Hammarby go second with Elfsborg win as AIK halt Goteborg's mini revival

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/elfsborg-rBi9iqU7/hammarby-SQsg3nME/?mid=GUsfEwGl"]Elfsborg 1-2 Hammarby[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a]' 4-4 draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] on the league's return from the summer break two nights earlier meant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elfsborg/rBi9iqU7/"]Elfsborg[/a] had the chance to cut the gap to eight, but instead the Uppsala side are still nine points ahead after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] went above [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] on goal difference.[/p][p]In doing so, Bajen not only ended a three-game losing run, but won their first match under the stewardship of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rydstrom-henrik/M7xyv2Jo/"]Henrik Rydstrom[/a], who replaced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/karlsson-johan/fmgTWG6i/"]Kalle Karlsson[/a] over the summer. Some things never change for Hammarby, including [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abraham-paulos/0GtFKhek/"]Paulos Abraham[/a] getting among the goals. It was his simple downward header, meeting a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lind-victor/QDJ0B41O/"]Victor Lind[/a] cross[/b], that gave the visitors the lead after 50 minutes.[/p][p]Just under 25 minutes later, Abaraham saw a chance for his second thwarted by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pettersson-isak/nR8Wp1xF/"]Isak Pettersson[/a], [b]only for the rebound to fall to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madjed-montader/UTgEIbsn/"]Montader Madjed[/a], who steered it into the bottom corner[/b] from the edge of the area.[/p][p]Elfsborg were back in it in the 77th minute when [b]a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/magnusson-julius/Y7vKKnZC/"]Julius Magnusson[/a] cross was powered in on the volley by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sigurpalsson-ari/lKfQCJpo/"]Ari Sigurpalsson[/a][/b], but the hosts were unable to force a late equaliser and fell to just a second loss of the season.[/p][embed guid="fd3ecb7a-9ee7-4532-abe7-31982c631b70" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm1ff3sIJGs" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aik-lzqk4S68/goteborg-UovQtopk/?mid=4xqGLLNE"]Goteborg 1-2 AIK[/a][/b][/p][p]The summer break came at the wrong time for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-goteborg/UovQtopk/"]Goteborg[/a], who were unbeaten in three beforehand but have returned to losing ways against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aik/lzqk4S68/"]AIK[/a], who have relieved some pressure by moving five points clear of today's opponents, who occupy the relegation play-off place.[/p][p]Goteborg looked set to climb out of the bottom three when [b]a curling effort from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clemmensen-sebastian/nuJ01Y77/"]Sebastian Clemmensen[/a] put them in front[/b] just before the 30-minute mark. However, the lead lasted all of four minutes, as [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ayari-taha/Wh4Ea2o2/"]Taha Ayari[/a] fought off challenges before slotting a neat ball through for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hove-johan/OfIWvZOb/"]Johan Hove[/a][/b] to finish.[/p][p]And 14 minutes from time, [b]Ayari was at it again, feeding another through ball, this time to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kouame-axel/E9VQkipf/"]Axel Kouame[/a], who sealed all three points[/b] for AIK by keeping his composure and slotting the ball between the goalkeeper's legs.[/p][embed guid="88ebb5fe-d5f2-46d2-87b6-84418655ce6f" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0TundBC5qE" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kalmar-rkrUu5ae/orgryte-CGT7Kq4j/?mid=W4vVFjig"]Kalmar 3-0 Orgryte[/a][/b][/p][p]Pulling themselves three points clear of the bottom three were [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kalmar/rkrUu5ae/"]Kalmar[/a], who picked up a fourth home win in succession by cruising past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orgryte/CGT7Kq4j/"]Orgryte[/a], the side bottom of the table and still with one win all season.[/p][p]It took less than three minutes for C[b]harles Sagoe Jr to lay the ball back for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustafsson-carl/IZIj6GgG/"]Carl Gustafsson[/a] to sweep into the bottom corner[/b] to put the hosts ahead, and less than two second-half minutes for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] loanee [b]Sagoe to do the same for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/magashy-abdussalam/AFEk3oXj/"]Abdussalam Magashy[/a], who finished from the middle of the 18-yard box.[/b][/p][p]Sagoe was taken off with 10 minutes to play, but four minutes later [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soderback-marius/td1xUNts/"]Marius Soderback[/a] was occupying his left-wing position and sliding the ball across to give [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansson-rony/tGVb8cJj/"]Rony Jansson[/a] a simple finish[/b] to cap off a perfect afternoon for Kalmar.[/p][embed guid="c4423070-d2e7-4b1b-ab15-8926d1f9c035" url="https://x.com/fotbollskanal/status/2073740252053659986" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Follow every Allsvenskan match on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]