Hammarby can probably start planning for the playoffs. For after the win against Frillesås tonight with 5-4 they now have a two point lead in the table down to Sirius and Vänersborg with 16 goals lead in goal difference. And although there is an opportunity to catch it in case top-six chasing Broberg / Söderhamn defeats Hammarby by a large margin, it is probably hardly what neither Sirius nor Vänersborg will focus on in the final round, where they both meet.
The conditions are clear. Victory, and the contract for the elite series next season is secured. Loss, then anguish awaits. That after Vänersborg defeated Vetlanda by 4-3 after Jesper Öhrlund settled for the home team in the 86th minute, and Sirius failed to bring any points from the meeting against Bollnäs as they lost 2-5.