Milosavljevic's two goals broke the home slump
Malmö FF 4–1 Örgryte IS at Eleda Stadion on Sunday, and Jovan Milosavljevic was the story. The 19-year-old record signing scored his first two Allsvenskan goals, on 58 and 94 minutes (16). Otto Rosengren made it three on 71, Bleon Kurtulus added the fourth on 90 (16). Tobias Sana pulled one back for Örgryte on 82 (16). Around 16,000 were in the ground (17).
Your team had not won at home in a while. That run is done. "I can't explain what I felt. I was just so happy," Milosavljevic said (4).
Busuladzic went off after 20 minutes
The win came at a price. Kenan Busuladzic, 19, went down in agony and had to come off with a knee injury (3). It was his replacement, fellow 19-year-old Milosavljevic, who turned the match (2).
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"När man ser ansiktsuttrycket brukar man kunna förstå om det är illa. Det ser det ut att vara när man tecknar för byte. Tråkigt, tråkigt," Jens Fjellström said (3).
Helstrup on the teenager who waited his turn
Milosavljevic did not walk straight into the team. He waited.
"Jovan har imponerat. Han stod lite längre bak i kön under den första perioden när vi kom in här. Det han har gjort de sista sex-åtta veckorna är att visa karaktär," Gaute Helstrup said (1).
The Helstrup effect is showing up in the numbers
Sydsvenskan's review points to a tighter Malmö under Gaute Helstrup: xGA down to 1.14, shots on target at 4.0, and 14 points in the period measured (9). Fewer chances against, higher running intensity. The finishing still lags the chances created (9).
Djuric gets his first Montenegro call-up
Andrej Djuric, 22, has been named in Montenegro's senior squad for the Nations League for the first time (13). Stian Gregersen has kept clean sheets alongside him, with Malmö on three shutouts in their last four (13).
Malmö are handing the minutes to the kids
26.4% of Malmö's Allsvenskan minutes have gone to under-21 players, which puts them 20th in the world on the CIES list (14). Only one club in the study can say better.
Lundbergh had somewhere to be after the win
Theodor Lundbergh scored, then headed straight for the polling station. A group of first-time voters were behind the 4–1 (11). "39 minuter? Jag hinner," he said (11).
Botheim is scoring for Viking now
Erik Botheim scored twice for Viking against Kristiansund, his first goals since leaving Malmö in early September (18).
Gudjohnsen's Malmö situation is being watched back home
Icelandic media are tracking Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen's minutes in Malmö, framing them as important for the national team. He looked set to leave in the summer window, but it was another forward who was sold instead (19).
Ekblom adds to Örgryte's problems
Örgryte's new striker Viktor Ekblom pulled up with what looked like a left hamstring problem in the 49th minute (1). "Vi vet inte, det är för tidigt. Men det var något med baksidan som tvingade honom av," Andreas Holmberg said (1). Tobias Sana, who scored against Malmö, was blunt about the mood: "Om inte vi tror på det kan vi väl lägga oss ner och dö" (15).
Next up: Västerås away
Malmö travel to Västerås SK on Saturday, September 19 at 15:00 CEST (Allsvenskan). Fifth place, 33 points from 21 games, and the away form is holding up. Win there and the European push stays alive.
