Ghana youth defender Nathaniel Adjei scored his maiden goal in the Swedish Allsvenskan as Hammarby IF defeat Djurgarden 4-3 in a frenetic ‘Twin Derby’ on Sunday.
Following an erratic start to the season, Hammarby IF have experienced an improvement in form in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
The Bajens overcame their last week's depressing tie with Mjallby to defeat sworn rivals Djurgarden in a seven-goal thriller in front of 26,442 spectators at the Tele2 Arena and secure the bragging rights.
Martà Cifuentes’ men started the match on the front foot, breaking the deadlock through Nahir Besara’s 34th minute spot kick.
Besara turned provider as he found Nathaniel Adjei with a superb ball in the penalty area.
The fast-rising Ghanaian guardsman made no mistake as he volleyed the ball to the far left corner of the goal to restore Hammarby’s two-goal lead before recess.
Hammarby’s lead was however halved just four minutes into the second half after defender Edvin Kurtulus scored an own goal.
But Besara worked his magic again as he found August Mikkelsen on the edge of the box to give the hosts a 3-1 advantage.
Haris Radetinac pulled a goal back for Djurgarden in the 64th minute before Besara grabbed his brace from another penalty twenty-one minutes later.
Djurgarden sent the home fans into a pensive mood after Marcus Danielson cut down the score line to 4-3 in the 88th minute.
Hammarby managed to overcome the incessant pressure from the visitors to record their third victory of the season.
Adjei, who continued his makeshift right-back duties, finished the encounter with a rating card of 87 — second behind two-goal hero Besara.
The Teshie native is progressively claiming the post as his own in the absence of the suspended Simon Strand.
He is expected to keep his place in the team when the Green and White lads travel to the Gamla Ullevi Stadium to face Goteborg next Sunday.