Hammarby IF Women won a remarkable UEFA Women's Champions League qualifier, defeating Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Women 5-4 on August 28, 2025. The nine-goal thriller at Hammarby IP was a breathtaking display of attacking football, with the Swedish side just edging out their Ukrainian opponents. Hammarby raced into an early two-goal lead, but Metalist fought back brilliantly to level at 2-2 by halftime. The second half was end-to-end, with the lead changing hands multiple times. Hammarby thought they had sealed it at 4-3, but Metalist equalized again in the 88th minute. In a dramatic finale, Hammarby scored the winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to secure their passage to the next round. The match was a fantastic advertisement for the women's game, full of drama and quality finishing.