Allsvenskan Round 3: Djurgarden, Malmo, & Degerfors Win Big

Djurgarden, Malmo & Degerfors shine

Highlights from Sweden's top flight as Djurgarden edge past Kalmar, Malmo cruise past GAIS, and Degerfors hammer Halmstad 3-0 away from home.

Lien missed a hat-trick when his penalty struck the post in added time, but Djurgarden had done enough to stay top for now...

Djurgarden edged past Kalmar in a tight one, keeping their perfect start to the Allsvenskan season alive. Meanwhile, Malmo finally got points on the board, beating struggling GAIS.

Degerfors had a more comfortable win, cruising past Halmstad away from home.

Djurgarden's 3-2 win over Kalmar was tighter than the scoreline suggests. They were 1-0 up inside 2 minutes thanks to Bo Hegland's finish from Marques' cross, but Kalmar pushed hard for an equaliser.

Djurgarden Edge Past Kalmar Despite Late Scare

Five minutes later, it was 2-0 - Oskar Fallenius opened up the visiting defence, but when his stabbed shot was kept out by Jakob Kindberg, Kristian Lien was on hand to tuck away the rebound.

But before the 30-minute mark, Kalmar had drawn themselves level. First, Robert Gojani's ball over the top was taken down and finished well by teenager Charlie Rosenqvist for his first Allsvenskan goal. Then, Melker Hallberg crossed a half-cleared corner back into the box, and was headed in by Achraf Dari.

Kindberg pulled off a string of saves in the second half to preserve a point, but Djurgarden finally found a way through with five minutes remaining. Matias Saltinen crossed from the right and Lien headed home, despite a suspicion of offside.

Lien missed a hat-trick when his penalty struck the post in added time, but Djurgarden had done enough to stay top for now.

Malmo Pick Up First Points With Comfortable Win Over GAIS

Malmo's impressive first-half display secured them their first points of the season, as GAIS remain on no points.

The opener came 21 minutes in, when Jens Stryger Larsen whipped in a cross which was met by a bullet Pontus Jansson header which thundered in off the crossbar.

Pontus Janssons goal for Malmö vs GAIS truly was a beauty 🤌 #allsvenskan pic.twitter.com/q2zjnQN36g

— Swedish Football News (@SwefootballEN) April 12, 2026

It was 2-0 just over 15 minutes later, when GAIS goalkeeper Kees Sims played a dreadful clearance straight to Oscar Sjostrand, who coolly rolled the ball through the 'keepers legs.

The MFF fans needed only wait another five minutes for number three, as Sims didn't cover himself in glory again, flapping at a Taha Ali cross, causing a melee in the box before Otto Rosengren bundled the ball over the line.

Shalom Ekong added a late consolation for the Mackerels when slamming the ball past Robin Olsen after picking up a William Milovanovic through ball, but Malmo had done more than enough to earn a first league win under Miguel Angel Ramirez.

Degerfors Cruise Past Halmstad Away From Home

Degerfors began the season with a 3-0 home defeat, but have responded perfectly by inflicting the same result on their travels to Halmstad, one of five teams yet to pick up a point.

Conceding with a minute of the first half remaining was a bitter blow for Halmstad, especially given the manner of the goal - they failed to clear a corner, and among the scramble, Daniel Sundgren caught a sweet volley that gave goalkeeper Tim Ronning no chance.

Degerfors GOAL! 2-0 vs Halmstad. But WHAT is the goalkeeper doing? 🤯 #allsvenskan pic.twitter.com/cwrLGkzoQD

— Swedish Football News (@SwefootballEN) April 12, 2026

The lead was doubled just over 10 minutes into the second half, as Sebastian Ohlsson let the ball drop over his shoulder and sent another volley into the net.

Ronning in the home side's goal should have done a lot better with that one.

And the rout was completed three minutes into added time, when Nahom Girmai's low centre was turned in at the back post by Marcus Rafferty.