Vasteras W vs Eskilstuna W

VästeråsIrsta controlled the second leg from the opening minutes. Playing in front of their home crowd at Expandia Arena, the top-flight side built a comfortable first-half lead and never allowed Eskilstuna Guif to threaten the aggregate equation.

The final score of 37–25 mirrored the first-leg margin (11 goals), underlining the consistency of VästeråsIrsta's performance across the two matches. Detailed goal-scorers and period-by-period breakdowns for this match were not published on official channels at the time of writing, but the result speaks to a disciplined defensive display and efficient attacking output from the home side.

For Eskilstuna, the task was always steep. After Fanny Holmkvist's 12-goal haul in the first leg (source: Ekuriren.se, 18 Aug 2026), Guif needed a dramatic turnaround in Västerås but could not contain the higher-division opposition.

The tie was effectively settled in the first leg. A comeback from 11 goals down in a two-legged cup tie — especially against a Handbollsligan side — was always improbable. The second leg's decisive phase came early in the first half, when VästeråsIrsta opened a multi-goal gap that forced Eskilstuna to chase the game on aggregate, opening spaces that Västerås exploited on the counter.

Fanny Holmkvist (Eskilstuna Guif) stood out in the first leg with 12 goals (source: Ekuriren.se), though detailed second-leg scorers were not confirmed at the time of writing.

VästeråsIrsta's collective attack — their depth was decisive across the tie, averaging 37.5 goals per match against a lower-division opponent.

Player of the match (second leg): Not officially announced.

The aggregate scoreline of 75–52 over two legs (averaging 37.5–26.0 per match) tells a simple story: a top-division side facing a second-division opponent in the Swedish Cup produced the expected outcome. The 23-goal aggregate margin is consistent with the gap between Handbollsligan Dam and Dam 1 norra. Both matches produced high-scoring affairs (65 and 62 total goals), typical of cup ties where the underdog must take risks to overturn a deficit.

VästeråsIrsta HF advances to the åttondelsfinal (round of 16) of the ATG Svenska Cupen Damer 2026/27. They will face the winner of the tie between IF Hellton Karlstad (Dam 1) and Skara HF (Handbollsligan Dam) — the second leg of that tie is scheduled for 23 August 2026 at Idrottshallen Skara. The first leg on 18 August ended 31–28 in favour of Skara HF.

The round of 16 is scheduled for the weekend of 29–30 August (first leg) and 5–6 September (second leg), per the official Swedish Handball Federation fixture calendar (source: handbollsligan.se).

For Eskilstuna Guif, the cup run ends at the 1/16-finals after a spirited first-leg performance. Their focus now returns to Dam 1 norra league action.

A straightforward tie that went exactly to form. VästeråsIrsta's top-division quality was too much for Eskilstuna Guif across 120 minutes. The second leg confirmed what the first leg had established — and the Handbollsligan side now awaits a potentially trickier assignment against fellow top-flight side Skara HF in the next round.