Sövegoif beat Hammarby 43:36 in the Swedish Cup on Wednesday evening. The home side finished ahead despite the visitors bringing three wins from three league games before kick-off. Hammarby sat top of their table with six points, while Sövegoif had four from three matches, two victories and a draw. The result shifted something, if not much, in the standings.
Hammarby had looked solid in their opening fixtures — 50:20 and 52:20 against Umeå, then two tighter games against Alingsås. Sövegoif's form was less consistent, with draws and losses mixed in, including a 34:38 defeat to Seged earlier in the month. They had also lost 33:38 to Hammarby back in April, so this was a chance to rewrite that chapter.
We had backed the visitors at 59 per cent confidence, but the match went another way. And here's the thing — Hammarby came for a cross he never reached when it mattered. Sövegoif pressed high up the pitch and refused to go away, turning a game that could have slipped into their hands into something else entirely.
By then the momentum had shifted. Hammarby lost their man at crucial moments and Sövegoif hit them on the break. The home side ran out of legs late on but held on grimly, keeping the scoreline respectable and taking all three points from a cup tie that many expected to be straightforward for the visitors.
The result means Sövegoif move further clear in their group, while Hammarby's unbeaten run in the competition takes a hit. They still sit top of their table, but the gap is closing. The home side fancy their chances now, having proved they can compete when the pressure is on.
