“Referees often make mistakes here in Gothenburg.”

Gutenberg. Luleå was blown away by a clear ejection against Frölunda.

Forward Pontus Andersson was about to put the puck into the open goal when goaltender Lasse Johansson flung his skates wide.

– Referees make mistakes a lot here in Gothenburg, says Luleå star Linus Omark.

The score 1 1–1 was only put in the net when Pontus Andersson fell headfirst onto the ice.

The presiding judges Mikael Sjoqvist and Christopher Holm did not react and there was no action on the incident.

– Anyone can make mistakes, but referees see and make mistakes a lot here in Gothenburg. It’s hard to be a judge, you don’t see everything. They should have seen it, Linus Omark tells TV4 in the first half.

Above the sniper

In a fast-paced and eventful match between the two rivals, Frölunda comes out on top.

In a quick turn in the game, Linus Nasen slotted striker Niklas Laso into a free position.

Niklas Laso fired a quick wrist shot straight at the far post and Scandinavia exploded.

-You hit a fast shot and sometimes you get a hit. “The goal has always been there, the feeling is where it says it,” says Niklas Lasso.

Four dramatic seconds

Luleå’s delivery instead came in the second half when Brendan Shinnimin crossed the ball in a quick turn of the match on the power play.

Four seconds earlier, Isaac Borg misplaced the ball into the open goal on a play for Frölunda.

The match is on.