Malmö took three points from Djurgården at home in the nineteenth round of Damallsvenskan, closing out a 3-0 victory on Thursday evening. The hosts had won their last two league games and looked the stronger side from the opening whistle. The visitors, meanwhile, were searching for consistency after a string of defeats.
The breakthrough came at twenty-nine minutes when Vesna Milivojevic found the net, and Djurgården's defence never really recovered. Four minutes later Isabella D'Aquila doubled the lead before half-time, and here's the thing about matches like this — once you concede two in quick succession, the momentum shifts permanently. Mia Persson picked up a yellow card at forty-three as Djurgården tried to respond.
The second half offered little drama after the early goals, though Alvali Lindstrom added a third at seventy-seven minutes to settle any remaining questions. By then there were plenty of substitutions on — Djurgården brought on Tuva Skoog and Olivia Ulenius alongside Maria Gros at sixty-one minutes, hoping for something different. Malmö switched off at the back after the early goals and saw the game out without fuss.
The statistics tell the story of a one-sided afternoon. Malmö enjoyed fifty-nine per cent possession and registered five shots on target against Djurgården's zero, while the visitors managed only three shots off target all evening. To be fair, Djurgården created nothing meaningful and paid the price for it.
The result leaves Malmö third in the table with thirty-three points from eighteen games, while Djurgården remain tenth on eighteen. The hosts extended their unbeaten run in recent fixtures, whereas the visitors have now lost ten of their eighteen league matches this season.