Rosengård joins Hammarby, Häcken, and IFK Norrköping in the semifinals.
And in the end, it wasn't particularly dramatic in the battle for the last semifinal spot.
It was otherwise set up for a thrilling evening. Before Monday's matches, all four teams in the group – Rosengård, Malmö FF, Linköping, and Växjö – still had a chance.
Nightmare start for MFF
The two Malmö teams had placed themselves in the driver's seat with four points each from the two initial rounds, but MFF's position deteriorated immediately away against Linköping.
After 56 seconds of play, María Ólafsdóttir Grós had given LFC the lead, and suddenly the Östergötlanders were also on four points and hot on Rosengård's heels, just one point behind.
The 1–0 goal was enough to take three points against MFF – a Damallsvenskan newcomer this year – but it didn't make a difference in the end.
At home on Malmö IP, Rosengård did what was needed. Växjö gave the reigning Swedish champions a match, and if Suzu Amano's shot had gone post-in instead of post-out in the 38th minute, it would have become really exciting.
But a few minutes later, Rosengård's Finnish newcomer Oona Sevenius instead scored 1–0, and suddenly the uphill climb became very steep for the other teams in the group.
Hard-to-assess champion team
In the beginning of the second half, Emilia Larsson precision-shot in 2–0 to further secure the semifinal ticket.
Incredibly nice. I want to be a player who contributes with points, it always gives confidence, says Larsson in Sportbladet's broadcast.
Växjö's Byndís Arna Nielsdóttir reduced with a quarter of an hour left to play, but it was the last goal of the evening.
The semifinals will be drawn next week and played on May 1. The final will be played on June 6.
Much closer in time is the Damallsvenskan premiere. The league play starts this weekend, and the question is how last year's dominant champion team will fare. Rosengård has lost many of its key players from last season.
We come from a preseason where we've mixed and given. We've done some bits very well and others that we need to work a little extra on. But I think we're well positioned, says Emilia Larsson.
