“Paulos Abraham converts from a corner to give Hammarby the lead just before half-time, capping a spell of sustained pressure that included shots from Madjed and Vukojevic in the preceding minutes.”
Pivotal“Montader Madjed scores from a corner to double Hammarby's lead and break Degerfors' resistance, triggering a devastating six-minute spell that would effectively end the contest.”
Pivotal“Substitute Tesfaldet Tekie, on the pitch for barely nine minutes, rifles home a right-footed shot to make it 3-0 and extinguish any lingering hope for Degerfors.”
Pivotal“Montader Madjed completes his brace just two minutes later to seal a 4-0 hammering, capping a remarkable six-minute passage of play that turned a tense contest into a rout.”
Hammarby
Degerfors
Outstanding performance
Hammarby•MidfielderHammarby were dominant from start to finish at home, controlling 64% of possession and generating 21 shots to Degerfors' eight, but the scoreline only truly reflected their superiority after the hour mark. Paulos Abraham's header from a corner shortly before half-time gave Hammarby a deserved lead, yet the match's defining passage came in a breathless six-minute spell between the 69th and 75th minutes when three more goals — from Montader Madjed, substitute Tesfaldet Tekie, and Madjed again — buried Degerfors completely. Tekie was particularly impactful after coming on for Nahir Besara in the 64th minute, scoring within nine minutes of his introduction, while Madjed bookended the carnage with a brace. For Degerfors, a solitary shot on target across ninety minutes tells the story of a side well out of their depth — their goalkeeper was the busiest player on the pitch with seven saves — and this defeat will do little to ease their relegation anxieties. Hammarby, meanwhile, cement their title-race credentials with a performance that showcased both their technical quality and the depth to turn a game emphatically off the bench.
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Substitution: Bjorn Hedlof comes on for Noah Persson.
Waylon Renecke is on, and Frederik Franck Winther is off.
Yellow card issued.
Moise Kabore takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Moise Kabore takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Moise Kabore comes on for Paulos Abraham.
Moise Kabore comes on for Paulos Abraham.
On Frank Junior Adjei, off Victor Lind.
Montader MadjedMontader Madjed scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Paulos Abraham
Goal! The score is now 4-0.
Tesfaldet TekieShot by Tesfaldet Tekie with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: Markus Karlsson
Goal! Tesfaldet Tekie scores, making it 3-0.
Substitution: Erik Lindell comes on for Gideon Yiriyon Yaw.
On Sebastian Ohlsson, Off Sebastian Ohlsson.
Montader MadjedMontader Madjed scores with a left-footed shot.
Yiriyon Gideon's left-footed shot is blocked.
assist: Victor Lind
Goal! Montader Madjed scores, making it 2-0.
Corner awarded.
Tesfaldet Tekie comes on for Nahir Besara.
Nahir Besara's right-footed shot is saved.
Substitution: Alexander Lindgren comes on for Robin Dzabic.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Yiriyon Gideon takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Montader Madjed takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Arman Taranis takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Arman Taranis takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Arman Taranis takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Arman Taranis takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Arman Taranis takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Montader Madjed takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Montader Madjed's left-footed shot is saved.
Dijan Vukojevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Paulos AbrahamGoal! Paulos Abraham scores with a right-footed shot.
Victor Lind takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
assist: Victor Lind
Goal! Paulos Abraham scores to make it 1-0.
Corner awarded.
Dijan Vukojevic takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Montader Madjed takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Paulos Abraham takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Paulos Abraham's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Noah Persson takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Frederik Franck Winther attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kazper Karlsson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Arman Taranis takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Mohammed Al-Hakim.
Second-place Hammarby welcome a struggling Degerfors side to Tele2 Arena on Sunday, with the hosts boasting one of the most fearsome home records in Allsvenskan this season. Degerfors arrive winless in their last four league games and without key suspended players, making this a tough ask for the visitors deep in a relegation battle.
