Skellefteå got off to a great start to the match, but Rögle came back strong.
After a rocky and exciting final period, the Västerbottoms held out for a 5-2 win.
– We have a great first period, where we are gaining momentum. Nice victory, top scorer Jonathan Bodas tells C More.
Rogel had won the last three games between the two teams, but Skelleftea immediately showed that they did not believe the streak would be extended.
Västerbottningar got off to a fast start, dominating at the start and taking a 2-0 lead after seven minutes of play.
Pudas opened registration
Defender Jonathan Bodas started and finished scoring. First, he hits for control after 3.04 but he stubbed Rögle captain Anton Bengson’s bobsled so the ball went into the net. In the end, Pudas scored his second goal in an open box and now scored six points in the opening four rounds.
Joachim Lindstrom was celebrated before the match for his scoring record at Skellefteå. His 466 points total was extended by another point after 6.48 points. The 39-year-old then hit the post for the first time, but could watch the ball make its way with excitement across the goal line behind Rögle goalkeeper Christopher Revalk.
Skellefteå was better at everything at the start, but a 2-0 lead doesn’t guarantee victory when you meet a top team like Rögle. Skåningar shone in stark relief in Thursday’s away win over Lulea.
The only thing that was so in the team’s opening two victories was that the game was at a disadvantage. Now they were able to play the box after playing on the box – and in the middle of the second half the reduction also came to 1-2. It was Linus Sjödin who threw the puck seemingly randomly, but super talent Marco Kasper threw the stick forward and managed to steer the ball behind Gustav Lindvall into the home goal.
‘It’s over in the wake’
Suddenly Rögle was in the driver’s seat. Having been close at times, Rögle finished off the second period with an attack as the tie stalled in the air.
– We’re playing a really good game up to that goal. After that we finish on our heels. We have to keep faith in our game,” Bar Lindholm from Skellefteå says in an interview with C More before the third half.
The last period became a slow sprint as the teams traded chances with each other. Skellefteå consolidated his lead first through defender Arvid Lundberg, but Rögle quickly responded through Adam Engström.
Rögle chased after the equalizer when Skellefteåbacken Oscar Nilsson got a superb kick off the blue line after 6.39 and made it 4-2. 5-2 then came into the open box.