2009 Allsvenskan Top Scorers

The top scorers in April have played brilliently and is it any wonder that Tobias Hycén is top scorer?. His club IFK Göteborg are top of the table going into May and they have scored 12 goals in which Hycén has scored 5 of those. 

Another player who has had a good month is Iván Obolo who has 3 goals so far. AIK may have had a hot and cold month but Obolo is doing his bit so far. 

1. Tobias Hycén (IFK Göteborg) 5 goals
2. Rasmus Jönsson (Helsingborgs) 4 goals
3. Wanderson (GAIS) 4 goals
4. Iván Obolo (AIK) 3 goals
5. Joakim Runnemo (IF Brommapojkarna) 3 goals

AIK 0-3 Helsingborgs 29th April 2009

AIK suffered a big defeat at home to Helsingborgs who were coming into this game on the back of a Cup win and ok form in the league. Rasmus Jönsson opened the scoring on 15 minutes before he got his 2nd goal of the night on 53 minutes. AIK were playing poorly and were punished when Rasmus Jönsson finished off his hat-trick on 78 minutes and condemn AIK to a big defeat here. 

AIK: Daniel Örlund (g.k): Markus Jonsson, Walid Atta, Jos Hooiveld, Nils-Eric Johansson (C), Kenny Pavey, Jorge Ortiz, Pierre Bengtsson, Yussuf Saleh, Martin Kayongo-Mutumba, Iván Obolo subs: Milos Petkovic (g.k), Patrik Bojent, Saihou Jagne, Mikael Thorstensson, Viktor Lundberg

Helsingborgs: Pär Hansson (g.k): Markus Holgersson, Marcus Nilsson, Joel Ekstrand, Christoffer Andersson, Andreas Landgren, Isaac Chansa, Marcus Lantz, René Makondele, Rasmus Jönsson, Henrik Larsson (C) subs: Daniel Andersson (g.k), Hannu Patronen, Tobias Holmqvist, Erik Sundin, Yakubu Alfa

Venue: Råsunda

Time: 20:00 CET

Halmstads 3-0 Djurgården 29th April 2009

Djurgården? Their last result on Friday was poor but this is looking serious. Their poor form continued at the Örjans Vall tonight as Halmstads helped themselves to three goals. Andreas Johansson tucked home the 1st on 23 minutes but Djurgården kept them out until the final 10 minutes. With 8 minutes left Emir Kujovic made it 2-0 and with just 2 minutes remaining Kujovic got his 2nd and send Djurgården crashing to another defeat. 

Halmstads:Magnus Bahne (g.k): Emil Salomonsson, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Tommy Jönsson (C), Christian Järdler, Tim Sparv, Andreas Johansson, Michael Görlitz, Anselmo Nascimento, Anel Raskaj, Joe Sise subs: Karl-Johan Johnsson (g.k), Mikael Rosén, Emir Kujovic, Marcus Olsson, Sebastian Johansson

Djurgården:Oskar Wahlström (g.k): Kebba Ceesay, Markus Johannesson (C), Toni Kuivasto, Petter Gustafsson, Martin Andersson, Daniel Sjölund, Mikael Dahlberg, Boyd Mwila, Johan Oremo, Sebastian Rajalakso subs: Tommi Vaiho (g.k), Philip Hellquist, Patrik Haginge, Christer Youssef, Hrvoje Milic

Venue: Örjans Vall

Time: 19:00 CET

Malmö 0-0 Gefle 29th April 2009

Malmö dropped 2 points here tonight at home to Gefle. Malmö were looking good going into this game with Gefle struggling and Malmö enjoying something of a high in recent weeks. But neither team took any chances and a 0-0 draw is how it finished. 

Malmö:Jonas Sandqvist (g.k): David Durmaz, Jasmin Sudic, Gabriel De Paulo Limeira, Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, Guillermo Molins, Daniel Andersson (C), Robert Åhman Persson, Daniel Larsson, Labinot Harbuzi, Wilton Figueiredo subs: Dusan Melichárek (g.k), Markus Halsti, Edward Ofere, Jimmy Durmaz, Agon Mehmeti

Gefle:Mattias Hugosson (g.k): Daniel Bernhardsson (C), Daniel Theorin, Omar Jawo, Andreas Dahlén, Yannick Bapupa, Yussif Chibsah, Johannes Ericsson, Jonatan Berg, Amadou Jawo, Hans Berggren subs: Emil Hedvall (g.k), Jonathan Hellström, Alexander Gerndt, Jonas Lantto, Marcus Hansson

Venue: Swedbank Stadion

Time: 19:00 CET

GAIS 2-2 Hammarby 29th April 2009

Hammarby were held to a 2-2 draw by GAIS at the Gamla Ullevi tonight. South African Nathan Paulse gave the Stockholm visitors the lead on 23 minutes before Pär Ericsson levelled the scores on 43 minutes. GAIS were spurred on by that goal and took the lead on 61 minutes when Wanderson finished off. Hammarby, needing a win to move clear of the drop zone levelled the scores with 8 minutes left. Sebastien Castro-Tello scoring the goal that forced a 2-2 draw but 2 points dropped. 

GAIS:Dime Jankulovski (g.k): Jonas Lundén, Richard Ekunde, Fredrik Lundgren (C), Mikael Dahlgren, Richard Spong, Johan Mårtensson, Mattias Lindström, Wanderson do Carmo, Tommy Lycén, Pär Ericsson subs: Magnus Jonsson (g.k), Gudjón Baldvinsson, Daniel Nicklasson, Eyjólfur Hédinsson, Johan Rundqvist

Hammarby:Kristoffer Björklund (g.k): David Johansson, José Monteiro, Igor Armas, Emil Johansson, Sebastian Castro-Tello, Louay Chanko, Mikkel Jensen (C), Fredrik Söderström, Charlie Davies, Nathan Paulse subs:  Rami Shaaban (g.k), Carlos Gaete, Freddy Söderberg, Haris Laitinen, Marcus Törnstrand

Venue: Gamla Ullevi

Time: 19:00 CET

IFK Göteborg 1-0 Örebro 28th April 2009

IFK Göteborg secured a narrow 1-0 win to go top of the Allsvenskan until at least Wednesday night. Stefan Selakovic scored the only goal on 35 minutes to keep up his good scoring record this season. Örebro had Bosnian star Nordin Gerzic sent off on 53 minutes but Örebro couldn't find an equiliser. 

