Cup of cheer for Elfsborg
Saturday, November 1, 2003
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IF Elfsborg claimed the Swedish Cup with a 2-0 win against second division Assyriska Föreningen.
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IF Elfsborg claimed the Swedish Cup with a 2-0 win against second division side Assyriska Föreningen in the final at the Råsunda stadium.
European place
The win gave Elfsborg a place in the qualifying round of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup. Champions Djurgårdens IF took Sweden's only place in the qualifying rounds for the UEFA Champions League as they recently retained their league title, but were surprisingly knocked out of the cup by Assyriska in the semi-finals.
Two for Nilsson
Lars Nilsson was the Elfsborg hero, opening the scoring after four minutes before effectively ending Assyriska's challenge midway through the second half as he headed a second in front of more that 10,000 spectators in Stockholm.