The match itself was about three important points for two teams that are currently outside, but would like to belong to, the top three teams that get to play in Europe next year.
It looked for a long time like it would be goalless, but in the final minutes, Djurgården's August Priske got a long shot away that slipped in behind MFF goalkeeper Robin Olsen.
It's very nice to come home to Stockholm with three points, says Djurgården's midfielder Albin Ekdal, who jumped in and made his first Allsvenskan minutes in a long time.
Masking ban changed
Saturday's match in Malmö would have been the first high-risk match with the police's new requirement to stop matches in case of "organized masking" in the stands. Critics have meant that the police's new requirement in practice would increase individual individuals' opportunities to interrupt football matches.
But on Friday, the police withdrew their new requirement – a decision that has been welcomed by many within the football family.
Albin Ekdal has played 70 international matches and made many seasons in the Italian Serie A.
Have you, with your international experience, been through anything similar?
No, I haven't. I've hardly been through interrupted matches when there are firecrackers, bengal fires, and so on. It's a bit different down by the Mediterranean than it is in Sweden. There, they just keep going no matter what happens, more or less, says Ekdal.
The 36-year-old perceives the latest days' events as unprofessional.
It's clear they understand they made a mistake, otherwise, they wouldn't withdraw it the day before the matches, says Ekdal, whose contract with Djurgården expires after this season.
I'm relatively clear on what will happen after this season, without revealing anything.
The two supporter groups showed their obvious discontent with the police's previous requirements. Before kickoff, Djurgården supporters unfolded a flag that covered an entire stand section, with the text "Who is hiding behind the flag? Disguised for Swedish football!"
Pikar Engström
Malmö FF's standing audience showed a large banner with the text "Choose joy, Engström", addressed to Per Engström, who is the group leader for the police's national operational department (Noa).
During the match, masked individuals, mostly from the MFF section but also from Djurgården, lit bengal fires at regular intervals without the organizer or authorities intervening.
Before the match, TT spoke with spectators who were relieved that the police had withdrawn their previous proposal.
Very good, it feels better now. The proposal made supporters more irritated, says Sixten, who has been a season ticket holder at Malmö's home matches for several years.
MFF supporter Pontus doesn't think the match would have been able to be played to the end if the police had stuck to their requirement.
This match would have been interrupted, and it's for football that you're here, says Pontus, who thinks the proposal for interrupted matches in case of organized masking is "exaggerated".
