Hammarby win eight-goal thriller as GAIS avoid upset in Svenska Cupen

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a] had begun their Group 2 campaign with a 2-0 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brage/Ye5hqs2o/"]Brage[/a], and tonight's trip to another lower league side began in similar fashion when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kabore-moise/trO8zSvT/"]Kabore[/a] put them ahead, only for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orebro/xAfs9rq1/"]Orebro[/a] to respond through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/redenstrand-christopher/S0HlKwL0/"]Christopher Redenstrand[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/besara-nahir/v3OyKegM/"]Besara[/a] restored the advantage before the break, then he and Kabore looked to have put the Stockholm side out of sight by both completing their braces in the first 20 minutes of the first half.[/p][p]Yet from 4-1 down, the Superettan side almost pulled off a comeback, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yakoub-antonio/EDrKjAtP/"]Antonio Yakoub[/a] reduced the deficit almost immediately, then [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/soderstrom-hampus/tn0nK8Io/"]Hampus Soderstrom[/a] made it a one-goal game with seven minutes to play.[/p][p]However, [b]Hammarby finally secured the points five minutes from time as Besara completed both his hat-trick and the scoring in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hammarby-SQsg3nME/orebro-xAfs9rq1/?mid=lhTxGUY0"]5-3[/a] win[/b], taking Bajen to the top of the group, two points clear of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oster/KQEAENtF/"]Oster[/a], for whom [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olsson-filip/tCCoJ0lK/"]Filip Olsson[/a] also scored three in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brage-Ye5hqs2o/oster-KQEAENtF/?mid=M5RpE83D"]4-1[/a] victory over Brage.[/p][embed guid="8b8993b5-9b73-4dd5-be8a-dce318f4aa91" url="https://x.com/hammarbyfotboll/status/2028572517779018144" social-type="twitter" /][p]In Group 3, Sandsviken were on course to cause the upset of the round when they went 2-0 up against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gais/bJewAOTf/"]GAIS[/a], only for the Allsvenskan side to turn things around and run out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/gais-bJewAOTf/sandviken-hAcM0NH6/?mid=nBHUDa9U"]3-2[/a] winners away from home.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wagner-christian/0fD4TOAS/"]Christian Wagner[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carleton-alan/8jFjeQme/"]Alan Carleton[/a] had the Superettan side two goals ahead inside 15 minutes, but the match swung back in the Mackerels' favour two minutes into first-half added time, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beckman-filip/84nmhtpN/"]Filip Beckman[/a] reduced the deficit.[/p][p][b]That confidence boost before half-time proved vital for the visitors, who equalised through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/milovanovic-william/llrBEC4b/"]William Milovanovic[/a], before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sletsjoe-henry/va6Q9c4m/"]Henry Sletsjoe[/a] completed the job with 15 minutes to play.[/b][/p][p]GAIS are top of the group with four points, ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norrkoping/tpjDEBbi/"]Norrkoping[/a] on goal difference after they won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/landskrona-YPU3LPlp/norrkoping-tpjDEBbi/?mid=2NivY2fn"]2-0[/a] at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/landskrona/YPU3LPlp/"]Landskrona[/a]. The top two will battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals at the weekend.[/p][embed guid="68d95874-ca09-4c36-9c62-29365da778b9" url="https://x.com/DIF_Fotboll/status/2028170348252778618" social-type="twitter" /][p]Group 5 witnessed the gulf in class between the Allsvenskan and the fourth tier Division 2 - Norra Gotaland, [b]as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/djurgarden/4Kh5hPE1/"]Djurgarden[/a] hammered [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-skovde/YVVtsnli/"]IFK Skovde[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/djurgarden-4Kh5hPE1/ifk-skovde-YVVtsnli/?mid=xz3CgyNM"]8-0[/a]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zugelj-nino/0tDwZgsU/"]Nino Zugelj[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fallenius-oskar/UDt1YSjl/"]Oskar Fallenius[/a] scored twice each as the Iron Stoves scored four in each half for their first win in the group.[/b][/p][p]Djurgarden will need to beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brommapojkarna/ELVAW0WQ/"]Brommapojkarna[/a] to progress, as BP won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brommapojkarna-ELVAW0WQ/falkenberg-UqSsAaf1/?mid=4M44echA"]4-1[/a] at home to Falkeburg to stay three points clear, albeit with the same goal difference as the Stockholm side.[/p][p]In Group 8, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elfsborg/rBi9iqU7/"]Elfsborg[/a] will face off next time out for a quarter-final place as they followed up big wins in the opening round with Sirius beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/helsingborg/zio11QjR/"]Helsingborg[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/helsingborg-zio11QjR/sirius-vXr8fotG/?mid=MsBGBUa5"]4-1[/a] and Elfsborg winning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/elfsborg-rBi9iqU7/sundsvall-fmfHDVDc/?mid=EH78DjVh"]1-0[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sundsvall/fmfHDVDc/"]Sundsvall[/a]. Better goal difference means the Uppsala side only need a draw to progress.[/p][embed guid="aaea0847-f298-4acb-a49e-25e9c5381cec" url="https://x.com/siriusfotboll/status/2028175650452824352" social-type="twitter" /][p]There will also be a winner-takes-all clash in Group 6, [b]where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo-ff/tYNTdpar/"]Malmo[/a] sit top, ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/halmstad/Mmsc26yL/"]Halmstad[/a] on goal difference as both maintained perfect records so far[/b]. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/botheim-erik/vLP0leRk/"]Erik Botheim[/a] scored twice in MFF's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/karlstad-dO3kSEWm/malmo-ff-tYNTdpar/?mid=0vRPXEH0"]4-0[/a] win at 10-man [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/karlstad/dO3kSEWm/"]Karlstad[/a], as Halmstad earned a second [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/halmstad-Mmsc26yL/varberg-IyeZrg23/?mid=SQSHZzml"]1-0[/a] win, this time against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/varberg/IyeZrg23/"]Varberg[/a].[/p][p]Group 4 is very close to call, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ifk-goteborg/UovQtopk/"]Goteborg[/a] won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/goteborg-UovQtopk/trelleborg-KYqn82b7/?mid=jJvVtbwH"]4-0[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/trelleborg/KYqn82b7/"]Trelleborg[/a] but they only lead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/degerfors/zNSwBuue/"]Degerfors[/a] on goal difference, after they were held to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/degerfors-zNSwBuue/ostersund-dvUkoqAQ/?mid=bqrwux8T"]1-1[/a] draw by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ostersund/dvUkoqAQ/"]Ostersund[/a], whose two points so far gives them a real chance of progressing.[/p][p]Allsvenskan champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] have all but reached the last eight after winning [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/orgryte-CGT7Kq4j/?mid=GOCW7naU"]3-0[/a] at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orgryte/CGT7Kq4j/"]Orgryte[/a] in Group 1, while cup holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] also have a three-point lead in Group 7 as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svanback-adrian/KMtp4Cyl/"]Adrian Svanback[/a] bagged a brace in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hacken-W6u0d7B3/vasteras-sk-l8oLwJhB/?mid=dKa7ph16"]4-1[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vasteras-sk/l8oLwJhB/"]Vasteras[/a], who were unable to earn a repeat of their defeat of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aik/lzqk4S68/"]AIK[/a] last week.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/svenska-cupen/"]Follow Flashscore all the latest results and fixtures in Svenska Cupen.[/a][/b][/p]