Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Orebro 1-0 AIK 23rd August 2010

AIK continue to worry as they slumped to defeat away to Orebro. This defeat was bitter because the winner came in added time when AIK seemed to be content with a draw. Alex Miller's side though couldn't hold out for a draw as Nordin Gerzic's added time strike gave Orebro the win and confined AIK to yet another defeat in a dreadful season for the defending Allsvenskan champions.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

IF Brommapojkarna 0-1 Djurgarden 18th August 2010

A Stockholm derby that ended up with Djurgarden taking the points with a single goal coming from Sebastian Rajalakso just four minutes from time.
the victory was badly needed for Djurgarden as they pull away from the drop zone but IF Brommapojkarna slip in their quest for European football.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Mjallby 1-0 Orebro 16th August 2010

Mjallby ended up doing the double over Orebro after a 1-0 victory. The goal came from a familiar source this season with Marcus Ekenberg firing past John Alvbage on 74 minutes. Mostapha El-Kabir always looked a threat while Orebro looked to rescue a point with Anthony Flood and Denis Abdulahi coming on.

Atvidabergs 1-1 Halmstads 16th August 2010

Atvidabergs and Halmstads both sides that have had seasons they would proberly want to end sooner rather than later played out a draw with a point not doing much for either side in the increasing heat of the relegation battle.
Jonas Gudni Saevarsson gave the struggling visitors the lead after 31 minutes. That lead lasted just 14 minutes as Paulus Roiha levelled for the hosts.
A point each but the pressure is on for wins.

Trelleborgs 3-2 BK Hacken 16th August 2010

A vital win for Trelleborgs as the basement side recorded victory over BK Hacken. The game itself was quiet entertaining with five goals shared between the two.
The game was Trelleborgs the lose after Magnus Andersson put them ahead on 34 minutes before Kristian Haynes made it 2-0 four minutes later.
To complete a fine six minutes for the hosts Andreas Wihlborg made it 3-0 and form there BK Hacken came into the game more.
Just before half-time BK Hacken pulled one back with Mathias Ranégie getting himself on the score-sheet.
An injury time goal from Ranégie ensured a nervous few minutes for Trelleborgs but they held out for three points that could come in handy in two months.

Monday, August 16, 2010

IFK Goteborg 0-0 Helsingborgs 15th August 2010

Helsingborgs dropped two points in the title race after IFK fustrated the title hopefuls at the Gamla Ullevi. A game that saw both sides reduced to ten men ended up in a fair draw but a draw that Helsingborgs will be more disappointed with.
Markus Sandberg was sent-off for the hosts on 58 minutes but was soon followed by his oppositie number Joel Ekstrand who now misses the next three games which are crucial for Helsingborgs.

Malmo 2-0 Gefle 15th August 2010

Title chasing Malmo continued their fine form with a 2-0 success at home to struggling Gefle. The game and three points were secured after 54 minutes when Agon Mehmeti made it 2-0 after Daniel Larsson put them in front after the half-hour. Gefle will be looking for some wins that will secure them their top-flight status but at the moment they need key man Jakob Orlov to shine between now and November.

Sunday, August 15, 2010

AIK 1-0 GAIS 14th August 2010

AIK's better 2nd half of the season took another turn for the better with a 1-0 win over GAIS. The victory was secured thanks to a single strike from Kenny Pavey with just three minutes remaining as GAIS looked a good for a point away from home.
The victory means AIK move further clear of trouble into mid-table but still alot more work needed.

Elfsborg 4-1 Kalmar 14th August 2010

Elfsborg stepped up their quest for a Europa league spot with a convincing 4-1 victory over fellow hopefuls Kalmar.
A strong start to the contest saw both sides register a goal after just five minutes with Matias Florén giving the hosts the lead before that man Ricardo Santos levelled for Kalmar.
The 2nd half was all about Elfsborg as goals from Johan Larsson, Denni Avdic and James Keene saw off Kalmar.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Halmstads 1-3 Elfsborg 8th August 2010

Elfsborg capitalized on Orebro's defeat yesterday by beating Halmstads away. All the hard work was done in the first half as Elfsborg went 2-0 up after just eight minutes with goals from Denni Avdic and Stefan Ishizaki.
Martin Andersson was sent-off on 40 minutes however before Avdic made it 3-0 on the stroke of the half-time whistle.
Emir Kujovic pulled a goal back for the bealeaguered home side eith nine minutes to play but Halmstads suffer another home defeat.

Gefle 4-2 Åtvidabergs 8th August 2010

Gefle put another result on Åtvidabergs as they ended up 4-2 winners. Jonas Lantto put the hosts ahead after two minutes before Sebastian Senatore was sent-off four minutes later. Jakob Orlov made it 2-0 to Gefle ten minutes into the 2nd half before Amir Suljic pulled a goal back for the basement side on 75 minutes. Hjalmar Öhagen made it 3-1 five minutes later but were pegged back again by Åtvidabergs at 3-2 when Oscar Möller scored. Dragan Kapcevic sealed victory for Gefle with three minutes to go to give Gefle a vital three points.

