Superior in the Allsvenskan with six straight victories. Now Malmö FF can also title themselves cup champions in 2024.
In the sun in front of a rocking May 1 holiday crowd, the home team raised the Gustaf VI Adolf trophy.
At the same time, the around 8,000 traveling supporters in Djurgårdsklacken, despite the loss, immediately began to sing and praise their team.
– Great match by Djurgården, they should be proud of their performance here today. They force a penalty decision, but Malmö are incredibly determined there. They are betting on their experienced players, comments SVT’s football expert Daniel Nannskog.
Taha Ali broke the deadlock in the second half
The match, just like the summit meeting in the league six days ago, contained a lot of hot emotions and tough close matches – and went to a penalty shootout (1-1 after extra time).
There it was Lasse Berg Johnsen who shot the cup gold to the sky blue via the post. Before that, goalkeeper Johan Dahlin had been responsible for two straight saves.
The cup title is MFF’s 16th in history, by far the most of any team.
It was also Malmö who took the lead in the second half when substitute Taha Ali received the ball deep from Lasse Berg Johnsen, ran free between two Dif players and chipped in the lead goal.
Seven minutes later, Djurgården’s equalizer came, Tobias Gulliksen with a ball diagonally towards the back which Malmö son Deniz Hümmet slotted into the net.
The match was canceled after a penalty situation
The first half was undramatic in comparison and as even as the team’s number of supporters in place.
Both Malmö and Djurgården, in confusingly similar match kits to honor the day, impressed in the defensive game.
When Gustav Wikheim was pulled down in the penalty area at the beginning of the second half, the Dif camp reacted strongly and in the 57th minute the match was interrupted after Djurgård supporters burned up parts of the net on the short side of the stand.
When the match resumed, it got really heated on the pitch as well: a total of five yellow cards were handed out in the second half, at the same time as the goal shooting for both teams loosened up.