BK Hacken had already been knocked out of the UEFA Conference League (UECL) and their final match of the season ended in a 1-0 loss to SK Slovan Bratislava. The win came thanks to a brilliant solo goal from Cesar Blackman, securing Slovan their fifth victory in six home games.
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Neither team had any hopes of advancing to the knockout stages, so the game in Bratislava started off very closely contested.
Tigran Barseghyan had a close-range shot stopped by Andreas Linde in the first half.
Hacken kept pressing after a strong opening period, and Linde saved a long-range shot from Danylo Ignatenko.
Slovan tried to respond from the other side, but Adrian Svanback's effort went wide of the goal. Despite dominating the game, Slovan struggled to break through.
Nino Marcelli and Barseghyan both had dangerous chances, but Linde saved both. Hacken, who hadn't won any of their last eight competitive matches, started the second half with energy. Svanback had a chance from close range but missed.
That near miss gave Slovan more confidence, and they should have taken the lead just before the hour mark.
Guram Kashia and Marko Tolic both had great chances but failed to score. Both teams kept trying to find a goal in the closing stages of the game.
Mikkel Rygaard's shot looked like it would go into the top corner, but Martin Trnovsky made a stunning one-handed save to keep the scoreline the same.
The save proved vital, as Slovan eventually broke the deadlock in the 84th minute. Blackman made a run down the wing, cut inside, and finished calmly past Linde.
Slovan pressed for an equalizer in the final minutes but couldn't find the breakthrough.
They ended their UECL campaign with a win, leaving the game on a positive note.