Match Report
IFK Umeå, 6th on 0 points, faced a 25-point deficit to IFK Luleå (3rd, 25). The last five rounds placed IFK Umeå no better than 27th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, IFK Luleå were scoring 2.67 and conceding 1.17, IFK Umeå 1 and 3.5, against a competition average of 1.85 goals per team per game.
IFK Umeå entered with eight losses in a row. IFK Luleå had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; IFK Umeå, 0.
Skogsvallen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: IFK Luleå led 4-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-1.
Goal scorers
IFK Luleå: Julian Brannstrom (71'), Hugo Bergman (89'), William Nordell (4'), William Nordell (15'), William Nordell (20'), Julian Brannstrom (25') · IFK Umeå: Karlsson P. (50')
Key stats
Possession: IFK Luleå 57% · IFK Umeå 43% · Total shots: 10-3 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 3-5