Match Report
The table read 2nd (Umeå, 56 pts) against 5th (Karlstad, 51 pts), 5 points apart. Umeå's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.73/1.17 for Umeå and 1.77/1.17 for Karlstad (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.64.
The referee was R. Sundell, with 72 matches in our database and 1.7 yellows per game on average. The match was played at Umeå Energi Arena SOL in Umea (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.