AIK and Hacken continue strong Allsvenskan starts with narrow home wins

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gais-bJewAOTf/hacken-W6u0d7B3/?mid=xCxqWgO7"]Hacken 2-1 GAIS[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] have gone second in the standings with a second Gothenburg derby victory in as many matchdays, inflicting a third straight defeat on bottom-of-the-table GAIS, who had the best chance of the opening half, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thorkelsson-robert-frosti/Mk7E8D41/"]Robert Thorkelsson[/a] struck the post with a header.[/p][p]But it was the home side who took the lead when a 51st-minute corner was punched clear to the edge of the area, [b]where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doumbia-abdoulaye/8xhxpbDU/"]Abdoulaye Doumbia[/a] was waiting to sent the ball back over the goalkeeper's head[/b] with an expert cushioned volley.[/p][p]The lead lasted all of six minutes - [b]Thorkelsson[/b] was determined not to waste another chance when he collected [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salter-samue/tlD1Pdte/"]Samuel Salter[/a]'s through pass, [b]before shrugging off challenges and finishing well.[/b][/p][p]However, the Mackerels were denied a first point of the campaign when Hacken struck again 10 minutes from time, when [b]an inswinging [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rygaard-jensen-mikkel/QwwKH5c0/"]Mikkel Rygaard[/a] cross from the right was diverted home by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindgren-gustav/tW9Enmxp/"]Gustav Lindgren[/a] on the volley[/b] from close range.[/p][p]Only [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a] on nine points sit above Hacken in the table, while GAIS are one of only two sides yet to pick up a point.[/p][embed guid="cd78125f-a939-4dee-8ec0-85211b338325" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bycY2ufvEd4" social-type="youtube" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aik-lzqk4S68/kalmar-rkrUu5ae/?mid=vHfdub1L"]AIK 1-0 Kalmar[/a][/b][/p][p]The only other side yet to get off the mark are newly-promoted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kalmar/rkrUu5ae/"]Kalmar[/a], who left Strawberry Arena empty-handed after a narrow defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aik/lzqk4S68/"]AIK[/a].[/p][p]The home side needed a big save early on from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nordfeldt-kristoffer/zidYDVKR/"]Christoffer Nordfeldt[/a] to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soderback-marius/td1xUNts/"]Marius Soderback[/a] and ensure they didn't fall behind, and that proved vital midway through the half when his opposite number, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kindberg-jakob/hGo38hYp/"]Jakob Kindberg[/a], presented AIK with the perfect chance to score.[/p][p]The Kalmar goalkeeper spilled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yohanna-zadok/fRaHGqXN/"]Zadok Yohanna[/a]'s cross and, in his attempts to gather the ball, brought down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/celina-bersant/0lXEcRAp/"]Bersant Celina[/a] and conceded a penalty. [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hove-johan/OfIWvZOb/"]Johan Hove[/a] dispatched the spot-kick to score his first of the season. [/b][/p][p]In a game of few chances, one goal was enough for Gnaget to stay level with Hacken on seven points.[/p][embed guid="f08ebd0f-8f6c-4a63-b41a-eccbd9aa0a42" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2045842466960465983" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo-ff/tYNTdpar/"]Malmo[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansson-pontus/4toh0E9q/"]Jansson[/a] out for the season[/b][/p][p]There was disappointing news for Malmo fans today as it was confirmed their captain [b]Pontus Jansson will miss the remainder of the season[/b] following an ACL injury.[/p][p]The former Sweden centre-back went off late in MFF's victory at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/4Kh5hPE1/"]Djurgarden[/a] following an awkward clash with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hien-leon/OGnzcgVI/"]Leon Hien[/a], and is sure to be a big miss in his side's attempts to regain the Allsvenskan title.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Follow the 2026 Allsvenskan season on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]