Malmö have gone from strength to strength in the Allsvenskan and came to Borås Arena with six straight victories behind them for a repeat of last year’s golden match against Elfsborg.
Then the home team took the lead. Returner Arber Zeneli scored 1-0 for Elfsborg.
– I thought that I usually shoot from the far side, but now I took first and it worked, says Zeneli, who was pulled with a groin problem and was forced to be substituted at halftime.
Own goal from Olsson
And it didn’t get any better for the next scorer. Simon Hedlund extended the lead to 2-0 – and was forced to retire soon after.
The match was closed when Martin Olsson pushed a ball into his own box to make it 3-0. A reduction came from Sebastian Jörgensen, which made the final score 3-1.
– It was a bit nerve wracking but we got the job done today and it’s incredibly nice with three points, says captain Johan Larsson.
Malmö’s first loss of the year is thus a fact.
– We don’t level up either forwards or backwards, and we don’t get up in energy. Sometimes football is like that, we don’t get it right either individually or collectively, says Pontus Jansson.
However, they retain the league lead despite the points drop, while Elfsborg climbs to seventh place in the series.
The Allsvenskan round is summed up in The football studio on Monday starting 22.10.