In the 25th minute, Helsingborg took the lead through Taha Ali who nicely placed 1-0 to the home team.

- Glad it came loose.

It was nice to be able to contribute a lot offensively, he told Discovery + during the half-time break.

Elfsborg got a golden opportunity to come back in the second half of the match when the team was awarded a penalty kick.

But Andre Romer did not place the penalty well enough and Helsingborg's goalkeeper Kalle Joelsson could provide an excellent save.

Helsingborg defended the lead the match out and thus took their first victory of the season.

Tough elbow: "Embarrassing"

In the first half of the match, Assad Al Hamlawi put a real elbow in the back of Elfsborg's Simon Strand, a situation that the referee did not understand.

- He swings in the back of my head.

It's a shame that no one sees it, it's embarrassing, says Simon Strand to Discovery +.