in the 57th minute when Luke Rodgers collided with an opponent.
After an hour of play, Hammarby made two substitutions, replacing Nikolas Ledgerwood with Robin Tranberg and Christoffer Carlsson with Christophe Lallet. But it was Ljungskile SK that would become the heroes of the match.
In the 75th minute, Ljungskile SK had a fantastic chance to score when James Sinclair received the ball from Jonas Lindberg and launched a beautiful shot that left the goalkeeper stunned. The crowd fell silent as the ball rolled over the goal line, giving Ljungskile SK a 1-0 lead.
Hammarby made a final attempt to equalize by substituting in Mattias Adelstam for Luke Rodgers in the 73rd minute. However, it proved to be of little help, and the match ended 0-1 in favor of Ljungskile SK.
Hammarby was cautioned again at the end of the match when Max von Schlebrügge received a yellow card, and the team continues to search for their next victory in Superettan. Ljungskile SK, on the other hand, took away three much-needed points and can now look forward to their next match with increased confidence.
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)