The dissolution of the damallsvenskan is weeks away and four tough rounds remain for Kristianstad to maintain perhaps its most important third place so far.
The position that gives group games in the Champions League 2021-2022.
A European adventure that Kristianstad's sports director Johan Andersson describes as very important for the club, but even more important for damallsvenskan in general.
- I think it sends a very important signal to girls in football, that more people can bet and maybe even live on it, he says.
"Have great respect"
But for the club's own part, he does not dare to take out any placement in advance.
- We take, the boring cliché, one match at a time here.
There is almost no room for anything else.
With Linköping notched in the heel, it may even take until the last round, against Linköping in particular, before we get to know which of them is pinching the last ticket to Europe.
- We are fully aware of what is in the pot but have great respect for the four matches we have left, which requires full focus.
"We wanted to be more ball-bearing"
The climb from last year's middle position is explained by Andersson as the reward of a year of hard work.
- We wanted to become a more ball-leading team, be able to control the ball and what happened on the pitch more.
Something I think we have done and that has given us more power going forward, he says.
Players who have pulled a heavier load in the game change, he says are young, climbing talents such as midfielder Tilda Persson and defenders Kajsa Törnkvist and Josefine Rydbrink.
The season's new acquisitions, midfielders Therese Sessy Åsland and Eveliina Summanen also say he has pulled his straw.