Björklöven forces a new match - silenced Jönköping

Set party.

This is roughly how we can sum up the fifth qualifying match between HV71 and Björklöven.

The home team had the chance to secure the SHL ticket through victory today, but failed miserably.

The guests from Umeå came out rock hard and went up in an early 2-0 lead in the first period via Olle Liss and Christopher Bengtsson.

When Francis Perron then put 4-1 in the middle of the night, he put his finger to his mouth and hugged the crowded arena.

Before the smoke subsided, it was 7-2 to Västerbotten - who had seven different goal scorers.

- It was a pretty important win.

We had to win, now it's the next match that counts, says Björklöven's team captain Fredric Andersson in C More.

Now match six awaits in Umeå on Wednesday.