IFK Kristianstad reach Swedish Handball Championship final

In the fifth and decisive Swedish Championship semi-final in handball, Alingsås lost 32–27.

Three of the first four games required overtime to determine a winner. IFK Kristianstad secured a fifth and decisive game with a 36–33 overtime victory on Wednesday.

At home, they went from 21–21 at 42:55 to a five-goal lead ten minutes later - which they held until the end of the match.

In the final, which begins on May 20, IFK Kristianstad will face HK Malmö.