Linköping take revenge with late win over Örebro
Linköping HK came away with a 3:2 victory in a club friendly against Örebro HK on Wednesday evening at the 10th of September. The match finished with the visitors taking all three points after a tight contest that didn't always look like it would go their way.
And here's the thing — the two sides had met just five days earlier, when Örebro had won 4:2 at home. To be fair, this fixture carries a certain weight between them, and both clubs were clearly testing their early-season shape rather than playing for anything more than momentum.
Linköping had been finding their feet ahead of this match, recording a 4:3 win over Malmö Redhawks and a 2:1 victory against Södertälje in their last two outings. Örebro, meanwhile, had opened their run with a 3:0 shutout against HV71 before that 4:2 win over Linköping.
The result doesn't tell you everything about the game, but it does show a shift in the dynamic. Örebro had looked comfortable in their last meeting with Linköping, and now the visitors had found a way back into it. That kind of bounce-back is worth noting.
By then, Örebro had also beaten Färjestad 3:2 and Carlskrona 2:0 in their last five matches, while Linköping's recent record included wins over AIK and losses to Espoo. Both sides are still building rhythm, and this result puts them on slightly different paths.