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Djurgården/Älvsjö - Sunnanå SK 2-1 (1-0)
Djurgården/Älvsjö: Maja Åström - Sara Thunebro, Therese Brogårde, Malin Nykvist, Linda Lekander - Victoria Svensson, Anna Hall (70 Jane Törnqvist), Linda Fagerström - Sara Johansson, Laura Kalmari, Venus James (63 Elin Ekblom)
Sunnanå SK: Åsa Berglund - Linnea Gjersvold, Carolina Marklund, Hanna Marklund, Sandra Berggren - Mirjam Marklund (82 Nora Jåfs), Carina Holmberg, Anna Bodén, Lina Johansson (78 Maggis Esseryd) - Madelaine Edlund, Tiffeny Milbrett
Goals: Sara Johansson1-0 (2), Tiffeny Milbrett 1-1 (65 PK), Linda Lekander 2-1 (75)
Yellow cards: Mirjam Marklund Sunnanå, Victoria Svensson Djurgården/Älvsjö,
Attendance: 522
Sunnanå started nervously while Djurgården/Älvsjö pushed forward from the start. They took advantage of a Sunnanå defense that had yet to find their positions and Sara Johansson scored on a long pass from Victoria Svensson in behind the defense line. Djurgården dominated but didn't get to any really dangerous finishes, while Sunnanå had to chase the ball a lot. Tiffeny Milbrett worked hard in Sunnanå's attack and was behind most of her side's opportunities. About 20 minutes into the second half Milbrett went down, maybe a little too easy, inside Djurgården's penalty area and was rewarded with a penalty. She took the penalty kick herself and it was 1-1. The rest of the game Sunnanå tried to defend their draw, but Linda Lekander scores on a direct corner kick. All in all, Djurgården/Älvsjö did what they had to do while Sunnanå should be content with their effort.

This match report is compiled from an online  play-by-play by Sunnanå's local paper Norra Västerbotten. You can read the complete PBP at their website:
Norra Västerbotten: "Stort plus i kanten för den här insatsen"
Dagens Nyheter: Djurgården/Älvsjö vann mot Sunnanå
SVT - highlights clip with Milbrett interview (Windws media, 2 minutes)

A couple of pre-match stories:
Sunnanå coach Kenneth "Kega" Isaksson talks about having confidence in his players and about the difference between coaching men and women - Sunnanå is his first women's team. Isaksson says they will need both their strength as a team and top individual performances to make it against Djurgården/Älvsjö. If it works out, a win is not impossible.
NorraVästerbotten: Kega tror på sina tjejer

Expressen has an article on the good and bad of the influx of foreign players, and gets the usual answer. As long as it is world class players that come, it's nothing but good. They also asks Tiffeny Milbrett why she chose to play in Sweden: "I want to play in the best league there is", she says. And since the foldning of WUSA, that is in Sweden.
Expressen: ”Nästan alla är världsspelare”
Expressen: Tiffeny: Därför väljer vi Sverige