Djurgarden lost to Halmstads BK after 14 consecutive matches without a win. It was a tough match for Djurgarden, who had a lot of possession and 12-4 in corners, but HBK scored the goals. Coach Roy Hodgson was pleased with HBK's performance: - We may not have played well, but we fought hard. Djurgarden was a tough team, we knew we would have a hard time here. It was not HBK's best match, but they were psychologically strong. - Not just in terms of psychological strength. We have a method in our game, we know what we need to do on the pitch. In the first half, it may not have gone well, but in the second half, we dominated completely. Then we gave Djurgarden a show, thought Hodgson in conversation with HP. In the midfield, Claes Grundström played instead of an injured ”Svängsta” Larsson. In the table, HBK was now two points ahead of Malmö FF and Östers IF. Match 10 Monday, June 7, 1976 ### Djurgarden IF – Halmstads BK 0 – 2 Lennart Ljung – Claes-Göran Karlsson, Alf Peterson, Bertil Andersson, Jan Ryding – Lennart Larsson, Hans Selander, Bengt-Göran Svensson – Rutger Backe, Claes Grundström, Sigge Johansson. Substitutes Ingvar Flink, Lars Carlsson. Goals 0-1 (15) Bengt-Göran Svensson, 0-2 (43) Lennart Larsson. Referee Alf Håkansson, Lidköping. Attendance 3,684 (Råsunda).