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Markus Rosenberg scores brace to give Malmo famous win over Olympiakos
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Markus Rosenberg’s double sparked jubilant scenes at the Swedbank Stadium as Malmo beat Olympiakos 2-0 in the first Champions League group stage match to be played on Swedish soil in 14 years.
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On a wonderful night for the Scandinavian underdogs in the Group A match Rosenberg initiated the celebrations by putting the home side ahead in the 42nd minute, punishing a defensive mix-up by snapping up the loose ball and coolly planting it into the net.
Isaac Thelin could have doubled Malmo’s advantage on the hour but he headed his close-range effort straight at the goalkeeper before slicing the rebound horribly.
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Rosenberg, though, made no mistake, striking again in the 82nd minute, firing into the top right corner after more poor goalkeeping by Roberto for the Greeks.
The best chance for Olympiakos came in the second half through the former Malmo winger Jimmy Durmaz, whose left-footed shot was spilled by Robin Olsen, but the goalkeeper recovered to smother the ball.
Malmo’s victory was the first Champions League group game in Sweden since Helsingborg held Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw in November 2000.
