Team from a town with a population of under 1,400
Jacob Bergström and Tom Pettersson score in 2-0 win
Mjällby scored twice in the first half to secure a 2-0 victory at IFK Gothenburg and claim a sensational first Allsvenskan league title for the unfancied club from a tiny fishing village in the south of the country.
Jacob Bergström scored with a close-range bicycle kick in the 21st minute and Tom Pettersson poked home a second goal seven minutes later as their side took an unassailable 11-point lead over second-placed Hammarby with three games left to play.
“It’s something I never thought would happen in my life,” Bergström said. “I’m so incredibly grateful for this group – we showed that a collective can take you incredibly far, we have a lot of players who give everything for Mjällby, it’s fantastic.”