IFK Göteborg:Kim Christensen (g.k): Adam Johansson (C), Mattias Bjärsmyr, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Hjalmar Jonsson, Gustav Svensson, Jakob Johansson, Sebastian Eriksson, Stefan Selakovic, Robin Söder, Tobias Hysén subs: Markus Sandberg (g.k), Nicklas Carlsson, Thomas Olsson, Niklas Bärkroth, Tobias Sana

Örebro: John Alvbåge (g.k): Patrik Anttonen, Michael Almebäck, Magnus Wikström, Samuel Wowoah, Fredrik Nordback (C), Magnus Kihlberg, Nordin Gerzic, Tommy Wirtanen, Kim Olsen, Roni Porokara subs:  Peter Westman (g.k), Bertin Samuel Ze Ndille, Per Johansson, Alejandro Bedoya, Emra Tahirovic

Round 6 Preview

Round 6 is a midweek programme with all 16 teams in action between Tuesday and Friday. 

Tuesday: 

1. IFK Göteborg v Örebro

Wednesday: 

1. GAIS v Hammarby
2. Malmö v Gefle
3. Halmstads v Djurgården
4. AIK v Helsingborgs

Friday 

1. Kalmar v BK Häcken
2. Trelleborgs v Örgryte
3. IF Brommapojkarna v Elfsborg

Svenska Cupen Round 4 Draw

The 4th round draw for the Svenska Cupen has been made with the following ties thrown up. 

Sirius v AIK  
Gefle  v Djurgården  
Mjällby AIF v Hammarby  
Syrianska v Elfsborg  
Örebro v Halmstads  
Gunnilse IS v Helsingborgs  
GIF Sundsvall v BK Häcken  
 Landskrona BoIS v IFK Göteborg

Those ties will take place on the13th/14th of May. 

Svenska Cupen Round 3

The remaining ties of the 3rd Round of The Svenska Cupen took place on Sunday. 

 15:00 Qviding  1-3 Gefle  
 16:00 Assyriska FF 2-4 BK Häcken  
 16:00 Sirius 2-0 IF Brommapojkarna  
 17:00 Skövde AIK 0-2 Halmstads  
 17:00 GIF Sundsvall 1-0 Kalmar  
 17:00 Väsby United 0-2 Helsingborgs  
 17:00 Mjällby AIF 1-0 Malmö
 17:00 IFK Hässleholm 0-2 Djurgården
 17:00 Gunnilse IS 2-0 Örgryte
 17:00 Landskrona BoIS 4-2 GAIS  
 18:00 IFK Norrköping FK 1-2 AIK 

Qviding  1-3 Gefle: The Allsvenskan side didn't have all their own way but still managed to put out a brave Qviding side. 

Sirius 2-0 IF Brommapojkarna: A Shock result considering what Brommapojkarna have done in the Allsvenskan. This was a Suprettan fixture last year but goals from Viktor Olausson on 93 minutes and Shpetim Hasani sent Sirius through. 

Assyriska FF 2-4 BK Häcken: Assyriska proved a hard act for BK Häcken to crack. It was the Suprettan side that took the lead thanks to Marcos Ferreira on 16 minutes. A minute later it was 2-0 with Eddie Moussa getting the goal. Vinicius pulled one back before Tom Söderberg levelled on 54 minutes. Further goals from Peter Nilsson and Josef Karlsson sent BK through. 

Gunnilse IS 2-0 Örgryte: Gunnilse put more misery on Örgryte with a shock win. Haris Dedic gave Gunnilse the lead on 66 minutes before Hampus Nestenborg finished the game with a 2nd to send Gunnilse into the next round. 

IFK Hässleholm 0-2 Djurgården: Djurgården managed to put their league situation to one side as they played their way to a 2-0 win over IFK Hässleholm. Goals from Philip Hellqvist (54) and Hrvoje Milic (88) securing the win. 

Landskrona BoIS 4-2 GAIS: Landskrona BoIS knocked out another Allsvenskan side as the Suprettan looks strong in the cup this year. Alagi Sosseh gave BoIS the lead on 5 minutes before GAIS levelled 4 minutes later through Daniel Morais. Pär Cederquist gave BoIS the lead again on 21 minutes before the same player struck again on 70 minutes. Pär Eriksson gave GAIS some hope on 87 minutes but Charles Anderson struck just a minute later to send Landskrona BoIS through. 

Mjällby AIF 1-0 Malmö: One of the biggest shocks of the round was this game in which Malmö were dumped out of the cup. Erton Fejzullahu with the crucial goal for Mjällby AIF. 

GIF Sundsvall 1-0 Kalmar: Even Allsvenskan Champions Kalmar are out after they suffered defeat in Sundsvall. Robert Mambo Mumba with the winner two minutes from time. 

Skövde AIK 0-2 Halmstads: Halmstads will be one of the strongest teams left after securing their place in the next round thanks to this win over Skövde AIK. Both Kujovic's were on target with Emir scoring the 1st goal on 25 minutes before Ajsel added a 2nd on 33 minutes. 

Väsby United 0-2 Helsingborgs: Helsingborgs are also through with a 2-0 win over Suprettan side Väsby United. Rasmus Jönsson scored a brace on 75 and 90 minutes. 

IFK Norrköping 1-2 AIK: AIK advanced after a tight game against IFK Norrköping. Bojan Djordjic gave the visitors the lead on 44 minutes before Riki Cakic levelled the scores on 50 minutes. AIK got the winner however on 75 minutes with no other than Argentine Iván Obolo the scorer. 

So a couple of shocks there. Kalmar are out after a shock 1-0 defeat to Sundsvall while Malmö are also out after losing 2-0 to Mjällby AIF as are GAIS. 

Svenska Cupen Round 3

Some of the Svenska Cupen Round 3 fixtures took place today. In Total 5 games were played today with IFK Göteborg and Elfsborg in action. 

Ljungskile 1-2 Elfsborg: Elfsborg are through after coming from behind to force extra-time to see off Ljungskile. Mathias Carlsson had given the Suprettan side the lead but James Keene levelled and Emir Bajrami struck the winner. 

Ersboda 1-8 IFK Göteborg: IFK Göteborg advanced with no difficulty with an 8-1 rout of Ersboda. Jakob Johansson opened the scoring before Daniel Alexandersson and Niklas Carlsson made it 3-0. IFK added further goals from Mathias Etéus, Thomas Olsson and Daniel Alexanderson got his 2nd to make it 6-0 before Mostafa Kamal and Niklas Carlsson got his 2nd for 8-0. Marcus Vahlström pulled a goal back for the part-timers. 

Syrianska 5-1 Trelleborgs: The shock of the round so far was this astonishing 5-1 win for Suprettan outfit Syrianska. Joakim Hagernäs opened the scoring for Syrianka before Paulinho levelled for Trelleborg. But Joakim Hagernäs added two more goals for his hat-trick in extra-time with Ronny Sentongo and Suleyman Sleyman both scoring to finish off a 5-1 rout. 

