Sweden, without star skipper Niklas Edin, has had a tough start to the curling EC in Östersund.

A win in four games was the conclusion before the match against Norway, and a loss could mean that the play-off dream was crushed if other results went the wrong way for Sweden.

Then it was a tight event where Sweden would eventually win 6-5.

That after playing two 0-0 innings in a row to get the last stone in the 10th.

Once there, Sweden played smart and forced a Norwegian mistake, where they hit their own stone, which meant that Oskar Eriksson did not have to lay the last stone.

Sweden is now fifth, one win behind fourth place Germany, where the top four in the group stage go to the playoffs.

Sweden has four games left to play.

19.00 tomorrow, Tuesday, Sweden plays against Germany in a match broadcast on SVT Play.