Scratch made it loose for Norrköping

Jordan Larsson, then all Swedish shooting league leader, was sold this summer to Spartak Moscow and a muscle injury keeps Kalle Holmberg outside manager Jens Gustafsson's eleven since a while back and probably a few weeks to come.

Two strikers of high domestic caliber who are not replaced anyway.

And as they were missing for the first 43 minutes - most sleepy and bland - on the Östgötaporten.

At that time, IFK Norrköping lacked offensive lead.

Simon Skrabb agreed.

"A pretty boring event far into the half, but then it lit up for the last ten minutes," he told C More.

He could say the last two minutes of regular time. His minutes - and by all means Sead Haksabanovics.

The duo has had to step in on top with Christoffer Nyman - and their collaboration gave IFK Norrköping 2-0 at halftime. Scratch eased the balls, Haksabanovic provided the forwards.

The Finnish national team player reached the favorite position twice in the course of an equal number of minutes, to the left in the penalty area, with a free shot field. Oscar Jansson didn't have a chance when Scrabb placed 1-0 and 2-0.

- It works well with Sead. I find the right surfaces in the "box" and then he finds the right centimeter twice.

"Then it's fun, but it's been a long time since you got to be an attacker," Skrabb told C More at halftime.

Nordin Gerzic, Örebro's team captain, was rightly cursed at how the game was lost just before the break.

- When people start driving the way they want to, they pass by without knowing who. Then it will be like this. We let in two goals in one minute. If we do not do what we agreed on, it will be like this, Gerzic told C More.

Most likely, Gerzic's disappointment remained at the beginning of the second half. Scratch got to do as much as he wanted - but didn't do it as successfully as before half-time. First he pricked the bar, then he missed a golden position.

But Norrköping has Christoffer Nyman healthy and in shape. When he worked Alexander Fransson's lead into 3-0 in the 55th minute, of course, the curtain went down over Örebro SK.

The end positions in the table may well be target difference deals. Norrköping east. Nyman dotted the post, but it stopped at plus three goals.

Scratch received standing ovations when he was replaced by young talent Pontus Almqvist. Jens Gustafsson also gave Manasse Kusu all Swedish debut. In Örebro, the right-back Hussein Ali was allowed to play at all times for the first time, as was the runner Niclas Bergmark.

IFK Norrköping will find it difficult to challenge for the gold medal, but with six matches remaining, there is clearly a realistic opportunity to clinch fourth place, the one that gives all-Swedish bronze and maybe games in the Europa League.

Orebro? There is hardly any major danger down, the club may aim to take eighth place.