BK Häcken 1-5 IFK Göteborg 8th August 2010

The big derby was won empathically by IFK as they continue their flying week. Jonas Henriksson though gave BK Häcken a 4th minute lead which IFK clinically turned around.

Stefan Selakovic, scorer against AZ leveled here on eleven minutes after which Hannes Stiller made it 2-1 on 32 minutes.

The 2nd half bought more goals as Elmar Bjarnason made it 3-1 to the visitors on 58 minutes. Selakovic got his brace on 64 minutes before he completed his fine hat-trick with three minutes remaining.

A signal of intent that IFK are not out of the running for a Europa league spot come the end of the season while BK Häcken need a spirited performance next week.

AIK 2-1 IF Brommapojkarna 8th August 2010

Conditions didn't help the game but AIK won't care after they took all three points in this Stockholm show down courtosy of a last minute winner. Mohamed Bangura put the defending champions ahead after just 4 minutes but that lead only lasted 19 minutes as Pablo Pinones Arce leveled the scores for the visitors.
The game was heading for a draw until Mohamed Bangura won the game for AIK with his injury time strike. Walid Atta tough was sent-off in added time. A vital three points for AIK who are improving on their form.

Kalmar 2-1 Trelleborgs 8th August 2010

A rain soaked Fredriksskans was lifted with a last minute goal from Daniel Mendes that sealed a remarkable turnaround.
Trelleborgs on the back on two straight wins were looking good after Andreas Drugge gave them the lead here on half-time.
Kalmar had fight left in them and leveled the scores with eight minute remaining through Ricardo Santos. Just as it looked as if a draw was the result Daniel Mendes bundled home from a corner in the final seconds to seal the three points for Kalmar. Trelleborgs extremely unlucky not to get at least a point.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Örebro 0-3 Malmö 7th August 2010

A game Örebro will want to forget but the game did change in that two minute period in the first half in which Malmö went 2-0 up.

The game was tight until Jiloan Hamad made it 1-0 with a strike from outside the area before Jimmy Durmaz, formally with Örebro side BK Forward crossed for Agon Mehmeti to head past John Alvbåge barely two minutes later.

The game was Malmö's as they controlled the passing and needing to get a goal back Astrit Ajdarevic and Anthony Flood were thrown on. Just as Flood entered the pitch Nordin Gerzic was leaving after a deliberate handball which resulted in a penalty. Daniel Larsson, who scored a hat-trick here, last year converted the spot kick to seal a massive three points.

GAIS 3-2 Mjällby 7th August 2010

A game of twists and turns but a game GAIS deserved to win. Mervan Celik headed GAIS into a 38th minute lead before it was doubled by Celik himself from Eyjólfur Hédinsson's delivery.

Mjällby are in the hunt for a European spot on merit and pulled a goal back through leading scorer Marcus Ekenberg on 49 minutes.

Björn Andersson made it 3-1 to GAIS from the spot on 86 minutes before Mjällby got a 2nd through Juan Robledo in added time.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Helsingborgs 3-3 Djurgården 5th August 2010

A draw in a fantastic game at the Olympia, the result though will give Malmö a chance to make some ground on Helsingborgs tomorrow.

It was Djurgården who struck first through Kennedy Igboananike on 42 minutes. Helsingborgs' Marcus Lantz was sent-off which appeared to turn Helsingborgs' evening sour. There was nothing, however sour about new recent signing Alexander Gerndt's evening.

The new signing from Gefle made it 1-1 on 54 minutes before getting his brace three minutes later. Djurgården did hit back and were level on 65 minutes as Matias Jönsson marked another goal since his return. Sharbel Touma struck as Djurgården re-took the lead on 70 minutes. It looked like all three points were going to Djurgården until Gerndt completed his hat-trick to rescue a point for Helsingborgs in added time.

IFK Göteborg 1-0 AZ Alkmaar 5th August 2010

IFK Göteborg are also out of the Europa League despite beating AZ Alkmaar 1-0 at the Gamla Ullevi. Down 2-0 from the first leg in Holland, IFK needed a 3-0 win to advance. They could only manage the one but did at least beat their Dutch opponents.

A single strike from Stefan Selakovic on 67 minutes was enough to seal victory on a night that former favorite Pontus Wernbloom played at the Gamla Ullevi for the first time since leaving IFK last summer.

Levski Sofia 5-2 Kalmar 5th August 2010

Kalmar's European adventure is over for this year as they were beaten 5-2 by Levski Sofia. The final score was flattering because of the two injury time goals for Levski.
Garra Dembélé put the hosts in front after twelve minutes before Daniel Mladenov made it 2-0 on 33 minutes. The result of the tie was put beyond all doubt when Dembélé made it 3-0 on 70 minutes and 4-1 on aggregate.
Kalmar though fought back. First a Mattias Johansson goal made it 3-1 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate before Erik Israelsson made Levski feel a bit nervous at 4-3 on aggregate and 3-2 on the night.
However Levski hit back with two injury time goals from Ismail Isa to seal the tie and Levski's place in the play-off round.

