MALMO, Sweden (Interstat) — Pitea IF opened its Damallsvenskan season with a 2-1 upset victory over Malmo FF on Sunday at Eleda Stadion, defying heavy pregame projections. Miljana Ivanović gave the visitors a lead just three minutes into the match before Malmo’s Selina Henriksson, a substitute, equalized in the 16th minute. Pitea’s Cecilia Edlund, also entering as a substitute, scored the decisive goal in the 30th minute. The result was a surprise as statistical models heavily favored Malmo, giving the home side a 95% probability to win. The match concluded with yellow cards issued to Pitea’s Shiho Matsubara and Malmo’s Beatrice Persson in second-half stoppage time.