More history for Mjallby as they beat Hammarby for first Svenska Cupen win

[p][b]Svenska Cupen final: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hammarby-SQsg3nME/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/?mid=6PflXeF8"]Mjallby 2-1 Hammarby[/a][/b][/p][p]After both sides were perfect in the group stage, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] cruised through to just their second final with comfortable wins over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo-ff/tYNTdpar/"]Malmo[/a] in the quarter-finals and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gais/bJewAOTf/"]GAIS[/a] in the semis, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] sneaked past rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/4Kh5hPE1/"]Djurgarden[/a] in the last eight before needing penalties to see off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a].[/p][p]Allsvenskan runners-up Hammarby then gained revenge on MAIF with a 3-0 win on the opening day of the 2026 season, but both sides came into this final unbeaten in five matches.[/p][p]A close encounter was therefore expected, but after a coming together between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abraham-paulos/0GtFKhek/"]Paulos Abraham[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miettinen-tony/ba9HGfpF/"]Tony Miettinen[/a] with 17 minutes on the clock, it was to be a fiery encounter as well. Yet both players channelled their aggression positively in the next few minutes.[/p][embed guid="bd37d6cb-6753-4786-ac1f-48b4a9f18fcf" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2054922886373151081" social-type="twitter" /][p]The league champions' good form looked to be continuing when they took the lead with the first shot on target in the 19th minute, [b]as Miettinen's long ball forward was taken down superbly by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-elliot/4rVMk5Sb/"]Elliot Stroud[/a], who then buried it in the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]However, the [i]Bajen [/i]response was almost immediate - just three minutes later, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/skoglund-hampus/SzbAGKyq/"]Hampus Skoglund[/a] split the Mjallby defence with an incisive pass to Abraham, who shrugged off challenges inside the area before slotting the ball past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wallinder-robin/6XfvDP2K/"]Robin Wallinder[/a].[/b][/p][p]Hammarby had more of the ball in the first half but were punished for not making more of it, as they conceded again in added time. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kjaer-jeppe/Mke5ibtC/"]Jeppe Kjaer[/a] cut in from the right before rolling the ball through to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bergstrom-jacob/dbZg4Slj/"]Jacob Bergstrom[/a], who dug the ball out from under his feet and fired it beyond [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hahn-warner/2qaDIBmp/"]Warner Hahn[/a][/b], ensuring all three shots on target before the break were scored.[/p][embed guid="7c15a066-a4a1-4f70-9c68-1c605e96898a" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2054930345653313983" social-type="twitter" /][p]The two goalkeepers finally made a save each in the second half as Kalle Karlsson's side began to dominate, with 70% possession for large periods, but they were not doing enough to break down a Mjallby side who lost [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manneh-abdoulie/UkmclRLP/"]Abdoulie Manneh[/a] to injury within minutes of the restart.[/p][p]But Karl Marius Aksum's side managed to sit deep were preventing the Stockholm side creating late chances. However, they came through a mighty scare in the 11th minute of added time at the end of the match, as Abraham went down inside the area when challenged by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samuelsen-aki/WhuqC2ZC/"]Aki Samuelsen[/a].[/p][p]Despite huge protests from the Hammarby players, the referee blew for full-time, rather than a penalty, sparking wild Mjallby celebrations amid tensions reaching boiling point.[/p][p][b]That decision ensured MAIF held out for another famous victory in their recent history, writing the wrongs of a heavy defeat at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] in their only previous final appearance in 2023.[/b][/p][p]It was a fitting moment for Bergstrom to score the winner, having been with the club since their days in the third tier, while Stroud capped off a perfect week that saw him called up for Sweden's 2026 World Cup squad.[/p][p]For Hammarby, it's a second defeat in the final since their one and only cup win in 2021, but their fifth silver medal position in total.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/svenska-cupen/"]Review the 2025/26 Svenska Cupen on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]