Kristianstads 1-4 Örebro: Emra Tahirovic and Kristoffer Näfver were both on form as they both got two goals each to put Örebro through to the next round. Niclas Fischer pulled a goal back for Kristianstads. 

Åtvidabergs 2-3 Hammarby: Hammarby had to work to get through Åtvidabergs with Charlie Davies helping himself to two goals. Nathan Paulse had given Hammarby the lead before Jesper Arvidsson levelled to force extra-time. Robert Walker gave Åtvidabergs the lead before Davies' double helped Hammarby get through. 

IF Brommapojkarna club in form

 IF Brommapojkarna are taking the Allsvenskan by storm this season. After 5 games the newly promoted side are 3rd with 10 points and are 2 points off AIK at the top. But how could this have been possible for a side that play in the smallest stadium in the league and just squeezed into the play-off place last November. 

Star Players: IF Brommapojkarna have a good unit of players who were there when they went down in 2007. Pär Asp was with the club when they were relegated from the Allsvenskan in 2007 and while the club just about did enough to get a play-off place they have kept hold of their players. Joakim Runnemo is another player who was with the club in their last Allsvenskan season in 2007 he is currently their top scorer with 4 so far. And then their is Olof Guterstam. Played for Hammarby last year but wasn't used enough returned over the pre-season and is now leading the attack. 

Squad: The squad is good but lack strength in dept. But how long can they stay up in the top half of the table? 

Djurgården crisis?

Djurgården are they in crisis? Judging by the recent form they are. Resultswise they have reason to worry. A big club that Djurgården are they should be further up the table but have 4 points from a possible 15. They currently sit 3rd bottom in the relegation play-off place. 

Stockholm Derbies: Djurgården have faced 2 Stockholm derbies in the past week and both have ended in defeat. A 1-3 reverse against Hammarby was bad but a 2-0 home defeat to newly promoted IF Brommapojkarna was poor. 

Coaches: Zoran Lukić has his work cut out to get Djurgården back to winning ways and up the table. Siggi Jónsson failed to do that last year as Djurgården flirted with relegation before eventually pulling themselves away. Co-Coaches Andrée Jeglertz and Zoran Lukić have experience of Djurgården fighting for titles but not relegation battles. 

Djurgården 0-2 IF Brommapojkarna 24th April 2009

Djurgården suffered a stockholm derby defeat last time out and they have done the same this week. IF Brommapojkarna continue their fantastic start with another win here. Joakim Runnemo scored in the very 1st minute and it was the same man who set-up Philip Haglund for the 2nd goal on 70 minutes. Djurgården are dropping like a fly in the table and are now in the relegation play-off place. 

Djurgården: Pa Dembo Touray (g.k), Patrik Haginge, Markus Johannesson (C), Kebba Ceesay, Petter Gustafsson, Martin Andersson, Daniel Sjölund, Mikael Dahlberg, Christer Youssef, Johan Oremo, Hrvoje Milic subs: Oskar Wahlström (g.k), Toni Kuivasto, Andrej Komac, Sebastian Rajalakso, Trimi Makolli

IF Brommapojkarna:Kristoffer Nordfeldt (g.k): Pär Asp, Richard Henriksson, Markus Karlsson (C), Miiko Albornoz, Gabriel Petrovic, Imad Chhadeh, Dalil Benyahia, Philip Haglund, Joakim Runnemo, Olof Guterstam subs: Benny Lekström (g.k), Jon Persson, Mauricio Albornoz, Sinan Ayranci, David Carlsson

Hammarby 0-1 IFK Göteborg 23rd April 2009

Hammarby beaten by a goal from IFK starlet Robin Söder on 55 minutes. Robin Söder is making a name for himself and could be in line for a place in the u21 championships in June? Hammarby will be disappointed by this result.

Hammarby: Kristoffer Björklund (g.k): Monday James, José Monteiro, Igor Armas, Emil Johansson, Sebastian Castro-Tello, Louay Chanko, Mikkel Jensen (C), Fredrik Söderström, Nathan Paulse, Charlie Davies subs: Johannes Hopf (g.k), David Johansson, Freddy Söderberg, Maic Sema, Simon Helg

IFK Göteborg: Kim Christensen (g.k): Adam Johansson (C), Mattias Bjärsmyr, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Hjalmar Jonsson, Gustav Svensson, Pontus Wernbloom, Sebastian Eriksson, Stefan Selakovic, Robin Söder, Tobias Hysén subs: Markus Sandberg (g.k), Nicklas Carlsson, Thomas Olsson, Jakob Johansson, Tobias Sana

Venue: Söderstadion

Time: 20:00 CET

 

Örgryte 0-1 AIK 23rd April 2009

Örgryte played better than what they have done for most of the season and will be confident about next week's game. Iván Obolo scored the only goal on 30 minutes after a defensive mistake as AIK go top of the Allsvenskan while Örgryte remain bottom without a point from 5 games. 

Örgryte: Nathan Coe (g.k): Christofer Bengtsson, David Leinar, Dennis Jonsson, Robin Jonsson, Markus Gustafsson, Pavel Zavadil, Magnus Källander, Alexander Mellqvist (C), Alessandro Silva Perreira, Markus Anderberg subs: David Stenman (g.k), Martin Dohlsten, Patrik Elmander, Christian Lindström, Adam Eriksson

AIK: Daniel Örlund (g.k): Markus Jonsson, Walid Atta, Jos Hooiveld, Nils-Eric Johansson, Martin Kayongo-Mutumba, Jorge Ortiz, Daniel Tjernström (C), Yussuf Saleh, Iván Obolo, Mikael Thorstensson subs: Milos Petkovic (g.k), Per Karlsson, Bojan Djordjic, Pierre Bengtsson, Saihou Jagne

Venue: Gamla Ullevi

Time: 19:00 CET

Gefle 0-0 GAIS 23rd April 2009

Not a great game to be honest but a point each for Gelfe and GAIS. A game of few chances with the goalkeepers the happiest in the game. 

Örebro 2-1 Kalmar 23rd April 2009

Örebro made it 2 wins in 2 home games as the beat the champions 2-1. Kalmar came into the game having lost at the weekend and were looking to put things right. But Eric Bassombeng gave Örebro the lead on 36 minutes before Fredrik Nordback made it 2-0 on 56 minutes. Kalmar pushed for a goal and finally got it on 63 minutes thanks to David Elm.

