MALMÖ (Interstat) — Zalgiris defeated Malmö 4-2 on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Eleda Stadion in an a-10 of Champions League match in Europe.

Zalgiris opened the scoring in the 34th minute when attacker Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde converted a pass from Oliver Buff. Kehinde’s goal came in the 57th minute of his appearance. Renan Abner do Carmo de Oliveira, a 6-foot, 185-pound attacker from Santo André, Brazil, doubled the lead in the 52nd minute off an assist from Stefano Fiore. Oliveira’s goal occurred in the 71st minute of his time on the field. Malmö answered with two goals of its own but could not overcome the deficit, as Zalgiris added two more strikes later in the match.

The game featured seven yellow cards. Zalgiris drew five bookings: Nicolás Martín Gorobsov in the 26th minute, an unnamed player in the 29th minute, Marko Milićković in the 32nd minute, Fabien Ourega in the 65th minute, and Nemanja Ljubisavljević in the 90th minute. Malmö received two yellow cards, from Anders Christiansen in the 38th minute and Ola Toivonen in the 83rd minute.

The result improved Zalgiris’s season record in the a-10 of Champions League to 3 wins and 1 loss. Across all competitions, Zalgiris now stands at 3 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. Malmö’s record in the a-10 of Champions League fell to 4 wins and 3 losses. Its overall season mark is 6 wins and 3 losses.

Zalgiris entered the match having won its previous meeting with Malmö on Sunday, May 10, 2026, a 1-0 victory at home. The Lithuanian club’s other results this season included a penalty shootout loss to Suduva on Oct. 18, 2025, a 2-0 loss to Linfield on July 31, 2025, a scoreless draw with Linfield on July 24, 2025, a 13-10 win over Hamrun Spartans on July 15, 2025, and a 2-0 win over Hamrun Spartans on July 9, 2025.

Malmö’s previous results this season included the May 10 loss to Zalgiris, a 2-0 win at Sigma Olomouc on Aug. 28, 2025, a 3-0 win at Sigma Olomouc on Aug. 21, 2025, a 5-0 loss at FC Copenhagen on Aug. 12, 2025, a scoreless draw at FC Copenhagen on Aug. 5, 2025, a 1-0 win at Rigas FS on July 30, 2025, a 4-1 win at Rigas FS on July 22, 2025, a 3-1 win at Saburtalo on July 15, 2025, and a 3-1 win at Saburtalo on July 8, 2025.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Malmö 1, Zalgiris 1. Interstatl’s ELO system gave Zalgiris a 62.90 percent probability to win.