Hylte / Halmstad reached the final through 3-0 in matches in the semifinals against Linköping.

In the last match, the Brazilian Milca Da Silva Lubieska scored 18 points and was dominant when the champions felled the Östergötland shoes quite easily in the semifinal series.

Örebro had to work much harder to reach the final.

Only in the fifth and decisive match against Engelholm was the final ticket ready.

Clayton - a good Christmas present for Örebro

Here too, it was a foreign star who pulled a heavy load for Örebro, a young and promising American, Leah Clayton.

The two players are first and second in the statistics in the Swedish Championship play-offs.

Left-hander Milca has scored 6.5 points on average per set, while Clayton is second with 5.69 points / set, also as a left-handed player.

Clayton joined Örebro around Christmas.

She comes from games at the University of Colorado Athlethics where she dominated in terms of points.

- She is very physical, hits hard and has a varied attacking game.

Clayton has probably been more important for Örebro than Milca for Hylte, who had an easier way to the final, says SVT's expert.

Player of the year

Milca is on the rise of his successful career in Hylte / Halmstad.

Da Silva has reached the age of 34 and has completed 11 clubs, several of them top clubs in Europe.

She already knows Hylte's coach Mendes Pedro and has chosen to test games on the Swedish west coast.

- She has such a routine.

When it gets a little tight, you always know that she can step in and solve it.

The girls in the team trust her very much, says Jacobsson about Hylte / Halmstad's Brazilian nails.

On Easter Eve, she was named Player of the Year in the Elite Series - voted for by other players in the series.

- I thank coach Pedro Mendes for believing in me, and thank you to my teammates because this award would not have come without teamwork.

And thanks to the club Hylte Halmstad who support our work, says Milca, to the union.

In addition to the heavy foreign players, Örebro has two European Championship players from the national team in the squad, the passer Sofia Andersson and the liberal Sofie Sjöberg.

Örebro heavier in the middle

In addition to the two left-backs Da Silva and Clayton, Jacobsson wants to highlight some other key players who can decide in favor of each team.

In the libero position, Örebro has Sofie Sjöberg and Hylte has Klara Andersson and Emmy Andersson.

- They are quite as strong there, says Jacobsson who believes that Örebro has a small advantage in the varied game and highlights national team meritorious Jonna Wasserfeller as center in Örebro and warns of Elis Bento, left nail, in Hylte / Halmstad.

- There will be more happening on the edges in Hylte / Halmstad and Örebro will spread their game a little more.

Hylte wins in the end

- There are two fairly similar teams if you look at the player material.

Hylte / Halmstad are favorites based on the season they did.

But Örebro are more prepared for tough matches considering the five matches they have made against Engelholm.

I have a feeling that Örebro can start very strong in the first final match.

- But I still think that Hylte / Halmstad will win the final series in the end if they stay injury-free, Jacobsson states.

Hylte / Halmstad has not lost a single match in the regular season nor in the playoffs.