Örebro: John Alvbåge (g.k): Patrik Anttonen, Michael Almebäck, Magnus Wikström, Samuel Wowoah, Fredrik Nordback (C), Magnus Kihlberg, Nordin Gerzic, Eric Magloire Bassombeng, Kim Olsen, Roni Porokara subs: Peter Westman (g.k), Bertin Samuel Ze Ndille, Per Johansson, Tommy Wirtanen, Emra Tahirovic

Kalmar: Petter Wastå (g.k): Emin Nouri, Marcus Lindberg, Joachim Lantz, Stefan Larsson, Henrik Rydström (C), Tobias Eriksson, Daniel Mendes, Rasmus Elm, Lourival Assis, David Elm subs: Zlatan Azinovic (g.k), Mikael Eklund, Jimmie Augustsson, Leandro Rodrigues, Lasse Johansson

Venue: Behrn Arena

Time: 19:00 CET

 

Helsingborgs 1-3 Halmstads 23rd April 2009

Helsingborgs made it a double pain this week as they suffered a 2nd defeat in days. Halmstads came to the Olympia looking for a win. A win is what they got but had to come from behind. An own goal on 28 minutes saw Halmstads go 1-0 down. But Anselmo levelled on 69 minutes before Joe Sise gave Halmstads the lead on 80 minutes. Mikeal Rosén made sure of the result with his goal in added time. 

Elfsborg 1-0 Malmö 22nd April 2009

Elfsborg made hard-work of this result as Malmö look to challenge this year. Mathias Florén scored the only goal on 30 minutes as Malmö couldn't find a way past Jonas Sandqvist. Agon Mehmeti couldn't force a draw for Malmö. 

BK Häcken 1-0 Trelleborgs 22nd April 2009

BK Häcken are enjoying a good solid start to the season and it continued against Trelleborgs here. Just the one goal from Peter Nyström on 78 minutes was enough to secure the win and the points. 

Round 5 Preview

Another Midweek fest of football in the Allsvenskan this week with Elfsborg v Malmö the big game of round 5. 

Wednesday

1. BK Häcken v Trelleborgs 
2. Elfsborg v Malmö 

Thursday:

1. Helsingborgs v Halmstads
2. Örebro v Kalmar
3. Gefle v GAIS
4. Örgryte v AIK
5. Hammarby v IFK Göteborg

Friday: 

1. Djurgården v IF Brommapojkarna

Hammarby 3-1 Djurgården 20th April 2009

Djurgården? another defeat and this was a Stockholm derby as well! It started well with Toni Kuivasto scoring after 12 minutes and Djurgården were on course for their 1st win since Day 1 of 2009. But Emil Johansson levelled on 30 minutes and suddenly Djurgården were on the back-foot. Charlie Davies made it 2-1 Hammarby on 66 minutes as Hammarby took control and Fredrik Söderström then made it 3-1 Hammarby and secure the three points. 

IFK Göteborg 3-0 Örgryte 20th April 2009

Another Göteborg derby and it was finally IFK who got a big win. But for Örgryte another defeat to comtemplate as they stay bottom. Tobias Hycén found the net again on 14 minutes before Stefan Selakovic made it 2-0 on 25 minutes. But Örgryte kept plucking away with a few chances before Ragnar Sigurdsson made it 3-0 and game-over on 55 minutes. 

Örebro 2-0 Helsingborgs 20th April 2009

Örebro are they refinding the home form of last year? Helsingborgs were the visitors to the Behrn Arena and when Joel Ekstrand was sent-off on 44 minutes things turned for Örebro. On 60 minutes one of last years top players Kim Olsen put the whites in front before Emra Tahirovic, on loan from FC Zürich made sure of the win in added time. 

GAIS 3-0 BK Häcken 19th April 2009

Another strange result from the 2nd city as BK Häcken had beaten IFK 4-1 and then lost 3-0 to GAIS who themselves lost 4-1 in midweek? Brazilian Wanderson gave GAIS the lead on 45 minutes before Pär Ericsson made it 2-0 GAIS. Wanderson himself was to get a 2nd on the day on 86 minutes he secured the win. 

Gefle 1-2 Elfsborg 19th April 2009

Gefle lost to an Elfsborg side that now look like taking the season by strom after securing the win here. Hans Berggren gave the hosts the lead on 20 minutes but Elfsborg came back and levelled on 44 minutes thanks to Mathias Florén grabbing himself a goal. But Gefle were to be disappointed as Elfsborg scored the winner in injury time when former Southampton ace Anders Svensson scored. 

Kalmar 0-1 Halmstads 19th April 2009

Champions Kalmar are not in good mood after this set-back. Anel Raskaj scored the only goal on 7 minutes to secure Halmstads the much needed win against the Champions. Kalmar need wins if they are to get any chance of lifting the title again. 

Malmö 1-1 Trelleborgs 19th April 2009

Malmö like Trelleborgs made it a 4 point week as they played out a 1-1 draw at the new Swedbank Arena. Kristian Haynes got his 2nd goal of the week on 3 minutes to give Trelleborgs a fantastic start but Daniel Larsson levelled up just before half-time. But Malmö will be pleased about this result as will Trelleborgs. 

IF Brommapojkarna 2-3 AIK 19th April 2009

IF Brommapojkarna could count themselves unlucky as AIK got out of jail. An Entertaining game saw 5 goals and AIK make up for midweek disappointment. Viktor Lundberg gave AIK the perfect start on 2 minutes before Olof Guterstam levelled on 8 minutes. Imad Chhadeh gave Brommapojkarna the lead on 21 minutes before Iván Obolo levelled the scores on 31 minutes. It wasn't until injury time that AIK found the winner with Saihou Jagne finishing from Iván Obolo's assist. 

Round 4 preview

Their will be some good games comming up for the weekend. The pick of them will be Hammarby v Djurgården. 

Elfsborg 1-1 Kalmar 16th April 2009

The showdown at the Borås Arena. The top 2 from 2008 faced off with Elfsborg looking for revenge for what happened last year. It was in fact last year's runner's-up Elfsborg who took the lead on 31 minutes when Emir Bajrami found the net. But Elfsborgs were set for a sweet victory until former AIK man Daniel Mendes found the net on 88 minutes to make it another bitter moment for Elfsborg. 

Trelleborgs 3-0 GAIS 16th April 2009

Trelleborgs impressed a few people with this result and no more than their fans as a 3-0 win has helped them get confidence running. Marcus Pode gave the southern Sweden side the lead after just 6 minutes before Andreas Drugge made it 2-0 on 49 minutes. GAIS who on matchday 1 had a 5-1 win were left surprised as Kristian Haynes made it 3-0 on 89 minutes. 

Helsingborgs 1-0 Hammarby 16th April 2009

Helsingborgs got a vital win as they aim to push for what could be a title charge this year. The chances came and went at the Olympia Stadion but Christoffer Anderson finished his on 79 minutes to secure the win for Helsingborgs. 

