Kalmar 4-1 Orebro 28th April 2010

A very surprising result this after the weekend's games you would've bet your house on Orebro coming away with at least a point.

But Kalmar had other idea as they stunned their opponents. Daniel Mendes opened the scoring for the 2008 champions on the half-hour before Alejandro Bedoya set-up Markus Astvald for the equalizer on the stroke of the half-time whistle.

Kalmar regrouped and offered a big treat to the Orebro rearguard and they took the lead on 58 minutes thanks to Brazilian Ricardo Santos. Ricardo Santos made it 3-1 on 65 minutes after being assisted by Daryl Smylie.

Captain Henrik Rydstrom capped a great day at the office for Kalmar with a fourth goal on 77 minutes which was the final nail in the coffin for Orebro. An amazing result and way to get a first win of the season.

BK Hacken 0-2 GAIS 28th April 2010

BK Hacken were enjoying a good start to the season but have since slipped down and this was another defeat which keeps GAIS in the top five at the moment.

Eyjólfur Hédinsson was on target right before half-time to give GAIS the lead and the Icelandic man got a 2nd goal on the hour mark to double GAIS' lead and secure all three points. BK Hacken continue to slip down the table while GAIS they are going the opposite direction another great win for them.

Halmstads 1-0 Gefle 28th April 2010

Halmstads overcame the pain of last weekend's 3-0 defeat away to Orebro by narrowly beating Gefle at the Orjans Vall. In a tough game especially after that defeat Halmstads adjusted and scored the only goal of the game after 24 minutes when Anselmo finished.

Gefle offered little in attack wasting chances when provided but Halmstads will take this victory as it keeps them firmly in the Europa League hunt. Gefle's struggles continue.

Round 8 Review

Round 8 is done and dusted and it was a good round for Helsingborgs as they restored their five-point lead at the top. They recorded a narrow win away to Mjallby while 2nd placed Malmo were also victorious at home to Djurgarden to keep the pressure on.

Orebro went 2nd for 24 hours after they comprehensively overcame Halmstads 3-0 at the Behrn Arena while GAIS were minutes away from victory in a 2-2 draw with Kalmar.

AIK were held by BK Hacken at the Rasunda while IF Brommapojkarna made it two wins from two with a 2-1 success over Gefle.

The surprise of the round was Atvidabergs claiming their first win of the season at home to IFK Goteborg. IFK had been in good form but it was the bottom club who took all three points in a stunning performance.

Mjallby 0-1 Helsingborgs 26th April 2010

Mjallby were undone on Monday night by a 35th minute Erik Sundin strike which turned out to be the winner at the Strandvallen.

But Mjallby did make a good match of things and were first to test through Mostopha El-Kabir. El-Kabir had a decent chance later on but sent over.

Helsingborgs' winner came when a mix-up in defense allowed a through ball to go to Sundin who finished confidently. Joel Ekstrand was then sent-off for a two-footed lunge before Mjallby's Juan Robledo was sent-off for a 2nd yellow card in added time.

Malmo 2-1 Djurgarden 26th April 2010

Malmo showed their intent to catch Helsingborgs by overcoming the challenge of Djurgarden. Daniel Larsson as ever was involved as he set Malmo on their way with his 11th minute strike.

Djurgarden were getting back into the game until Larsson struck again on 63 minutes which left Djurgarden with defeat again.

The Stockholm side did at least manage a goal for their efforts as Kasper Hamalainen, one of many Finnish players in the squad bundled in on 86 minutes. Djurgarden go home with nothing while Malmo are firmly involved in the title race after this result.

Elfsborg 5-1 Trelleborgs 25th April 2010

Elfsborg are the goal kings this season. Another thumping home win bought their total up to 17 goals in 8 games. They had to come from behind in this game as Joakim Sjohage put Trelleborgs in front after barely five minutes.

Emir Bajrami lead the fight-back by equalizing on 17 minutes before Denni Avdic put them in front on the half-hour mark.

Elfsborg have really entertained this season especially at home and they got a third goal thanks to Avdic again on 64 minutes. There was still time for Johan Larsson to find his way onto the scoreboard when he struck with ten minutes to go. The 19-year-old in enjoying a good season after making it from Elfsborg's underage sides this season. That his 3rd goal of the season.