Tobias Sana, together with Allsvenska shooting league leader Alexander Jeremejeff, had to start the match on the bench.
Jeremejeff’s replacement, Ibrahim Sadiq, had by far the best chance of the first half when he hit the crossbar after just over half an hour of play.
The goalless result stood until half-time and after 65 minutes of play it was time for Tobias Sana to enter the field. Around ten minutes later, Jeremejeff also came in, and a short time later also the winning goal.
Even Hovland’s attempt was saved on the goal line, but the ball passed to Mikkel Ryygard, who tapped in on the half-volley and sent the home team 1-0 up.
Bergström: “It’s sour”
Häcken then had a plethora of chances to decide when Mjällby went forward, but Samuel Brolin stood in the way most of the time.
– I don’t know how many 100% chances I had. Nice to win, but it’s clear that I had as many good positions as possible, says Alexander Jeremejeff in the Discovery+ broadcast.
Odd-goal leads are dangerous and Jacob Bergström had an excellent chance to equalize in stoppage time, but his header sailed wide.
– We have two good matches against them, but we get zero points, so it’s sad, says Jacob Bergström.
The match ended 1–0 and Häcken thus takes over the league lead from Djurgården and now leads the Allsvenskan by one point. In the next round, Sirius awaits away from home for the series leader, while Mjällby hosts Malmö FF at home.