Late leveller earns Hammarby vital share of the spoils at home to Anderlecht

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/anderlecht-vslqAKNo/hammarby-SQsg3nME/?mid=Ya6XYZIa"]Hammarby 1-1 Anderlecht[/a][/b][/p][p]The runners-up in Sweden and the fourth-placed side in Belgium last season both began their European campaigns at 3Arena, and it was a campaign that began brightly for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anderlecht/vslqAKNo/"]Anderlecht[/a], who took the lead just six minutes in.[/p][p]The visitors won themselves a free-kick 25 yards from goal, and [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sikan-danylo/xSNs8yTf/"]Danylo Sikan[/a] needed no second invitation to power it into the top corner with his right foot[/b], giving [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hahn-warner/2qaDIBmp/"]Warner Hahn[/a] no chance.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] almost made the perfect response a minute later, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/coosemans-colin/UD17SXrF/"]Colin Coosemans[/a] was equal to a well-struck free-kick from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eriksson-victor/U5K04ClG/"]Victor Eriksson[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlsson-markus/MeholeaS/"]Markus Karlsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/besara-nahir/v3OyKegM/"]Nahir Besara[/a] also had chances for Bajen, before Hahn kept his side in the match with a fine save from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maamar-ali/KQA9jXwP/"]Ali Maamar[/a] in the final 10 minutes of the half.[/p][embed guid="7ff8d096-82d0-4fd4-b2f9-b2b5b8692a2c" url="https://x.com/TheGoalsZone/status/2080339354434601037" social-type="twitter" /][p]Karlsson continued to look dangerous in the second half for the hosts, who were given a lifeline 11 minutes from time when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-nathan/ALAGXH2B/"]Nathan Saliba[/a] - fresh from representing Canada at the World Cup - was shown a second yellow card.[/b][/p][p]Three minutes from time, [b]Hammarby threw on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adjei-jnr-frank/jRIw3Ke6/"]Frank Adjei[/a] in an attempt to break the 10 men down, and it took all of two minutes to pay dividends, as he was in the right place to bundle home a rebound inside the area.[/b][/p][p]There was a nervous wait inside the ground before a VAR review finally confirmed the goal would stand, ensuring Hammarby will travel to Brussels on level terms ahead of the second leg on 30th July.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/europa-league/"]Follow every UEL qualifier on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]