Elfsborg miss chance to go second in Allsvenskan after Mjallby fight back

[p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/elfsborg-rBi9iqU7/mjallby-S0XtXM1E/?mid=zHabevSa"]Elfsborg 1-1 Mjallby[/a][/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hammarby/SQsg3nME/"]Hammarby[/a]'s defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/gais/bJewAOTf/"]GAIS[/a] the day before left the door open for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elfsborg/rBi9iqU7/"]Elfsborg[/a] to go a point clear of the Stockholm side and become the nearest challenger to leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sirius/vXr8fotG/"]Sirius[/a]. That scenario was very much on the cards just seven minutes in as the Boras side took the lead.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/magnusson-julius/Y7vKKnZC/"]Julius Magnusson[/a]'s shot struck the inside of the post and bounced out to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hedlund-simon/nN0BUiHG/"]Simon Hedlund[/a] on the right side of the area.[b] He took his time before squaring the ball to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ostman-leo/f7V6QKG1/"]Leo Ostman[/a], whose effort towards the near post squrimed past the goalkeeper.[/b][/p][embed guid="07312eae-cf78-4294-b451-fb11bf8fbda5" url="https://x.com/SwefootballEN/status/2057511580800012292" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mjallby/S0XtXM1E/"]Mjallby[/a] created a couple of efforts at goal before the break through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gustavsson-jesper/jycWyQHD/"]Jesper Gustavsson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/helge-t/MNKb5uwU/"]Teo Helge[/a], but nothing to really trouble [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pettersson-isak/nR8Wp1xF/"]Isak Pettersson[/a] in the home goal. The visitors only had one more shot on target in the second half, but that was all they needed to restore parity.[/p][p]Following excellent build-up play down the left side, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thorell-ludwig/h25A0rWe/"]Ludwig Thorell[/a] squared the ball along the edge of the area to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kjaer-jeppe/Mke5ibtC/"]Jeppe Kjaer[/a], who drilled in his second league goal of the season.[/b][/p][p]Elfsborg remain fourth on 16 points, below [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hacken/W6u0d7B3/"]Hacken[/a] on goal difference, while MAIF are fifth, two points further back.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/sweden/allsvenskan/"]Find all the latest Allsvenskan results, stats and standings on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]