The result was shaped by a stark two-period split. Hammarby IF took the first period 1-0, leaving RSC Anderlecht to chase the game at the interval. The home side's reply was emphatic: a 3-0 second period erased the deficit and supplied the decisive score.
The score progression provides the clearest summary and the main highlights: 0-1 in the opening period, 3-0 in the second, and 3-1 on the final score. Those stats explain the turnaround. Hammarby's early advantage lasted only through the first phase, while Anderlecht's three-goal response went unanswered in the next. The result gave Anderlecht the UEFA Europa League win, with Hammarby finishing on the losing side.