Last Updated: November 13, 2023, 02:00 IST
Read all newest and breaking Sports News on News18.com
Malmo grew to become Swedish champion for the twenty third time on Sunday by beating title rival Elfsborg 10 on a secondhalf penalty taken by league prime scorer Isaac Kiese Thelin.
MALMO, Sweden: Malmo grew to become Swedish champion for the twenty third time on Sunday by beating title rival Elfsborg 1-0 on a second-half penalty taken by league prime scorer Isaac Kiese Thelin.
The win meant Malmo caught up with Elfsborg on factors within the last spherical of the season and gained the Swedish league on a greater purpose distinction.
Elfsborg missed an opportunity to safe the title within the penultimate spherical final week after they solely managed a draw in opposition to final-place Varberg, which left the hole to Malmo at three factors.
After a scoreless first half in Malmo, the second half was delayed by about one hour after followers set off pyrotechnics that triggered the hearth alarm contained in the packed stadium.
Malmo took the lead 11 minutes into the second half when Kiese Thelin was awarded a penalty and took it himself to attain his sixteenth purpose of the season.
Malmo has essentially the most league titles in Swedish soccer forward of IFK Goteborg, which had a poor season and barely escaped a relegation playoff by scoring in second-half stoppage time in a 2-1 win over Varbergs within the last spherical.
___
AP soccer: apnews.com/hub/soccer
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)
