First loss for Helsingborg

First loss for Helsingborg

Published May. 16, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

AIK handed Swedish league leader Helsingborg its first defeat of the season Monday after coming from behind to win 2-1.

Ibrahim Bangura and Robert Ahman Persson scored for AIK after Christoffer Andersson gave the visitors the lead. Helsingborg's lead over second-place Kalmar is down to one point.

Also Monday, Trelleborg scored three times in seven minutes to secure a 3-0 win over Elfsborg.

On Sunday, defending champion Malmo FF fought back to beat Orebro 2-1 with two second-half strikes from Guillermo Molins, while IFK Goteborg fell behind twice before leveling 2-2 at Norrkoping.

Halmstad beat Mjallby 1-0 on Saturday to clinch its first win of the season. Kalmar also won while Gefle-Djurgarden ended in a scoreless draw.

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