Malmo FF vs Kalmar FF 1-0

Malmo FF beat Kalmar FF 1-0 at Eleda Stadion after Otto Rosengren scored in the 72nd minute. Jens Stryger Larsen set it up, and that was enough to settle a tight match.

The first half ended 0-0 after Carl Gustafsson was booked for Kalmar FF in the 40th minute. Malmo FF also made a change on 45 minutes, sending on Sead Hakšabanović for Jovan Milosavljević, but neither side found a breakthrough before half-time.

The decisive moment came on 72 minutes when Rosengren scored for Malmo FF from Stryger Larsen’s assist to make it 1-0. Kalmar FF responded with two changes in the 73rd minute, then made two more on 80 minutes, while Malmo FF made two changes on 78 minutes and later sent on Bleon Kurtulus for Rosengren in the 88th minute. Emmanuel Ekong was booked on 88 minutes after coming on at 78 minutes, and Malmo FF saw out the lead.

Malmo FF had 53% of the possession and 450 passes to Kalmar FF’s 418. They also had more shots, 19 to 15, and more on target, 6 to 4. Kalmar FF posted the higher xG at 1.77 to Malmo FF’s 1.31, while Malmo FF won 6 corners to 4, lost the save count 4-5, and committed 21 fouls to Kalmar FF’s 25.

Both sides collected two yellow cards. Carl Gustafsson was booked for Kalmar FF in the 40th minute and Miska Ylitolva followed in the 68th, while Malmo FF’s cautions went to Andrej Djuric in the 57th minute and Emmanuel Ekong in the 88th. There were no red cards.