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August 8th Results of 12th round in Damallsvenskan, Sweden´s premier league  

By Thorsten Frennstedt

 

Kopparbergs/Landvetter 1 Kristianstad/Wä 1

Scores, 1-0 Ulrika Björn (43), 1-1 Nilla Fischer (64, PK).

The 12th round starts the second part of the league. All the teams who were visitors in the previous round were hosts this time. K/L won at Kristianstad 3-0. There were serious doubts if K/W would be able to switch the game. Perhaps K/L underestimated their opponents. Katarina Andersson was tackled before the PK. She had the two best chances to score as well.

“We still kept our cool in not opening up the defense when K/L scored. That was our mistake in the defeat back home.” K/L head coach Anders Niklasson explained.

Malmö FF 7 Öster 0

Scores, Sara Larsson (32), Malin Andersson (42,84), Therese Lundin (44), Jenny Engwall (53), Luiza Pendyk (64), Therese Sjögran (90).

Note the name Luiza Pendyk, who appeared for the first time this season. The best scorer of the Allsvenskan in the two last years had grown tired of soccer and quit. Early this summer she started to train again.

Hammarby 0 Djurgården 2

Elin Flyborg (27), Sara Johansson (75).

Both players had scored in their home game for Djurgården. Hammarby got only one hot chance to score when Salina Olsson hit the crossbar in the first half. Djurgården created lots of chances. In the very last minutes Elin crashed into Hammarby keeper Natlie Åkerlund, and both had to leave the field because of injuries.

Älvsjö 5 HIF Alingsås 0

Scores, Jessica Thorn (8) Victoria Svensson (16, 47, 60), Linda Fagerström (17).

Victoria made a hat-trick for the third consecutive game. She scored three goals in the away match in Alingsås too, then three goals last week in the Swedish Cup. Victoria has kept and even inproved her good shape from the Euro finals. Älvsjö has missed Jane Törnqvist since then. First keeper Pernilla Persson is still injured and former national team keeper Eva Larsson made a temporary solid come-back.

Umeå 6 Sunnanå 0

Scores, Hanna Ljungberg (4,62, 86), Malin Moström (15), Tina Nordlund (40), Emma Lindqvist (72).

Poor Sunnanå has a record of 0-13 in the two games against Umeå. It was the first hat-trick of the year for Hanna Ljungberg.

Bälinge 3 Mallbacken 1

Scores, 1-0 Therese Sandström (47), 2-0 Linda blom 52, 2-1 Cecilia Klier (63), 3-1 Maria Säfström (65).

When Bälinge beat Mallbacken on their home soil it was a sensation. It still is since Mallbacken, the real surprise of the first part of the league, did not manage to wreak revange. Mallbacken´s defense was strong in the aerial battles. When Bälinge wingers sneaked inside it opened up. Bälinge´s midfielder Therese Sandström was the MVP. 

Standings

Älvsjö 31

Umeå (C)30

Malmö 27

Djurgården 23

Kopparbergs/Landvetter 20

Mallbacken(P) 18

Bälinge 16

Hammarby 11

Kristianstad/Wä 10

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Sunnanå (P) 8

HIF Alingsås(P) 4

Öster 2

C= Champion, P= Promoted this year

Leading scorers

16 Victoria Svensson, Älvsjö.

13 Elin Flyborg, Djurgården, Hanna Ljungberg, Umeå.

9 Ulrika Björn, Kopparbergs/Landvetter, Malin Andersson, Malmö,

6 Therese Lundin, Malmö, Jessica Thorn, Älvsjö, Madelaine Edlund, Sunnanå, Marit Björstedt, Kopparbergs/Landvetter, Jenny Monsén, Mallbacken, Salina Olsson, Hammarby.

5 Maria Säfström, Bälinge, Therese Sjögran,Malmö, Sara Johansson, Djurgården, Cecilia Klier, Mallbacken Lina Johansson, Sunnanå.