Tyreso W vs Alingsas W

The match flipped in the 45th–50th-minute window. Alingsås led 29–21 and were cruising. Then Tyresö goalkeeper Meja Halvarsson — named player of the match by Tyresö in their previous round — began to assert herself, while Sandberg's side racked up 23 technical errors across the match compared to Tyresö's 17. The visitors lost their structure in attack, and Tyresö punished every loose pass on the transition.

"All of our players made the wrong decisions, I think," Sandberg added. "Our passing errors today were far too many."

• Fanny Axerell Björkman (Tyresö) — A game-high six goals, leading the fightback from the left-back position.
• Isabelle Ranch (Alingsås) — Six goals from right-back, clinical throughout before the collective collapse.
• Hanna Eriksson (Alingsås) — 12 saves at 31%, plus three from four seven-metre attempts; kept Alingsås in front for so long.
• Thea Gelotte (Tyresö) — The centre-back playmaker, identified pre-match by Sandberg as a danger, orchestrated the revival.

The 31–31 scoreline flatters Tyresö on the run of play yet undersells the scale of the turnaround. Alingsås led by nine at one stage (21–29 after 50 minutes per the club's detailed match log) but were outscored 10–2 in the final quarter. Alingsås finished with no suspensions (0×2 min) to Tyresö's three, yet still lost control. The eight-goal swing in the last 15 minutes is the kind of collapse that raises questions about game management under pressure.

The tie is perfectly poised ahead of the second leg on Sunday 6 September at 15:00 in Nolhagahallen, Alingsås. Under Swedish Cup rules, if the aggregate score and goal difference are level after two legs, the tie moves to a shoot-out — each team has three attempts in both the first and second leg. The winner advances to the quarter-finals, where Önnereds HK or OV Helsingborg await in a single-match knockout.

Alingsås have home advantage for the decider but will need to rediscover the composure that deserted them so dramatically in the closing stages. Tyresö, who eliminated HK Aranäs in the previous round (60–58 on aggregate), will travel with genuine belief that they can finish the job.

A 31–31 draw that feels like a win for Tyresö and a defeat for Alingsås. Sandberg's side had total control for 45 minutes and threw it away with sloppy decision-making. The second leg is now a genuine 50–50 contest, with Alingsås needing to prove their collapse was an aberration and Tyresö aiming to write one of the stories of the cup.