Helsingborg turn the tables on Tumba in Swedish Cup
Helsingborg HK Women beat Tumba Women 29:21 in the Swedish Cup on Friday, reversing the result from their meeting just four days earlier. The home side had lost that encounter 35:28, and today they made sure the visitors did not travel to make up the numbers. It was a straightforward victory, not one that needed drama.
Helsingborg are third in their table after three games, sitting on three points from one win, one draw and one defeat. They paid for a sloppy opening against Tumba last Saturday, and here they atoned for it. The difference in the two matches was not dramatic — one goal more, one less — but the swing in momentum tells its own story.
Tumba came in having won that previous meeting, but they were reduced to watching from the other side of the scoreline. Their recent record before this cup run stretches back to 2022, which suggests they did not travel to make up the numbers so much as to test themselves. They found the test harder this time.
The Swedish Cup does not always produce spectacle, and this was no exception. Helsingborg worked a short corner when it mattered, and Tumba could not raise the tempo when they needed to. The result leaves Helsingborg with a clean sheet in their last two meetings against this opposition.
Three points from three games puts Helsingborg in a comfortable position, though they are not closing in on a deal for anything yet. Tumba will need to find more consistency if they want to compete at this level. For now, the home side have turned a corner.