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Uppsala IK was ready for relocation.
But another team would walk away and was among three former champion teams during an anxious Sunday afternoon: Umeå IK with seven gold medals in the Swedish Championship, the 2018 champion team Piteå and Djurgården, who were proclaimed champions in 2003 and 2004 as Djurgården / Älvsjö.
Umeå had to win in Eskilstuna and then hope to get help from other teams. And the team did their thing and won 1-0. Eva Nyström’s first free kick in the fifth minute was the only one of the match.
However, Örebro did not help, where Piteå managed to win 1-0 after a goal from Julia Karlernäs.
For Umeå then stood hope for the last Uppsala who met Djurgården at the Stockholm stadium. A loss of points to Djurgården would mean Team 08 moved down.
It was also a nervous day for Djurgården, despite a dreamy start. Rachel Bloznalis nodded on a perfect post from Olivia Schough after less than four minutes of play.
But the 1-0 held for a long time and well and in the second half Uppsala also rose positions. In the end, however, Djurgården was able to breathe a sigh of relief. In the 79th minute, Linda Maserame shot Motlhalo 2-0, a half shot that Uppsala national team goalkeeper Emma Holmgren should have done.
It also means that There will be three Stockholm teams at the Allsvenskan next year because both AIK and Hammarby this year stepped up from the elite.
For the second year in a row, Djurgården was awarded a new contract in the final round.
– Last year was a great relief, this year is more joy, Captain Olivia Schough tells SVT after the win against Uppsala.
– We got ten more points than last year, but we ended up here. This indicates that it is a tougher series this year, he continues.
Olivia Schough suffers at the same time as Umeå. The former big club returned to the Allsvenskan after three seasons in the elite, but now has to start again at a lower level. Midway through the season, he looked brilliant for Umeå, but eight straight games without a win, until the last round, it was devastating.
– I think it’s boring. Umeå is a team that will be at the Allsvenskan, says Schough.
