VäRNAMO. Hammarby was in the end too strong for Värnamo with the goal of Jusef Erabi (2′), Bazoumana Touré (64′) and Oscar Johansson (88′). Hammarby took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Finnvedsvallen stadium in Värnamo on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Joakim Östling who had the assistance of Robin Wilde and Simon Kristensson. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.28 degrees Celsius or 64.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hammarby had a superior ball possession 59% while Värnamo was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hammarby had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hammarby won the encounter.
Värnamo shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Hammarby shot 15 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (Gustav Engvall and Wenderson). On the opposite side, Hammarby received 1 yellow card (Victor Eriksson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Värnamo stays with 19 points to remain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Hammarby will has 35 points like Djurgården to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Värnamo will play away with Häcken on the 25th of August with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Häcken (1 draw).
Hammarby will host GAIS on the 26th of August with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of GAIS (4 draws).
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Anes Mravac decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Rasheed , Freddy Winsth , Victor Larsson , Michael Steinwender , Emin Grozdanic , Wenderson , Hampus Näsström , Ajdin Zeljkovic , Frank Junior Adjei , Gustav Engvall and Simon Thern .
The home team had on the bench: Johan Rapp, Carl Johansson , Albin Lohikangas , Fred Bozicevic, Mohammad Alshalkadi , Luke Le Roux , Samuel Junior Kotto, Calle Johansson and Viktor Andersson.
Substitutions
Värnamo made 4 changes: Gustav Engvall for Carl Johansson (77′), Hampus Näsström for Albin Lohikangas (65′), Michael Steinwender for Mohammad Alshalkadi (65′) and Ajdin Zeljkovic for Luke Le Roux (65′).
Player of the match: Frank Junior Adjei
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Värnamo was Frank Junior Adjei.
His rating is with 32 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Hammarby – Formation
Hammarby started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kim Hellberg played with: Warner Hahn , Erik Hampus Skoglund , Ibrahima Breze Fofana , Victor Eriksson , Shaquille Pinas , Fredrik Hammar , Markus Karlsson , Deniz Gül , Nahir Besara , Bazoumana Touré and Jusef Erabi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tesfaldet Tekie , Oscar Johansson , Mads Fenger, Dennis Collander , Montader Madjed, Simon Strand, Davor Blažević, Divine Teah and Gent Elezaj.
Substitutions
Hammarby made 5 changes: Jusef Erabi for Dennis Collander (82′), Markus Karlsson for Tesfaldet Tekie (82′), Bazoumana Touré for Montader Madjed (90′), Nahir Besara for Divine Teah (90′) and Deniz Gül for Oscar Johansson (70′).
Player of the match: Bazoumana Touré
The player that probably impressed the most for Hammarby was Bazoumana Touré.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- IFK Göteborg – Sirius – 1-1
- Malmö FF – Norrköping – 2-1
- Värnamo – Hammarby – 0-3
- Västerås SK – Kalmar – 2-1