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Super Sirius six clear after comeback denies Kalmar as Degerfors hold Hacken

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Anthony Tomas

Published 1 month ago

Sirius' superb start to the 2026 Allsvenskan season has continued after coming from 2-0 down at half-time to win 3-2 at home to Kalmar, while Degerfors shared the spoils at home to Hacken.

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kalmar-rkrUu5ae/sirius-vXr8fotG/?mid=UahJ9LTQ"]Sirius 3-2 Kalmar[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a] are six points clear for the time being after a dramatic victory at home, bouncing back from Monday's draw with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a], the only time they have dropped points so far in 2026.[/p][p]Three points looked to be evading them for a long time this afternoon, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kalmar/rkrUu5ae/"]Kalmar[/a] - on a high from their first win of the campaign - went ahead in the 38th minute when [b]a teasing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sagoe-junior-charles/batnmSOA/"]Charles Sagoe[/a] Jr cross was nodded home by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rosenqvist-charlie/nyDc3SI6/"]Charlie Rosenqvist[/a][/b]. Then, on the stroke of half-time, [b]Sagoe Jr was working his magic again, squaring the ball for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jansson-rony/tGVb8cJj/"]Rony Jansson[/a] to drill into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]But the newly-promoted side were unable to hold on - Sirius were back in it in the 64th minute, when [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svensson-victor/CrQprN8h/"]Victor Svensson[/a] took down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lindberg-marcus/bBTT5rym/"]Marcus Lindberg[/a]'s cross and finished well[/b] from a tight angle, and the game was level again 10 minutes later, after [b]Rosenqvist brought [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekstrom-victor/Aiy8CdTp/"]Victor Ekstrom[/a] down inside the box, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bjerkebo-isak/K2bsu3sF/"]Isak Bjerkebo[/a] slotted the penalty home.[/b][/p][p]The Uppsala side then broke Kalmar hearts in the 91st minute, when a long ball forward was nodded on by [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/persson-joakim/W8LUHRIn/"]Joakim Persson[/a] into the path of Odera [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adindu-odera-samuel/KpZbcnIj/"]Samuel Adindu[/a], who scored his first of the season within moments of coming on.[/b][/p][embed guid="8c30cbde-a3b9-45f6-b99d-b689e8c17c12" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqxTYOWGaW4" social-type="youtube" /][p]Sirius will be at least three points clear come the end of the round, while Kalmar remain on four points, one place above the bottom three.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/degerfors-zNSwBuue/hacken-W6u0d7B3/?mid=z1aABsaE"]Degerfors 1-1 Hacken[/a][/b][/p][p]Second-placed Hacken are still unbeaten after six matches, but are already gaining a reputation for being draw specialists after being held by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/degerfors/zNSwBuue/"]Degerfors[/a] for their fourth stalemate of the season and third in a row.[/p][p]A poor challenge by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moro-nasiru/jy19z9vi/"]Nasiru Moro[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svanback-adrian/KMtp4Cyl/"]Adrian Svanback[/a] saw the visitors awarded a penalty, which [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andersen-silas/ptxdE2jb/"]Silas Andersen[/a] converted[/b] to give Getingarna a 19th-minute lead. [/p][p]It was a lead they held the final 20 minutes, when a deep [b]Degerfors corner was set back by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sundgren-daniel/b3TZyOF0/"]Daniel Sundgren[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/taranis-arman/EwK8L8qO/"]Arman Taranis[/a], who showed great composure to curl the ball into the top corner.[/b] That sends Degerfors up to sixth for the time being, unbeaten in three matches.[/p][embed guid="44ffac04-b7c5-44f3-8f0e-ad6204e64c83" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2050589745973964898" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Follow the 2026 Allsvenskan on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]

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