Helstrup guides Malmo to win on debut as Vasteras beat 10-man Halmstad

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/degerfors-zNSwBuue/malmo-ff-tYNTdpar/?mid=pAZAAeFD"]Degerfors 0-1 Malmo[/a][/b][/p][p]Less than a week on from replacing Miguel Angel Ramirez in the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/malmo-ff/tYNTdpar/"]Malmo[/a] dugout, Helstrup saw his side secure all three points at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/degerfors/zNSwBuue/"]Degerfors[/a] - a second win in a row since the Spaniard departed. [/p][p]Chances were at a premium in the first half, and the home side were frustrated by the concession of a simple goal early in the second. [b]A deep corner to the back post was prodded back across goal by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/busuladzic-kenan/SI61iLsP/"]Kenan Busuladzic[/a] for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/botheim-erik/vLP0leRk/"]Erik Botheim[/a] to force home from inside the six-yard box.[/b][/p][p]Degerfors then didn't do enough to get back on level terms - a Samba Diatara corner in added time almost flew all the way in, but tipping it around his post was the only time [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olsen-robin/SpWIlYGj/"]Robin Olsen[/a] was really stretched.[/p][p]Malmo climb to sixth place, while no wins in seven keeps Degerfors hovering above the bottom three.[/p][embed guid="b65eb825-87c4-4844-b9d8-d74d62c45c56" url="https://x.com/fotbollskanal/status/2073409815183843831" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/halmstad-Mmsc26yL/vasteras-sk-l8oLwJhB/?mid=ILxwEUL5"]Halmstad 1-3 Vasteras[/a][/b][/p][p]Three places but just one point behind Malmo are [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vasteras-sk/l8oLwJhB/"]Vasteras[/a], who kept pace with the record Swedish champions thanks to a victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/halmstad/Mmsc26yL/"]Halmstad[/a], one of three sides who Degerfors can still look down on.[/p][p]The afternoon could not have begun better for Halmstad, who took the lead with exactly a minute played. [b]An early corner was played by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/allansson-joel/Mm6YyY99/"]Joel Allansson[/a] to the edge of the area, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carneil-hussein/KrAioBx0/"]Hussein Carneil[/a] was waiting to unleash a sweet volley that flew into the net.[/b][/p][p]But the good times for the hosts lasted all of three minutes, when Vasteras won a corner of their own, which [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lushaku-ismet/OfKGgb3f/"]Ismet Lushaku[/a] swung in to the near post where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ladefoged-mikkel/CUK33HdH/"]Mikkel Ladefoged[/a] was waiting to nod in[/b]. Midway through the first half, Vasteras went ahead when [b]Ladefoged turned provider, poking a pass on to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/taonsa-axel/hGbhfnxm/"]Taonsa Axel[/a], who jinked past the HBK defence before slotting into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]A route back into the contest was made less likely for the hosts soon after, when [b]Andreas Boman brought Taonsa down outside the box[/b], a challenge the referee deemed to have denied a goalscoring opportunity, and the red card was brandished.[/p][embed guid="d695dcf2-378b-4d2c-ae04-75b52a6b192b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npAbQoNP-Do" social-type="youtube" /][p]Vasteras made the man-advantage count just past the hour, when [b]Taonsa met a Ladefoged cutback and his shot had too much power for goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ronning-tim/8hwrpeF6/"]Tim Ronning[/a][/b], who was then guilty of bringing down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diagne-mamadou-ousmane/MHaexIVA/"]Mamadou Diagne[/a] inside the area, [b]only to spoil a perfect afternoon for Ladefoged by saving his penalty with his feet.[/b][/p][p]It's two wins in three for Vasteras either side of the break, while Halmstad stay off the bottom on goal difference after successive losses.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Follow the 2026 Allsvenskan on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]