Djurgården followed up their important derby win over Hammarby (1-0) with another three points - their seventh win in the last eight rounds. They are now seven points behind table-toppers Sirius, who have a game in hand and host Elfsborg on Sunday.
New Greek midfielder Christos Almyras scored his first goal for Djurgården, making it 1-0 in the ninth minute. With 15 minutes left, Norwegian league leader Kristian Lien scored his 17th goal of the season to make it 2-0.
Brommapojkarna, who most recently won a sensational 6-5 match against AIK, are 11th in the table.
Facts: The all-Swedish title race
- Sirius, 54 points, 23 games
Remaining matches: Elfsborg (home 18/10), AIK (home 24/10), Hammarby (away 29/10), Halmstad (home 3/11), Kalmar (away 8/11), Djurgården (home 22/11), IFK Gothenburg (away 29/11).
- Djurgården, 47 points, 24 matches
Remaining matches: Örgryte (home 24/10), IFK Göteborg (away 28/10), Degerfors (home 1/11), Halmstad (away 8/11), Sirius (away 22/11), Häcken (home 29/11).
- Hammarby, 43 points, 23 games
Remaining matches: Halmstad (away 18/10), Mjällby (away 25/10), Sirius (home 29/10), Malmö FF (away 1/11), Elfsborg (home 6/11), IFK Göteborg (home 23/11), Västerås (away 29/11).