Teteks 1-2 Elfsborg 5th August 2010

Elfsborg completed their tie with Teteks with a 2-1 win in Skopje as they advanced 7-1 on aggregate.
Elfsborg fell behind on the night when Aleksandr Stojanovski put Teteks in front. That was was however as good as it got for Teteks as Elfsborg responded with goals from Elmin Kurbegovic (42) and Amadou Jawo (56) to win the game and go through to Friday's draw.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Rosenborg 3-0 AIK 4th August 2010

Rosenborg sealed their passage to the play-off round of the champions league by finishing off AIK 3-0 in Trondheim. The score-line might be a bit flattering considering AIK were looking strong in keeping Rosenborg at bay for a full 55 minutes until Radé Prica put Rosenborg in front on the night and 2-0 up over the two games.
Vadim Demidov made it 2-0 on the night on 64 minutes which put AIK 3-0 down and ended their hopes of a comeback. Their night was completed with a third Rosenborg goal from Swede Mikael Lustig. Last year's title-winning keeper Daniel Orlund keep his 2nd clean sheet over the tie as AIK drop to the Europa League.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Åtvidabergs 0-2 Örebro 2nd August 2010

Örebro held on to 3rd place ahead of Saturday's big game with 2nd placed Malmo with a 2-0 victory down the road at Åtvidabergs. The game opened in style with Nordin Gerzic giving Örebro the lead after nine minutes with a fantastic strike that could challenge Samuel Wowoah goal against Elfsborg in the goal of the season award. Åtvidabergs though are struggling an conceded another goal when Paulinho made it 2-0 on 66 minutes to become the clubs highest scorer this season. A massive game with Malmö awaits for Örebro while Åtvidabergs need to start getting wins soon.

Trelleborgs 1-0 Halmstads 2nd August 2010

Trelleborgs have struggled this season but are starting to catch good form. A hard-fought win in Gefle was followed by this effective 1-0 win over Halmstads who are also struggling this season.
The game was neck and neck with neither side prepared to gamble until Matias Adelstam's strike with twelve minutes to go proved to be the decisive goal that gave Trelleborgs the three points.

IF Brommapojkarna 1-3 Helsingborgs 2nd August 2010

Following Malmo's victory yesterday, Helsingborgs responded with the same result as the three points went down west. Helsingborgs though didn't have it all their own way as a Babis Stefanidis goal after two minutes gave IF Brommapojkarna the lead. Stefanidis ironically a Malmo player until last year.
2nd half began in style for Helsingborgs as Rasmus Jonsson leveled scores on 49 minutes. Christoffer Andersson gave the table toppers the lead just two minutes later before Ardian Gashi continued his impressive season with a third goal to complete a memorable five minute period for Helsingborgs.
Sinan Ayranci was sent-off in added time to complete the day for Brommapojkarna who were blown away by that Helsingborgs frenzy.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Elfsborg 1-0 Gefle 1st August 2010

Elfsborg capped off a good week with a 1-0 victory over Gefle that puts them firmly in the race for a Europa League spot for next season.
Stefan Ishizaki, among the scorers in mid-week got in on scoring again as his 24th minute strike was enough to secure victory for the Boras club and keep them within distance of Orebro in 3rd. Gefle though they stay in the mix for the relegation battle.

IFK Göteborg 3-1 Kalmar 2nd August 2010

Just like on the opening day IFK put three past Kalmar and got three points. Kalmar though have a though Europa league tie on Thursday.

The game was tied up by IFK in the first half which began with an 11th minute goal from Hannes Stiller before Tobias Hysén made it 2-0 just after the half-hour mark.

Hysén got a second just three minutes later to make it 3-0 and end any possibility of a Kalmar fight-back. Kalmar though did manage to get a goal, something they will have to do in Sofia with Douglas Silva putting pay to Markus Sandberg's clean sheet hopes.

Malmö 1-0 GAIS 1st August 2010

Title challengers Malmö are still in the hunt after a narrow win over GAIS. A sole Ivo Pekalski goal on 22 minutes was the only difference between the sides in a tight match. GAIS will be disappointed at not getting something out of the game but for Malmö it's job done in another game. Malmö will be hoping for a slip up by Helsingborgs in their trip to Stockholm tomorrow.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Mjällby 0-0 AIK 31st July 2010

Mjällby can consider themselves unlucky but the result probably was fair as AIK came looking for a vital win to steer them out of trouble. With a massive Champions league tie in Trondheim coming up new boss Alex Miller wasn't keen to rest some players as they need a run of form to improve things at the Råsunda. Miller though might be happy with a point from this as many sides this season have failed to get anything out of trips to Mjällby.

Djurgården 0-3 BK Häcken 31st July 2010

Djurgården's season is beginning to change into a disaster as they were left wondering what happened as BK Häcken walked away with three points and three goals. However the 2nd half was where the goal mouth action happened. The first arrived on 63 minutes with talisman Jonas Henriksson putting the visitors ahead. Djurgården did pressurize but went 2-0 down with nine minutes remaining with Mathias Ranégie making it safe before Paulinho added a third in added time to seal a fine day for BK Häcken. Djurgården you get the feeling we have been here before?