Superettan 2014
Hammarby - IFK Värnamo (2 - 2)
Match in Superettan 2014
Match start: 2014-05-04 at 18:15
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 12,346
Hammarby and IFK Värnamo met in a thrilling match at Tele2 Arena in front of an audience of over 12,000 people. The match was officiated by Kaspar Sjöberg with assistance from Conny Hugman and Andreas Björkman.
Hammarby took the lead in the ninth minute when Thomas Guldborg Christensen scored with a header, assisted by Kennedy Bakircioglu. IFK Värnamo fought to equalize and succeeded in the latter half of the first half when Martin Claesson headed the ball in, assisted by Joel Löw.
At halftime, both teams made substitutions, with Alexander Vrebac and Oscar Johansson Schellhas coming on for Dzenis Kozica and Herve Christian Tchami Ngangoue for IFK Värnamo.
Hammarby regained the lead when Pablo Piñones-Arce scored a beautiful goal, assisted by Erik Israelsson, in the 57th minute. IFK Värnamo continued to fight, and Carlos Gaete Moggia replaced Pär Cederquist in the 71st minute.
In the 82nd minute, Hammarby made a substitution, with Amadaiya Rennie coming on for Kennedy Bakircioglu. Just one minute later, Lars Mendonca Fuhre was substituted in for Pablo Piñones-Arce.
IFK Värnamo continued to battle, and in the 85th minute, Juan Robledo scored an important goal, assisted by Joel Löw, to equalize the match. Hammarby tried to break through IFK Värnamo's defense, and in the 89th minute, Nahir Besara was substituted in for Erik Israelsson.
The match ended 2-2 after a tough contest between the teams. Both Hammarby and IFK Värnamo displayed impressive performances on the pitch, and the match provided an entertaining experience for the audience.
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)