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April 25, 2001

Damallsvenskan, Sweden´s premier league 1st round

By Thorsten Frennstedt

The 3 promoted teams (P) did well in their difficult away matches against the favorites. There were no suprise defeats.
HIF Alingsås gave away a goal (Hanna Ljungberg) against (C)hampion Umeå. The rest were a free-kick and a corner kick straight into goal.
Malmö´s goalkeeper Caroline Jönsson and back Karolina Westberg, both of Sweden´s national team are injured, but Hedvig Lindahl, keeper for Sweden´s Under-17 National Team made some great saves against Sunnanå. It was also the first game in Malmö for Malin Andersson, star midfieleder in the National team.
The big surprise was Djurgården´s loss after dominating Kopparbergs/Landvetter for the whole game and then K/L scored with a counter attack.

Alvsjo 2 Mallbacken (P) 1 (2-1)
A: Victoria Svensson (9), Jane Törnqvist (24). M: Jenny Monsé (42).

Hammarby 6 Öster 2 ( 1-2)
H: Linda Lekander (13( Ulrika Hultman (63,73),Victoria Sahlsten (66),
Salina Olsson (89), Malin Söderlind (90). Ö: Frida Nordin (8,30).

Malmö 1 Sunnanå (P) 0 (1-0)
Therese Sjögran (21)

Kopparbergs/Landvetter 4 Djurgården 1 (0-0)
K/L: Ulrika Björn (18, 90), Lotta Schelin (76), Marit Björstedt (85). D:
Elin Flyborg (61).

Umeå (C) 3 Holmalund Alingsås (P) 0 (1-0)
Hanna Ljungberg (16, 84), Sofia Eriksson (90)

Kristianstad-Wä 1 Bälinge 1 (0-0)
K/L: Maria Wanstadius (50). B: Carolina Hagberg (48).