It had been half an hour into Malmö FF’s Champions League playoff against Sparta Prague when Malmö got their first cold shower.
The ball was controlled via MFF defender Jens Stryger Larsen’s legs and into the own goal.
Malmö occasionally pushed for an equaliser, but they never got the ball in.
In the middle of the second half, Sparta Prague had a great chance to make it 2-0 when a cross reached Martin Vitik, but he couldn’t get the ball in.
It took until the last minutes of the match before the second goal then came through substitute Jakub Pesek.
This means that Malmö go to Prague with a 1-0 deficit when the return is played on Tuesday. The team that wins the double-header will play in the Champions League this autumn, while the Europa League awaits the losers.
UEFA Champions League
Malmö FF
0 – 2
Sparta Prague