Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gefle 1st with 70 points, Sylvia 10th with 40, 30 apart. Sylvia ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Gefle 2.13 scored and 0.97 conceded per game, Sylvia 1.2 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.6.
Gefle entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Gefle 15/15, Sylvia 6/15.
The venue was Gavlevallen in Gävle, with room for 6,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gefle led 4-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 6-0.