Sävehof win Swedish women's handball
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Sävehof win Swedish women's handball championship for the 18th time

Sävehof's women's handball team has secured its 18th Swedish Championship gold medal. Skara were defeated 3–0 in the series after a 29–28 loss in the third final match.

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Sävehof continues to be one of the great giants in Swedish handball, especially on the women's side.

In front of the home crowd, they once again won the Swedish championship - but the third final match would be dramatic.

The first meeting ended 25–22, the second 30–27.

Final match three then continued at the same pace, and Sävehof took a six-goal lead at halftime. But Skara did not give up and took the match to extra time.

It was a thrilling match and it took double overtime before Sävehof clinched the win. Icelandic Elín Klara Thorkelsdóttir was the match hero with eight goals.

The team won the regular season by a landslide and then won nine straight in the playoffs. The club has now won 16 Swedish championships in the last 20 seasons.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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