Mjallby take commanding lead over Lincoln Red Imps on Champions League debut

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/lincoln-red-imps-bHbMply6/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/?mid=Wb0Ds3uB"]Mjallby 3-0 Lincoln Red Imps[/a][/b][/p][p]The result was far removed from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a]'s domestic form - the Allsvenskan champions had drawn four and lost two of their last six league games, which would have given [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lincoln-red-imps/bHbMply6/"]Lincoln Red Imps[/a] real belief of causing another upset to add to their European collection.[/p][p]But Mjallby took control of the game 18 minutes in, when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kjaer-jeppe/Mke5ibtC/"]Jeppe Kjaer[/a] tried his luck from 25 yards and his strike was batted away to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samuelsen-aki/WhuqC2ZC/"]Aki Samuelsen[/a] on the left. He cut into the area and sent a curling effort past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hankins-jaylan/nDwxEMjO/"]Jaylan Hankins[/a] with the help of a fortunate bobble.[/b][/p][p]The home side doubled their lead six minutes later with a wonderful team goal - [b]Kjaer, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustafsson-viktor/W2bzjvHq/"]Viktor Gustafson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustavsson-jesper/jycWyQHD/"]Jesper Gustavsson[/a] were all involved in an intricate passing move outside the Red Imps box before slotting through to Samuelsen to steer home[/b] his second.[/p][embed guid="d705a68a-83db-4adb-96e7-df71a573d89e" url="https://x.com/MjallbyAIFs/status/2079625866338840649" social-type="twitter" /][p]The visitors then failed to make the most of a good spell of pressure, and MAIF punished them when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/granath-william/p8uqu9AR/"]Villiam Granath[/a] found[b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bergstrom-jacob/dbZg4Slj/"]Jacob Bergstrom[/a] inside the box, and the local cult hero made space for himself and striking into the bottom corner[/b] to add his name to the score sheet.[/p][p]Mjallby should have put the tie to bed, but Kjaer fired narrowly wide on the stroke of half-time, then midway through the second half, Samuelsen missed the chance to complete his hat-trick when Mjallby won themselves a penalty. Hankins saved the spot-kick, before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stroud-elliot/4rVMk5Sb/"]Elliot Stroud[/a] struck the rebound against the crossbar.[/p][p]Those misses keep the tie alive for the Gibraltarian side, who will host the second leg on 28th July.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league/"]Follow Flashscore for all the latest in the UCL qualifiers.[/a][/b][/p]