Juhani Tyrväinen had the puck after a blow when the referee went past the Luleå player.
In the same crank, Tyrväinen lifted the club with the club in his face and received a match penalty.
- If they think he's hitting a referee in the face deliberately with a club, then you seriously have to go back to basics and think.
It's involuntary.
He does not see that he is getting there.
You do not hit a judge in the head, no one does and you must be able to understand that.
I think it is deplorable, says Luleå coach Thomas Berglund to C More.
The score was then 3-3 and the match was later extended.
Timrå was the strongest there and won after Per Svensson sprinkled the decision.
With three rounds left, it was a lead-heavy victory for Timrå who now has 56 points with three matches left to play.
Up to Malmö, which has four matches left to play, there are five points.
Luleå tops the series with 90 points, but has two games more played than runner-up Rögle who is on the same point.