Örgryte 0-1 Örebro 16th April 2009

Örgryte suffered their 3 straight league defeat as Örebro got their 1st win of the 2009 season. The only goal came on 28 minutes when Eric Bassombeng tied up Kim Olsen to finish off past Nathan Coe. 

AIK 0-1 Malmö 16th April 2009

AIK were left wondering what happened as Malmö made the long journey home with 3 valuable points. The goal itself came in Agon Mehmeti who now has 3 in 2 after finding the net here. His goal on 74 minutes the crucial moment. 

Djurgården 0-0 Gefle 15th April 2009

Djurgården suffered the embaresment of losing 6-0 on Saturday and went out on Wednesday tring to change that against a good Gefle side. Chances at either end were not finished and a 0-0 draw was the final score. 

BK Häcken 4-1 IFK Göteborg 15th April 2009

From trashing one team 6-0 to being trash themselves 4-1 the following week. That is what happened to IFK Göteborg as they were heavily beaten by Göteborg rivals BK Häcken. Tom Söderberg gave BK Häcken the lead on 45 minutes before Josef Karlsson made it 2-0 on 52 minutes. BK Häcken were strolling and it got better on 69 minutes when Mathias Renégie got his 1st of the evening. Renégie then helped himself to another on 83 minutes to make it 4-0 to BK Häcken. But IFK Göteborg pulled a goal back on 88 minutes thanks to Tobias Hycén. 

Halmstads 0-1 IF Brommapojkarna 15th April 2009

Halmstads suffered defeat at the hands of IF Brommapojkarna to leave them well off in the table. Brommapojkarna secured the points thanks to Joakim Runnemo's 65th minute strike. 

Round 3

The Allsvenskan has a full programme for Wednesday and Thursday this week as we enter round 3 of the games. 

Wednesday: 

1. Djurgården v Gefle
2. BK Häcken v IFK Göteborg
3. Halmstads v IF Brommapojkarna

Thursday: 

1. AIK v Malmö 
2. Örgryte v Örebro
3. Helsingborgs v Hammarby
4. Trelleborgs v GAIS
5. Elfsborg v Kalmar

Kalmar 0-1 AIK 13th April 2009

Champions Kalmar slumped to defeat in their first home game of the 2009 season as AIK left Kalmar with all 3 points thanks to a goal from Iván Obolo in the 12th minute. Kalmar looking for a win to get on track after last weeks result. 

Kalmar: Petter Wastå (g.k): Tobias Eriksson, Marcus Lindberg, Joachim Lantz, Stefan Larsson, Henrik Rydström (C), David Elm, Daniel Mendes, Rasmus Elm, Daniel Sobralense, Abiola Dauda subs: Zlatan Azinovic (g.k), Daryl Smylie, Lasse Johansson, Emin Nouri, Lourival Assis

AIK: Daniel Örlund (g.k): Markus Jonsson, Jos Hooiveld, Per Karlsson, Nils-Eric Johansson, Kenny Pavey, Jorge Ortiz, Daniel Tjernström (C), Iván Obolo, Mikael Thorstensson, Martin Kayongo-Mutumba subs: Milos Petkovic (g.k), Walid Atta, Pierre Bengtsson, Saihou Jagne, Yussuf Saleh

Malmö 3-0 Örgryte 13th April 2009

Malmö coasted along in their new stadium to an easy 3-0 win over Örgryte. Labinot Harbuzi gave the South Sweden side the lead on 61 minutes but that didn't stop the scoring as Agon Mehmeti helped himself to two goals on 84 minutes and 89 minutes. Örgryte stay bottom and they are leaking goals. 

Malmö: Jonas Sandqvist (g.k): Ulrich Vinzents, Jimmy Dixon, Gabriel De Paulo Limeira, Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, Guillermo Molins, Daniel Andersson (C), Robert Åhman Persson, Jeffrey Aubynn, Edward Ofere, Labinot Harbuzi subs: Dusan Melichárek (g.k), Rick Kruys, David Durmaz, Jimmy Durmaz, Agon Mehmeti

Örgryte: Nathan Coe (g.k): Robin Jonsson, Danny Ervik, David Leinar, Alessandro Silva Perreira, Björn Anklev, Alexander Mellqvist, Magnus Källander, Pavel Zavadil, Alvaro Santos, Marcus Allbäck (C) subs:  David Stenman (g.k), Christofer Bengtsson, Markus Gustafsson, Markus Anderberg, Christian Lindström

GAIS 1-4 Helsingborgs 13th April 2009

GAIS went from trashing one team to being trashed themselves. Helsingborgs came here looking for the points and they got them. Rasmus Jönsson gave Helsingborgs the lead on 7 minutes but GAIS levelled thanks to Tommy Lycén on 35 minutes. Erik Sundin then put Helsinborgs back in the lead on 48 minutes before René Makondele gave Helsingborgs a 3-1 lead on 61 miniutes. It wasn't until 86 minutes that Henrik Larsson made it 4-1 and three points secured. 

GAIS: Dime Jankulovski (g.k): Jonas Lundén (C), Mikael Dahlgren, Richard Ntomba Ekunde, Gudmundur Gunnarsson, Richard Spong, Johan Mårtensson, Mattias Lindström, Wanderson do Carmo, Tommy Lycén, Pär Ericsson subs:Magnus Jonsson (g.k), Reuben Ayarna, Gudjón Baldvinsson, Daniel Nicklasson, Eyjólfur Hédinsson

Helsingborgs:Pär Hansson (g.k): Markus Holgersson, Marcus Nilsson, Joel Ekstrand, Christoffer Andersson, René Makondele, Andreas Landgren, Marcus Lantz, Erik Sundin, Rasmus Jönsson, Henrik Larsson (C) subs:Daniel Andersson (g.k), Hannu Patronen, Tobias Holmqvist, Marcus Bergholtz, Isaac Chansa

Hammarby 1-2 Gefle 12th April 2009

Hammarby suffered a shock on Sunday as Gefle recorded a famous win over the Stockholm giants. Hans Berggren gave the away side an 11th minute lead before they continued to pressurise. American Charlie Davies levelled on 41 minutes and Hammarby were favourites to go on and win but Amadou Jawo had other ideas and gave Gefle the lead again on 65 minutes. Hammarby tried to get the equailiser but it never came. 

