A dazzling performance by Matteo Sereni in front of a Swede instrumental to his move to England preserved Ipswich's proud European home record.
Sven-Goran Eriksson, his former manager at Sampdoria, recommended the 'keeper to Ipswich and it was the performance of the £4.5 million sterling signing which prevented Helsingborg ending the club's unbeaten run in Continental competition, which now stretches to 27 matches.
The England boss was present to run the rule over Marcus Stewart in the UEFA Cup second-round, first-leg tie but would have been more impressed, perhaps, by his team-mates.
George Burley's men, with just one win in eight Premiership matches, have so far saved their best performances for knock-out competition, including a stunning 2-1 win over Torpedo Moscow in the Russian capital last month.
Helsingborg have an admirable European record too, having knocked Inter Milan out of the Champions League last season.
IPSWICH: Sereni, Wilnis, McGreal, Hreidarsson, Venus, Holland, Magilton, Wright, George, Reuser, Stewart. Subs: Branagan, Clapham, Makin, Counago, Naylor, Gaardsoe, Peralta.
Helsingborg: S. Andersson, Gustavsson, Matovac, Nilsson, J. Jansson, C. Andersson, Eklund, Bakkerud, Hansson, Prica, Dos Santos. Subs: Larsson, Johansen, U. Jansson, Silva, Lindstrom, Pelu, Lindberg.
Referee: W Sowa (Austria)
