Hammarby defeated the reigning champion team Mjällby 3-0 in the Allsvenskan season opener in Stockholm. According to reports, Paulos Abraham scored two goals in two minutes in the first half and added a third goal early in the second half. The result reportedly ended Mjällby's streak of scoring in 35 consecutive Allsvenskan matches.
The match was part of the return of Allsvenskan after the winter break, with other fixtures including Degerfors vs Sirius, Kalmar vs Västerås, Elfsborg vs Göteborg, Häcken vs Brommapojkarna, and Gais vs Djurgården.