Alingsås Women saw off Falköpings KIK 5:1 in the first round of the Swedish Cup on 4 August 2026. The visitors made light work of the hosts at home soil, moving well beyond what anyone might have expected from their recent run of results.
By then Alingsås had been through five matches in a row without a win — a 1:1 draw with Enskede, a 3:3 with Sandviken, followed by defeats to Linköping and Örebro, and a goalless stalemate against Gamla Uppsala Women. They worked a short corner of confidence into this fixture and never got going against them.
And here's the thing about cup football: it has its own rules. Falköpings, playing at home, had nothing to do all evening. The visitors pressed high up the pitch and took their chances, while the hosts simply saw the game out without mounting any real threat.
To be fair, Alingsås had nothing to prove here. They were simply looking to build momentum ahead of league action. The five-goal margin says more about Falköpings' struggles than it does about Alingsås's quality — but it is a statement nonetheless.
The result means Alingsås advance to the next round, while Falköpings' cup campaign ends after just one appearance. For the visitors, it was a chance to turn things around after a difficult spell. They carried the side through with a performance that refused to go away.