Halmstad vs Hammarby FF 0-1

Hammarby FF won 1-0 at Örjans Vall when Noah Karl Anders Persson scored in the 90th minute, three minutes into stoppage time. Halmstad held on until then, but the visitors took the points with the last action of the match.

The first half ended 0-0 and brought no goals. Halmstad had already made a change on 45 minutes, with Aleksander Nilsson replaced by Joel Allansson, but neither side found a breakthrough before the interval.

The pattern shifted after the break as Halmstad picked up two yellow cards, Rocco Ascone on 55 minutes and Tom Trybull on 58, while Hammarby FF waited until late to alter things. The visitors made one change on 69 minutes, then another on 81, when Paulos Abraham went off for Nahir Besara. Halmstad also made three changes by 81 minutes, including a two-man window that saw Hussein Carneil and Rocco Ascone replaced. Persson then settled the match in stoppage time with the decisive goal.

The numbers pointed towards Hammarby FF’s control. They had 72% of the possession and 776 passes to Halmstad’s 312, and also led 11 corners to 3. Halmstad had 4 offsides to Hammarby FF’s 2, while the expected goals were 0.35 to 0.95.

Halmstad were booked twice, with Ascone and Trybull both cautioned in the second half. Hammarby FF had no bookings and no sending-off.