19-year-old Youssef Orabi shone for Hammarby against Norby
Hammarby sealed their grip on the group victory in the Swedish Cup after 3-0 over Norby.
In the absence of superstar Naher Basara, his 19-year-old replacement took the lead with two headed goals.
– It’s great to score, says Youssef Orabi.
Naher Basara missed Saturday’s match away to Norby due to illness.
His replacement was Youssef Orabi, 19.
And it didn’t take long for the 19-year-old to introduce himself to the Borås crowd – when he scored the 1-0 goal for the visitors already in the sixth minute.
– It’s great to score a goal and take the lead in such a difficult away game. It was amazing, Youssef Orabi told C More about his goal.
In addition to Bisara, seven players were lost from Bagen, including new Norwegian acquisition August Mikkelsen.
But despite that, they had no problem expelling Norby.
– We get a fairly early goal, which means we don’t have to be nervous. Then we go up big in the second half and do really well, Hammarby’s Frederik Hamar tells C More.
Double goal from Youssef Orabi
In the 58th minute, the lead was extended to 2-0 after Abdelrahman Saidi took advantage of a strong challenge from the Norby defense and then served newcomer Viktor Djukanovic, who scored his first goal in a Hammarby shirt.
Ten minutes later, the ball struck again when Josef Orabi once again reached the top of the air and headed in beautifully 3-0 in favor of the Stockholm side.
C Most expert Marcelo Ferrandez liked what he saw from Orabi.
– He’s the kind of player who will give Hammarby a physical presence in the penalty area.
In the second group match, Brage defeated Sundsvall 2–0, meaning Hammarby lead the group with a maximum six points.