2017 Swedish Men's Handball Championship final

Kristianstad started the match strongly and led by 4–0 after nine minutes.^[10] The teams followed each other to 8–4,^[11] but Kristianstad extended the lead to 16–7 and led by 18–11 at half-time.^[12] Alingsås played better at the start of the second half and reduced the deficit to 22–19.^[13] However, after that they went eight minutes without a goal^[13] and Kristianstad extended the lead to 26-20.^[10] Kristianstad held on to the lead and won by 31–25.^[10] Kristianstad's Jerry Tollbring was the top scorer of the match at 10 goals. Andreas Flodman scored the most goals for Alingsås, 9.^[14]

Kristianstad player Albin Lagergren praised teammate Jerry Tollbring, saying that "we just had to give the ball to Jerry and it was a goal, he did whatever he wanted to."^[15] According to Kristianstad captain Ólafur Guðmundsson his team's strong start to the match was decisive.^[12] Kristianstad goalkeeper Nebojša Simić praised his team's fans after the match saying that "they are like wings on your back".^[10] Alingsås coach Mikael Franzén said after the match: "the uphill slope is too steep from the start against such a good team as Kristianstad. I can't say anymore than that it is fair, they push us down and don't give us the chance." He highlighted his team's inability to best Simić as a reason for the loss, saying "[Simić] is good today, but not impossible. He makes some saves that are important, but naturally if we had got the better of him earlier you never know."^[16] Alingsås player Max Darj said "we did a lot of things that we certainly shouldn't do. (...) We have been here before, we should have learned our lesson".^[17]