Three straight losses fueled frustration and raised the tone from the factions that had fallen out with Mild and the sports leadership. The discontent reached a crescendo when an angry young man ran in onto the pitch and assaulted Sebastian Starke Hedlund in Öster.
Despite the toxic mess, something grew quickly, strong and healthy. First 3–1 away against Degerfors and now the heavy three-pointer in the classic encounter.
At Gamla Ullevi, Kolbeinn Thordarsson nodded in Tobias Heintz's free kick, whereupon Elis Bishesari saved Lasse Berg Johnsen's penalty.
We have fantastic fans and we see it now. Fantastic. There were many duels, but we hold the ball well. We're doing very well today, says Thordasson to Max.
Slipping away
Malmö FF is slipping further and further away from the absolute top.
We need to be in the final third and create even hotter chances. We've lacked that final little bit, said Otto Rosengren to Max before the match.
MFF midfielder emphasized what always applies – going for three points in every match.
But he also added:
In the situation we're in now, we need that extra bit.
Rosengren could conclude at halftime that MFF hadn't found the keys to unlock the problems.
And no points were scored.
Not a single shot on goal in the first 45 minutes highlighted Malmö's offensive difficulties. Göteborg didn't get more in the downpour, which said it all about the entertainment value.
What happened, happened after the break, with drama until the very end.
Elfsborg's fifth straight
Frederik Ihler is playing ball in the company of the beautiful feeling that almost everything he does becomes right. The Dane's seventh Allsvenskan goal for Elfsborg came at Örjans Vall.
Even Halmstad's Yannick Agnero belongs to the circle of players, but is part of a worse team. On the other hand, it makes the achievement with goals in six of the last seven matches even greater.
Elfsborg won 4–1, took their fifth straight win, and are second in the table, one point behind leading Mjällby.
