Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Degerfors 1st with 55 points, GIF Sundsvall 13th with 34, 21 apart. Degerfors's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, GIF Sundsvall were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.33, Degerfors 1.67 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Degerfors came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, GIF Sundsvall had taken 8 of 15 points to Degerfors's 15.
The venue was NP3 Arena in Sundsvall, with room for 8,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
GIF Sundsvall: Gustav Nordh (78') · Degerfors: Erik Lindell (88'), Gustav Lindgren (72')