Hammarby:Kristoffer Björklund (C): David Johansson, Christian Traoré, Igor Armas, Emil Johansson, Maic Sema, Louay Chanko, Mikkel Jensen (C), Fredrik Söderström, Sebastian Castro-Tello, Charlie Davies subs:  Johannes Hopf (g.k), José Monteiro, Nathan Paulse, Haris Laitinen, Simon Helg

Gefle:Mattias Hugosson (g.k): Daniel Bernhardsson (C), Daniel Theorin, Omar Jawo, Andreas Dahlén, Yannick Bapupa, Yussif Chibsah, Johannes Ericsson, Jonas Lantto, Amadou Jawo, Hans Berggren subs:Emil Hedvall (g.k), Jonathan Hellström, Alexander Gerndt, Marcus Hansson, Daniel Westlin

Venue: Söderstadion

Time: 15:00 CET

IFK Göteborg 6-0 Djurgården 11th April 2009

IFK Göteborg inflicted a warning message to the other Allsvenskan title hopefuls by trashing Djurgården 6-0 at the Gamla Ullevi. Stefan Selakovic opened the rout on 3 minutes before Robin Söder made it 2-0 on 6 minutes. 

Tobias Hycén made it 3-0 on 28 minutes as Djurgården fell apart at the back. Hycén made it 4-0 3 minutes before the break. Djurgården put up some resistance in the 2nd half and it wasn't until 84 minutes that IFK made it 5-0 with Ragnar Sigurdsson scoring. Pontus Wernbloom made it 6-0 and a handsome win on 88 minutes. 

IFK Göteborg: Kim Christensen (g.k): Erik Lund, Mattias Bjärsmyr, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Adam Johansson (C), Gustav Svensson, Pontus Wernbloom, Sebastian Eriksson, Stefan Selakovic, Robin Söder, Tobias Hysén subs:Markus Sandberg (g.k), Hjalmar Jonsson, Jakob Johansson, Niklas Bärkroth, Tobias San

Djurgården:Pa Dembo Touray (g.k): Petter Gustafsson, Toni Kuivasto, Kebba Ceesay, Jan Tauer, Prince Ikpe Ekong, Daniel Sjölund (C), Mikael Dahlberg, Sebastian Rajalakso, Johan Oremo, Christer Youssef subs:Oskar Wahlström (g.k), Patrik Haginge, Markus Johannesson, Boyd Mwila, Hrvoje Milic

Venue: Gamla Ullevi 

Time: 14:00 CET

Örebro 0-1 Elfsborg 10th April 2009

Örebro suffered their 1st home league defeat since losing to AIK on the 5th July 2008. It was a late goal that downed Örebro with Elfsborg's Joel Johansson grabbing the winner on 84 minutes. 

Örebro:John Alvbåge (g.k): Patrik Anttonen, Michael Almebäck, Magnus Wikström, Samuel Wowoah, Fredrik Nordback (C), Magnus Kihlberg, Nordin Gerzic, Eric Magloire Bassombeng, Kim Olsen, Roni Porokara subs: Peter Westman (g.k), Bertin Samuel Ze Ndille, Alejandro Bedoya, Kristoffer Näfver, Emra Tahirovic

Elfsborg:Ante Covic (g.k): Johan Karlsson, Teddy Lucic, Anders Wikström, Mathias Florén, Anders Svensson (C), Helgi Danielsson, Stefan Ishizaki, Martin Ericsson, Daniel Mobaeck, James Keene subs:Joakim Wulff (g.k), Johan Sjöberg, Denni Avdic, Joel Johansson, Emir Bajrami

Venue: Behrn Arena

Time: 15:00 CET

IF Brommapojkarna 2-0 BK Häcken 10th April 2009

The battle of the promoted clubs and it is Brommapojkarna who won this one thanks to 2 late goals from Olof Guterstam on 72 minutes and Joakim Runnemo on 90 minutes. 

IF Brommapojkarna:Kristoffer Nordfeldt (g.k): Pär Asp, Markus Karlsson (C), Richard Henriksson, Kim Odelius, Imad Chhadeh, Gabriel Petrovic, Dalil Benyahia, Philip Haglund, Miiko Albornoz, Olof Guterstam subs: Benny Lekström (g.k), Mauricio Albornoz, Joakim Runnemo, Sinan Ayranci, Max Clauss

BK Häcken: Christoffer Källqvist (g.k): Marcus Jarlegren, Mattias Östberg, Tom Söderberg, David Frölund, Dominic Chatto, Janne Saarinen (C), Jonas Henriksson, Josef Karlsson, Erik Friberg, Mathias Ranégie subs:Damir Mehic (g.k), Johan Lind, Paulo de Oliviera, Vinicius Lopes Souto, Peter Nyström

Venue: Grimsta IP

Time: 15:00 CET

Halmstads 1-1 Trelleborgs 10th April 2009

Halmstads had to come from a goal behind to get a point at home to Trelleborgs. Marcus Pode gave Trelleborgs the lead on 43 minutes before Halmstads fought back with a few chances. Emir Kujovic eventually found the net for the hosts on 73 minutes to claim a point. 

Halmstads:Magnus Bahne (g.k): Emil Salomonsson, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Tommy Jönsson (C), Christian Järdler, Michael Görlitz, Andreas Johansson, Sebastian Johansson, Joe Sise, Ajsel Kujovic, Marcus Olsson subs:Karl-Johan Johnsson (g.k), Emir Kujovic, Anel Raskaj, Anselmo Nascimento, Tim Sparv

Trelleborgs:Viktor Noring (g.k): Dennis Melander (C), Peter Abelsson, Rasmus Bengtsson, Mattias Nylund, Kristian Haynes, Magnus Andersson, Thommie Persson, Marcus Pode, Fredrik Jensen, Andreas Drugge subs:Fredrik Persson (g.k), Zoran Jovanovic, Mattias Thylander, Joakim Sjöhage, Max Fuxberg

Venue: Örjans Vall

Time: 15:00 CET

Svenska Cupen Round 1

The 1st round of the Svenska Cupen got under way on Wednesday and Thursday. None of the Allsvenskan sides were involved but the Superettan sides were involved. 

  Wednesday:

  IFK Olme 1 - 2 Assyriska FF Södertalje
  IS Halmia 1 - 4 Kristianstads
  Gunnilse IS Angered 2 - 0 Jönköpings Södra  
  Ängelholms  1 - 3 E Ljungskile
  IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 1 - 3 Mjallby Solvesborg
  FC Trollhättan 2 - 3 Qviding FIF Goteborg
  IFK Lulea 1 - 5 E GIF Sundsvall
  Norrby IF  0 - 3 Åtvidabergs
  Hammarby IF 0 - 3 Väsby United
  Lindome GIF 0 - 1 Landskrona BoIS
  Enskede IK 1 - 2 IFK Norrköping
  IFK Hassleholm P 2 - 2 Falkenbergs
  Ersboda SK Umea 3 - 1 Östersunds
  Sandvikens IF 0 - 2 Syrianska Sodertalje
  Gröndals IK 3 - 4 E IK Sirius Uppsala

Thursday: BK Forward Orebro 0 - 3 Skövde AIK

Allsvenskan Round 2 Preview

After the opening weekend there is another full program of fixtures this weekend. 

