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Hammarby's Tesfaldet Tekie injured, out of Swedish Cup

Key Points
  • Tesfaldet Tekie is injured and will miss the rest of Hammarby's Swedish Cup group stage.
  • The injury occurred during Hammarby's win over IK Brage in a collision with Alex Mortensen.
  • An MRI confirmed the injury, with Tekie reportedly saying it could have ended badly.

Hammarby won its cup opener on Friday. Midfielder Tesfaldet Tekie was forced to leave the match against IK Brage due to injury. According to reports, he was injured in a collision with Brage's Alex Mortensen, where the opponent came in late, and Tekie appeared to get stuck in the artificial turf, holding his knee.

After further examination with an MRI, it has been confirmed that the injury means he will miss the rest of Hammarby's group stage matches in the Swedish Cup. ' He played 27 matches and scored one goal in last year's Allsvenskan season for Hammarby.

God watched over me, it could have ended badly.

Tesfaldet Tekie

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