Allsvenskan 2014
Djurgården - Malmö FF (2 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-08-31 at 17:30
Venue: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 24,529
Djurgården achieved a surprising victory against league leaders Malmö FF on Sunday evening at Tele2 Arena in front of a large crowd of 24,529 spectators. The match started with high intensity, and it was Djurgården who took the lead after nine minutes through Haris Radetinac, with an assist from Emil Bergström. Malmö FF tried to equalize, but Djurgården's defense held strong, and they managed to maintain their lead until halftime.
In the 36th minute, Djurgården extended their lead to 2-0 with a beautiful goal from Sebastian Andersson, assisted by Stefan Karlsson. Malmö FF attempted to get back into the match, but their efforts did not yield any results.
In the second half, Malmö FF made two substitutions, but it was Djurgården who created the most dangerous chances. In the 83rd minute, Djurgården made their first substitution by replacing goalscorer Haris Radetinac with Andreas Johansson. In the 90th minute, they made their second substitution by replacing Sebastian Andersson with Philip Hellqvist.
The match ended 2-0 in favor of Djurgården, who secured their fifth victory in Allsvenskan and are now in seventh place in the table. Malmö FF remains the league leader but lost their first match in five games and now has a six-point lead over their nearest challenger. Referee Jonas Eriksson had a good match, and his assistant referees Daniel Wärnmark and Mathias Klasenius did a commendable job in supporting him.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)