Friday 10th April: 

We have 3 games on Friday with Halmstads hosting Trelleborgs in what should be a good game at Örjans Vall. Halmstads will be looking for the win while Trelleborgs will be looking to build on the point they got last week. 

IF Brommapojkarna have home advantage against fellow new promoted club BK Häcken. Both sides won promotion in 2008 and this is a big game for both sides. Brommapojkarna drew last week while BK Häcken lost. 

Örebro play their 1st home game of the season on Friday night against title hopefuls Elfsborg. Last year Örebro won 4-2 at home but this should be closer. Elfsborg drew last weekend while Örebro narrowly lost. 

Saturday 11th April: 

Just one game on Saturday that sees IFK Göteborg clash with rivals Djurgården. IFK Göteborg lost last weekend while Djurgården won but this will be the game of the round. 

Sunday 12th April: 

Easter Sunday has just one game taking place with Hammarby hosting Gefle at the Söderstadion. Both sides drew their opening games and Hammarby will be the favourites. 

Monday 13th April: 

The remaining 3 games take place on Monday with GAIS hosting Helsingborgs. GAIS will be confident having put 5 past Örgryte last weekend. Helsingborgs also won last weekend. 

Malmö host Örgryte in a game that Malmö will be clear favourites. Malmö got a win last weekend while Örgryte were trashed 1-5 by GAIS. 

The last game sees champions Kalmar at home for the 1st time this season against AIK hoping for a better season than 2008. 

Allsvenskan Table Round 1

1. GAIS
2. AIK
3. Djurgården
4. Helsingborgs
5. Malmö
6. Hammarby
7. Kalmar
8. Gefle
9. Elfsborg
10. IF Brommapojkarna
11. Trelleborgs
12. BK Häcken
13. Halmstads
14. IFK Göteborg
15. Örebro
16. Örgryte

Helsingborgs 1-0 IFK Göteborg 6th April 2009

The match of opening day was also the last match of the opening weekend and it was Helsingborgs who won 1-0 in a good match at the Olympia. Marcus Lantz scored the only goal on the stroke of half-time and it was IFK who made chances in the 2nd half. Robin Söder had a good chance but it is Helsingborgs who get the 3 points. 

Helsingborgs: Pär Hansson (g.k):  Markus Holgersson, Marcus Nilsson, Joel Ekstrand, Erik Wahlstedt, Christoffer Andersson, Andreas Landgren, Marcus Lantz, René Makondele, Rasmus Jönsson, Henrik Larsson (C) subs: Daniel Andersson (g.k), Hannu Patronen, Tobias Holmqvist, Erik Sundin, Marcus Bergholtz

IFK Göteborg: Kim Christensen (g.k):  Erik Lund, Mattias Bjärsmyr, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Adam Johansson (C), Stefan Selakovic, Thomas Olsson, Gustav Svensson, Pontus Wernbloom, Tobias Hysén, Robin Söder Subs: Markus Sandberg (g.k): Hjalmar Jonsson, Jakob Johansson, Mathias Etéus, Tobias Sana

Venue: Olympia

Time: 20:00 CET

Djurgården 1-0 Örebro 6th April 2009

Djurgården have won their opening game as they look to banish 2008 memories. Örebro though were going to prove a hard nut to crack but the cracked under pressure and on 78 minutes Daniel Sjölund's strike gave Djurgården the win in front of 11,641 fans at the Stadion. 

Djurgården: Pa Dembo Touray (g.k):  Petter Gustafsson, Kebba Ceesay, Toni Kuivasto, Jan Tauer, Andrej Komac, Mikael Dahlberg, Daniel Sjölund (C), Sebastian Rajalakso, Johan Oremo, Christer Youssef subs: Tommi Vaiho (g.k), Patrik Haginge, Markus Johannesson, Boyd Mwila, Hrvoje Milic

Örebro: 82. John Alvbåge (g.k): Patrik Anttonen, Michael Almebäck, Magnus Wikström, Samuel Wowoah, Nordin Gerzic, Magnus Kihlberg, Fredrik Nordback (C), Eric Magloire Bassombeng, Kim Olsen, Roni Porokara subs: Peter Westman (g.k), Bertin Samuel Ze Ndille, Alejandro Bedoya, Kristoffer Näfver, Emra Tahirovic

Venue: Stadion

Time: 19:00 CET

Gefle 1-1 Kalmar 6th April 2009

Defending Champions Kalmar start the season with a disappointing 1-1 draw away to Gefle. It was Kalmar who struck first when Rasmus Elm converted a 20th minute penalty. But Gefle struck back to level on 63 minutes thanks to Hans Berggren. 

Gefle: 1. Mattias Hugosson (g.k): Daniel Bernhardsson (C), Daniel Theorin, Omar Jawo, Andreas Dahlén, Yannick Bapupa, Yussif Chibsah, Johannes Ericsson, Jonas Lantto, Amadou Jawo, Hans Berggren subs: Emil Hedvall (g.k), Jonathan Hellström, Alexander Gerndt, Marcus Hansson, Jonatan Berg

Kalmar: 1. Petter Wastå (g.k): Tobias Eriksson, Joachim Lantz, Stefan Larsson, Emin Nouri, Henrik Rydström (C), David Elm, Jimmie Augustsson, Rasmus Elm, Lourival Assis, Daniel Mendes subs:  Zlatan Azinovic (g.k),  Tobias Carlsson, Abiola Dauda, Daniel Sobralense, Lasse Johansson

Venue: Strömvallen

Time: 19:00 CET

AIK 1-0 Halmstad 5th April 2009

AIK won a hard-fought game against Halmstads with Gabriel Özkan's 55th minute strike the difference between the two sides. AIK needing to overcome 2008's disappointments set out a signal that they could be in the European reckoning this season. 

AIK:Daniel Örlund (g.k): Markus Jonsson, Per Karlsson, Jos Hooiveld, Nils-Eric Johansson, Kenny Pavey, Jorge Ortiz, Daniel Tjernström (C), Gabriel Özkan, Martin Kayongo-Mutumba, Iván Óbolo subs: Milos Petkovic (g.k), Walid Atta, Pierre Bengtsson, Mikael Thorstensson, Yussuf Saleh

Halmstads:Magnus Bahne (g.k): Emil Salomonsson, Tomas Zvirgzdauskas, Tommy Jönsson (C), Christian Järdler, Sebastian Johansson, Andreas Johansson, Michael Görlitz, Anel Raskaj, Marcus Olsson, Anselmo Nascimento subs:Karl-Johan Johnsson (g.k), Mikael Rosén, Ajsel Kujovic, Emir Kujovic, Tim Sparv

Venue: Råsunda

Time: 15:00 CET

Trelleborgs 0-0 IF Brommapojkarna 5th April 2009

Trelleborgs set their season off with a 0-0 draw against newly promoted IF Brommapojkarna at home. A game of few chances both sides will be happy with a draw but a win was possible for either side. 

