Sirius finally stop the rot with narrow win as Degerfors ease relegation pressure

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/sirius-vXr8fotG/vasteras-sk-l8oLwJhB/?mid=AVwgmdhT"]Vasteras 0-1 Sirius[/a][/b][/p][p]Not only had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a] lost three in a row, they were winless in four since [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ure-robbie/nwv3yIFM/"]Robbie Ure[/a] departed, and that run looked set to continue after a goalless first half in which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bjerkebo-isak/K2bsu3sF/"]Isak Bjerkebo[/a] had the best chance but was unable to poke the ball past the goalkeeper.[/p][p]But early in the second half, the Uppsala side made the breakthrough, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vancsa-zalan/lGJ1fToO/"]Zalan Vancsa[/a]'s cross from the right took a deflection, but that only helped the ball [b]fall perfectly for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/uneken-jesper/MPcxhsxT/"]Jesper Uneken[/a], whose powerful header sailed into the top corner[/b] - the first Sirius goal for the man brought in to replace Ure.[/p][p]Crowd trouble forced the referee to halt the match for over 20 minutes, but Sirius didn't let the wait or the disturbance get to them, as they held on for a precious three points that takes them nine clear of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] for the time being. A first loss in three for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vasteras-sk/l8oLwJhB/"]Vasteras[/a] sees them sit in eighth place.[/p][embed guid="df52a406-be1c-48de-8e67-29dda6754fbe" url="https://x.com/fotbollskanal/status/2096277978497868263" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/degerfors-zNSwBuue/halmstad-Mmsc26yL/?mid=lGkpkING"]Degerfors 2-0 Halmstad[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/degerfors/zNSwBuue/"]Degerfors[/a] remain in the relegation play-off place but victory to end a two-game losing run has pulled them five points clear of the bottom two, as opponents [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/halmstad/Mmsc26yL/"]Halmstad[/a] remain bottom of the pile as their two-game unbeaten run came to an end in untimely fashion.[/p][p]A double substitution in the 69th minute turned the game, as the hosts brought on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritzson-ludvig/EqRAfXoe/"]Ludvig Fritzson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/netabay-nahom/lptH5PSI/"]Nahom Girmai[/a]. Seven minutes later, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vukojevic-dijan/QRhr3B1A/"]Dikan Vukojevic[/a] slotted the ball through to Fritzson, who held his nerve to guide the ball into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]Two minutes from time, the points were sealed when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barsoum-elias/AsC3qjv3/"]Elias Barsoum[/a] went on a long run from inside his own half before [b]picking out the run of Girmai, and the Eritrean coolly clipped the ball over the goalkeeper.[/b][/p][p]Only goal difference Degerfors and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kalmar/rkrUu5ae/"]Kalmar[/a] above them, while Halmstad are eight points from that 13th and final guaranteed survival position.[/p][embed guid="5b7a64e1-feb1-4a13-a507-6fcf60502483" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh8B04BhVWE" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gais-bJewAOTf/hacken-W6u0d7B3/?mid=SnM2xuvB"]GAIS 0-0 Hacken[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/4Kh5hPE1/"]Djurgarden[/a]'s victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] meant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] were unable to reclaim third place in this round, but they were unable to keep pace with the Stockholm side after a goalless draw at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gais/bJewAOTf/"]GAIS[/a] in a Gothenburg derby.[/p][p]The visitors failed to make the most of first-half chances, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindgren-gustav/tW9Enmxp/"]Gustav Lindgren[/a] side-footed a shot too close to goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krasniqi-mergim/df1R9FGC/"]Mergim Krasniqi[/a] from right in front, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svanback-adrian/KMtp4Cyl/"]Adrian Svanback[/a] drilled a low effort from outside the area, but Krasniqi got down well to deny him.[/p][p]In the second half, Hacken were hanging on for a point and had their goalkeeper, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berisha-etrit/UVnq6dH9/"]Etrit Berisha[/a], to thank for a superb double save, denying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersson-max/Ob5rkna0/"]Max Andersson[/a] before getting back up and making himself big to smother [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vasic-nikola/6NqaQHcN/"]Nikola Vasic[/a]'s rebound.[/b][/p][p]Hacken are fourth, three points behind Djurgarden with a far inferior goal difference, and are now winless in two. GAIS sit ninth after taking four points and back-to-back clean sheets from their last two.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Flashscore is your place to follow all the Allsvenskan action.[/a][/b][/p]