IK Sävehof and IFK Skövde shared a cup match that ended 38:39 in the Swedish Cup on Wednesday. The hosts took a point from the game, but the visitors kept their perfect record intact. By then the table had shifted only in points, not in positions.
Both sides sat top of the standings after three matches. Sävehof moved to four points with two wins and a draw, while Skövde stayed on six points with three straight victories. Cup football has its own rules, and a narrow loss does not erase the fact that the visitors remain unbeaten.
Sävehof had won their previous meeting with Skövde 34:25 on 5 September, so this result turned things around. The hosts also beat Tumba twice before a heavy defeat to Seged and a loss to Malmö. They needed the points badly, and they got one.
Skövde's run is cleaner. After losing to Sävehof earlier in the month they beat Ström 33:28, won 40:36 away at Ström, and took care of Kroppskultur and Arendal in between. The clean-sheet run came to an end, but the win keeps them at the summit.
And here's the thing about a scoreline like 38:39 — it does not tell you who deserved more. The match was decided in moments, not in possession or shots. The old head settled them down when it mattered, and Skövde held on.