Trelleborgs: Viktor Noring (g.k): Dennis Melander (C), Peter Abelsson, Rasmus Bengtsson, Mattias Nylund, Joakim Sjöhage, Marcus Falk-Olander, Magnus Andersson, Marcus Pode, Fredrik Jensen, Andreas Drugge subs: Fredrik Persson (g.k), Mattias Thylander, Thommie Persson, Viktor Svensson, Fisnik Shala

IF Brommapojkarna:Kristoffer Nordfeldt (g.k): Jon Persson (C), Richard Henriksson, Markus Karlsson, Kim Odelius, Gabriel Petrovic, Imad Chhadeh, Dalil Benyahia, Philip Haglund, Miiko Albornoz, Olof Guterstam subs:Benny Lekström (g.k)Joakim Runnemo, Pär Asp, Sinan Ayranci, Andreas Eriksson

Venue: Vångavallen

Time: 15:00 CET

Örgryte 1-5 GAIS 5th April 2009

Newly Promoted Örgryte were dealt a harsh lesson today as city rivals GAIS put 5 past them. 6 minutes in Pär Ericsson gave GAIS the lead before Alvaro Santos levelled for the home side on 17 minutes. But GAIS got a 2nd goal on 26 minutes when Tommy Lycén scored and that goal set the tone for the match. Mattias Lindström made it 3-1 just 2 minutes later before Wanderson capped off a great 3 minutes when netting just a minute later. Mattias Lindström made it 5-1 and an easy win on 51 minutes. 

Örgryte:David Stenman (g.k): Robin Jonsson, Dennis Jonsson, David Leinar, Alessandro Silva Perreira, Björn Anklev, Magnus Källander, Christian Lindström, Pavel Zavadil: Marcus Allbäck (C) Alvaro Santos subs: Dick Last (C), Christofer Bengtsson, Martin Dohlsten, Patrik Elmander, Danny Ervik

GAIS: Dime Jankulovski (g.k): Jonas Lundén (C), Richard Ntomba Ekunde, Andreas Tobiasson, Kenneth Gustafsson, Richard Spong, Johan Mårtensson, Tommy Lycén, Wanderson do Carmo, Mattias Lindström, Pär Ericsson subs: Magnus Jonsson (g.k), Gudjón Baldvinsson, Daniel Nicklasson, Mikael Dahlgren, Eyjólfur Hédinsson

Venue: Gamla Ullevi

Time: 14:30 CET

Elfsborg 1-1 Hammarby 4th April 2009

Last years' runners-up Elfsborg set out for the title with a 1-1 draw at home to Stockholm side Hammarby. But it was the visitors who took the lead on 14 minutes when Louay Chanko teed up Emil Johansson to score Hammarby's 1st goal of the season. 

Elfsborg hit back on 48 minutes when Stefan Ishizaki fired home. But it ended in a 1-1 draw which will please no one. 

Elfsborg: Anté Covic (g.k): Johan Karlsson, Martin Andersson (C), Teddy Lucic, Mathias Florén: Anders Svensson, Helgi Danielsson: Stefan Ishizaki, Denni Avdic, Daniel Mobaeck: James Keene subs: Joakim Wulff (g.k), Martin Ericsson, Anders Wikström, Daniel Nordmark, Joel Johansson

Hammarby: 35. Kristoffer Björklund (g.k): David Johansson, Igor Armas, Christian Traoré, Emil Johansson: Maic Sema, Mikkel Jensen (C), Louay Chanko, Fredrik Söderström: Sebastian Castro-Tello, Charlie Davies subs: Johannes Hopf (g.k), José Monteiro, Freddy Söderberg, Haris Laitinen, Simon Helg

Venue: Borås Arena

Time: 16:00 CET

BK Häcken 0-1 Malmö April 4th 2009

Newly promoted BK Häcken faced a difficult opener at home to Malmö but it was the home side who created a few chances before Malmö scored the games' only goal on 85 minutes with Milijan Mutavdzic scoring. 

BK Häcken: C.Källqvist (g.k): David Frölund, Mattias Östberg, Tom Söderberg, Marcus Jarlegren: Dominic Chatto, Janne Saarinen (C): Jonas Henriksson, Josef Karlsson, Erik Friberg: Mathias Ranégie subs:Damir Mehic (g.k), Johan Lind, Paulo de Oliviera, Vinicius Lopes Souto, Daniel Forsel

Malmö: 1. Jonas Sandqvist (g.k): Ulrich Vinzents (C), Jimmy Dixon, Gabriel De Paulo Limeira, Ricardo Ferreira da Silva: Guillermo Molins, Miljan Mutavdzic, Robert Åhman-Persson, Labinot Harbuzi: Edward Ofere, Daniel Larsson subs: 25. Dusan Melichárek (g.k), Rick Kruys, Jeffrey Aubynn, David Durmaz, Jimmy Durmaz

Venue: Rambergsvallen

Time: 16:00 CET

The big-kick-off Tomorrow

The Allsvenskan is back tomorrow with 16 teams taking part. I have my predictions ready as the league prepares for kick-off. 

The championship will be close but Kalmar i think won't go down without a fight. Elfsborg unlucky last year i think will have the quality to win the championship in November. 

European places: Helsingborgs should be up there at the end of the season and AIK will be up there i think. But IFK Göteborg have the squad to get into the Europa League and will be my dark-horse for the championship. Djurgården could be up and around there. 

European Challengers: Halmstads are my bet to challenge the Europe chasing sides along with Hammarby. But will 2009 be the year Malmö make a charge on Europe. But for me Halmstads will be the best out of those 3 sides. 

Mid-Table Safety: I think after last year's showing Örebro may be safe but they are unpredictable. Örgryte, newly promoted have the quality to stay up. 

Relegation scrap: Expect Gefle, GAIS and Trelleborg to be in and around the dog-fight this year. Gefle narrowly avoided relegation last year and GAIS are unpredictable and Trelleborg have lost a few players. 

Relegation: I can't see IF Brommapojkarna staying up. Olof Guterstam is the big name player but the team are going to struggle in the league this season. BK Häcken have the element of surprise about them but i think they could go down but they may show us otherwise. 

E-mail me your predictions legendconor@yahoo.com let me see yours!!!