Wisconsin Soccer Central

Andrew Stadler (Wauwatosa West) made his first start in the Allsvenskan, Sweden's top division of soccer, on Sunday and played a key role in a historic win for his club.

Stadler set up Emir Smajic's 37th-minute opener, then scored what proved to be the game-winner 3 minutes later as Östersunds FK topped host Falkenbergs FF 2-1 for its first Allsvenskan victory. (Watch highlights)

Östersunds (1-1-1), which was formed in 1996, earned promotion to the top tier for the first time by finishing second in the Superettan last fall. Stadler had two goals and an assist in 14 league matches for Östersunds after joining the club in August.

The 27-year-old Stadler has consistently scored at every level of Swedish soccer, logging 35 goals in 108 league appearances with Sandvikens IF, Landskrona BoIS and Östersunds over the past four seasons.

On Sunday, he got a ball from Alex Dyer on the right side of the box and worked toward the end line before squaring it back for Smajic to finish. Minutes later, Stadler was open on the right side again, ran on to a header by Sotirios Papagiannopoulos and ripped a shot past Falkenbergs goalkeeper Otto Martler.

On Twitter: @AndrewStadler

• After starting his pro soccer career in the U.S., Laurie Bell (UW-Milwaukee) is continuing it in Sweden. The 23-year-old midfielder from Poynton, England, played all 90 minutes for Karlslunds IF HFK in a 3-3 draw Sunday against Huddinge IF in a Division 2 Södra Svealand opener after signing a one-year contract with the fourth-division club in Örebro. Bell, an All-American for the Panthers as a junior in 2013, had one goal in 22 appearances for the USL's Tulsa Roughnecks last season. He had been playing with semi-pro club Hyde United in the Northern Premier League Premier Division – the seventh tier of English soccer – since December. Karlslunds finished 7-16-3 and 11th in the 14-team league last season. On Twitter: @LBellBell
• Maegan Kelly (Marquette) signed with Apollon Limassol, the dominant women's club on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Kelly scored in a 5-1 win over Lefkothea in the cup final March 27 – Apollon has won both the First Division and cup titles each of the past eight years. During the 2015-16 season, they went 13-0-1 and outscored foes 132-3 in league play. Kelly, 24, played for Åland United in Finland last year and was with UMF Starnan in Iceland in 2014 following a stint with FC Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League. On Twitter: @maegskell