Fanny Petersson, a 16-year-old player, scored a dream goal in the Swedish Cup, with sources saying she used her wrong foot. Isak Pettersson made a match-deciding save that a teammate called the best they had ever seen.
Fanny Petersson made her first start for Hammarby's A-team at age 15. Benjamin Brantlind, a 17-year-old IFK Göteborg player, scored a hat-trick in Sweden's U18 national team's win against Slovenia, according to sources. Brantlind has made three substitute appearances in the Swedish Cup group stage for IFK Göteborg.
According to IFK Göteborg's sporting director Hannes Stiller, no new contract negotiations have been initiated with Benjamin Brantlind, whose contract expires at the end of December. The club is focusing on developing Brantlind and he will play if the coaches deem him ready.
Sweden's U18 national team began its European Championship qualification on Wednesday, with sources reporting a 5-1 victory over Slovenia. Other Swedish goals in that match were scored by Ahmed Saaed of Djurgården and Haydar Sultan of Häcken. The team will face Belgium on Saturday and Cyprus on Tuesday, according to sources.
Abdoulaye Doumbia joined Häcken in November last year from the Ivorian academy ASEC Mimosas. Doumbia signed a five-year contract with Häcken. Haydar Sultan moved from IFK Göteborg to Häcken last winter.
Heine Åsen Larsen, a 23-year-old player, has experienced a resurgence at TIL after joining from Egersund in summer 2024. Larsen only started two league matches under coach Jørgen Vik last season and was loaned to Bryne twice. He scored four league goals for Bryne last season, including two against Haugesund in the season finale. This season, TIL coach Jørgen Vik has started Heine Åsen Larsen in all three league matches. Larsen scored goals at home against FFK and RBK and provided a key assist in a 2-1 win against Brann in Bergen, earning man of the match honors against Rosenborg.
TIL will face Kristiansund next, aiming for a fourth consecutive win to start the elite series season, according to sources.
David Tomasek missed a penalty in the first quarterfinal against Rögle. He redeemed himself with a fine penalty in the second quarterfinal and scored three goals in total across the matches.
The ball just has to go in, that's all. And especially when it's from outside and a long-range shot. That's my thing a bit.
Sources report that a mystery 'super talent' has been scoring long-range shots in recent weeks, including in the first away semifinal against Sparta Prague. In the return match, the super talent scored again to make it 1-0 after a corner, according to sources.
Elohim Kaboré, a 19-year-old forward for Hammarby, scored a hat-trick in his debut match for Burkina Faso against Guinea-Bissau. Kaboré chose to play for Burkina Faso over Ivory Coast because his father is from Burkina Faso. This hat-trick was his first in his career.
Matilda Vinberg started for Sweden against Serbia and assisted Stina Blackstenius' goal in a 1-0 win. She plays for Tottenham and had not played any minutes in Tony Gustavsson's squad before this match.
Sweden is second in their World Cup qualifying group, one point behind Denmark.
Other notable Swedish football results and performances included Malmö FF defeating Djurgården after a practiced corner routine. Sunday's goal was Abdoulaye Doumbia's first in the yellow-black striped shirt for Häcken. Kees Sims, goalkeeper for Gais, made an error leading to a goal in a 3-1 loss to Malmö FF. Vivienne Lia scored a goal and made an assist in her debut for Hammarby in the Damallsvenskan. Noah Persson scored the opening goal for his team against Örgryte in the Allsvenskan and celebrated by forming the letter 'J' with his fingers for his girlfriend Jonna. Rosengård defeated Växjö 3-0 in a match, with Molly Johansson scoring two goals. Hammarby advanced to the semifinals by defeating Vittsjö, with other semifinal teams being Häcken, Djurgården, and KDFF. Paulos Abraham scored two goals for Hammarby IF in the first half against Mjällby AIF.
International football highlights saw Inter win 4-3 against Como in Serie A, coming back from a 2-0 deficit. Inter extended their lead in Serie A to nine and twelve points over the chasing teams. Timo Werner scored his first MLS goal for San Jose Earthquakes in a 4-1 win against LAFC.
Besfort Zeneli scored the winning goal for Union Saint Gilloise in a 2-1 victory over Club Brugge. Zeneli has three goals and four assists in ten matches for Union Saint Gilloise and was recently named player of the month in the Belgian league.
Floorball and hockey results in Sweden included Storvreta winning a dramatic floorball semifinal match 4-3 against Växjö in overtime, with Gabriel Kohonen scoring the decisive goal. Emma Engström scored a goal for IFK in a 1-1 draw against Malmö. In hockey, Strömsbro IF lost to Falu IF 1-2 on 2026-02-26 at Lugnets Ishall, with Falu IF promoted to the next round from Semifinal 1. Avesta BK defeated Skutskärs SK 2-1 on 2026-02-26 at Team Sportia Arena, with Avesta BK promoted to the next round from Semifinal 2. Falu IF later lost to Avesta BK 2-7 on 2026-03-07 at Avestahallen.
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