The result underlined the fact that the battle for the top two spots in the group is a three-way contest between GOG, Pick Szeged, and Sporting CP. With this win, GOG moved to six points from four matches, with games against both of their rivals still to come.
Kristianstad is out of the running and posed no threat to the current leaders of the Danish league.
The visitors struggled defensively and couldn't keep with the pace of the home side, and the match turned into something of a goal fest.
GOG scored 22 goals in the first half, during which Manuel Zehnder found plenty of space to operate, excelling as a penalty specialist, a long-range threat, and a penetrator.
In goal, young Frederik Moller played the full match, recording 12 saves.
Less than ten minutes into the second half, GOG reached the 30-goal mark; Kristianstad’s defense never managed to find an answer to the Danish side’s whirlwind style of play.
GOG coach Kasper Christensen was able to afford giving his key players a rest, as young talents like Oskar Møller Jakobsen, Emil Tonnesen, and Emil Darling gained significant playing time in the backcourt after the break.
Concentration wavered for a spell, but after Christensen called a timeout, the younger players found their rhythm and continued the onslaught on the Swedish goal. GOG faces its next European assignment as early as next week, with a difficult away match against Pick Szeged in Hungary awaiting them.