According to major media reports, the match was played at home for Mariestad. Borås took the lead at 12:16 in the first period through Hugo Ek Koskela on a pass from Christian Lindberg and Oliver Olsson. Mariestad equalized at 16:53 in the first period through Karl Umegård after work from Jeremias Lindewall.
Mariestad took the lead at 1:44 in the second period through Max Wennlund on a pass from Karl Umegård and Jeremias Lindewall. Max Wennlund scored again at 14:41 in the second period, assisted by Karl Umegård and Jeremias Lindewall, making it 3-1. Mariestad started the scoring in the third period at 1:45 through Max Wennlund.
Mariestad went up to 5-1 before Borås responded. In the third period, goals were scored by Max Wennlund at 41:45 (assisted by Anton Blomberg and Karl Umegård), Alex Fält at 45:46, Pontus Netterberg for Borås at 48:56 (assisted by Anton Davidsson), and Karl Umegård at 51:09 (assisted by Anton Blomberg). The period scores were 1-1 in the first, 2-0 in the second, and 3-1 in the third.
Max Wennlund scored three goals for Mariestad. Karl Umegård scored two goals and had three assists for Mariestad. Jeremias Lindewall had three assists for Mariestad.
The final score was 6-2 for Mariestad. The next match is on Sunday at 16:00. The venue for the next match has not been announced.
The implications of this result for the series standings remain unclear.