Degerforce defeated Jeff Sundsvall in an Olsvenskan jumbo match.
The removal of Degerforce’s goal line in the first half was already discussed during the match.
— I guess my buds when they say it was a meter, says coach Brian Clarhout on Discovery Plus.
The score was 1-1 when Alexander Blomqvist headed home against Degerfors at the end of the first half.
The ball passed to goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman, but on the goal line full-back Sebastian Olsson appeared and pushed it away.
Jeff Sundsvall The players immediately indicated that the ball was on the field but the assistant referee grabbed his flag and the away team was not allowed to score a new goal.
“The meter is in”
Team captain Pontus Enblom went to speak with referee Frederic Kleit when the whistle blew at the end of the first half.
I got suspicious there, he says in Discovery Plus about what might be a management goal.
Coach Brian Clarhout was confident in his case after speaking to his players in the first half.
– There was talk about it, I’m not going to lie, says Clarhaut in Discovery Plus and then continues:
– I think my comrades when they say it was a meter inside. I believe what they say.
Degerfors reach qualification
It would be a loss for Gif Sundsvall at the jumbo meeting.
After goals by Pontus Enblom and Diego Campos in the first half, Degerfors decided on a free kick in the second half.
Gustav Lagerbelke left clean at the far post and scored 2-1 between the legs of goalkeeper Oscar Johnson.
Then the final decision came with ten minutes remaining when Omar Farag bumped and collided 3-1.
Degerfors now passes Helsingborg into the qualifying zone with 15 points. Jeff Sundsvall is last, five points behind Degerfors and four points behind Helsingborg.