Hjörtur Hermannsson heads IFK Göteborg
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Hjörtur Hermannsson heads IFK Göteborg to derby win over Örgryte

In Sunday's second All-Swedish football derby, IFK Göteborg emerged as the winner after Hjörtur Hermannsson scored the only goal of the match against Örgryte.

"It's a wonderful feeling to win this fucking match, it means a lot of course," the match hero told TV4.

IFK Göteborg suffered an early injury blow when August Erlingmark was forced to leave, and Jonas Bager replaced him.

The home team was still able to take the lead a quarter of an hour into the second half, when Hjörtur Hermannsson was first to meet Tobias Heintz's corner and headed the ball in.

With around ten minutes left, Örgryte's Noah Christoffersson came running with the ball and tried to finish when the ball was stopped by a blue and white arm, but the penalty was not awarded.

Blåvitt held on, thanks in large part to goalkeeper Viktor Andersson, and won the derby 1–0.

IFK Göteborg is eleventh in the table. Örgryte is second, three points from the bottom.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers

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