Hammarby impressed greatly in the Allsvenskan opener last weekend, when reigning champions Mjällby were defeated 3–0.
That only makes Sirius' performance on Monday more impressive.
Isak Bjerkebo put the home team 1-0 up in the ninth minute. It held until half-time, despite Hammarby having much of the possession.
Warned about counterattacks
The visitors' coach Kalle Karlsson was pleased with the match, but also issued a warning ahead of the final 45 minutes:
"It's a very strong counter-attacking team, we have to watch out for them all the time when they come out. But Victor Eriksson has been fantastic," Karlsson told TV4 Play.
He was both right and wrong.
Because when Sirius goalkeeper David Celic turned the game around with a lightning-fast, sweeping kick-out, it was the otherwise flawless Eriksson who ended up at fault. The center-back tried to stop the counterattack, but the interception left Sirius striker Robbie Ure unmarked.
One-on-one with the goalkeeper, the Scot made no mistake, rolling in 2–0 in the 70th minute.
"A really tough match, sometimes we were sweating but we defended incredibly well. And then we took advantage of the counterattacks to make it 2-0, and after that we felt we were going to win the match," Robbie Ure told TV4 Play.
A crazy loss of points for AIK
The result meant Sirius' second straight victory in the opening round of the Allsvenskan. With full points and a 5–0 goal difference, they now top the table.
We still have to take it one game at a time. We have started well and did well in the Swedish Cup (reaching the semi-finals), but we have a fairly young squad. I can't say exactly what we can achieve this year. But one thing is for sure, if we continue to play like this, we will end up high in the table, Ure said.
There also seems to be a general football fever in Uppsala at the moment. 10,306 spectators watched Monday's match at Studenternas - a new attendance record.
AIK also looked to be heading for their second straight win, away to Brommapojkarna. The Solna team led twice, but well into extra time, BP's Alex Timossi Andersson had the final say when he scored to tie the game 2–2 for a shared point.
