Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Linköping City 3rd with 53 points, Karlslund 10th with 35, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Karlslund: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Linköping City were scoring 2.03 and conceding 1.03, Karlslund 1.5 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Linköping City arrived on a run of four straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Linköping City, 4/15 for Karlslund.
Arena Linköping in Linkoping staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,300. On the scoreboard, Linköping City led 3-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 6-1.