According to Fotbollskanalen, club CEO Joakim Ekblom described waking to a white Degerfors but remained hopeful the game would proceed. Earlier in the week, the match was given the green light to be played at Stora Valla, but there were question marks about whether Degerfors could play their home opener as planned after the snowfall. The Stora Valla pitch was covered in snow on Saturday morning, and heat cables are installed in the pitch to help melt snow.
According to Fotbollskanalen, Ulrika Nilsson described up to a decimeter of snow falling overnight and hoped that the combination of heat cables and above-freezing temperatures would remove it. Whether the Degerfors vs. Sirius match will actually be played as scheduled remains uncertain, pending the referees' assessment of the pitch condition.
We think there will be a match here today.
According to Fotbollskanalen, Joakim Ekblom described it as up to the referees to assess when they are on site, and if the pitch is deemed unplayable, to his knowledge, a new match time will be needed. Snow is also affecting another fixture, with Hammarby scheduled to host Mjällby in Stockholm on Saturday, with the ambition to play with an open roof, but snow is falling abundantly in Stockholm.
We woke up to a Degerfors that was white with snow and the grass was also white in the morning. But you can start to see grass tufts. We are hopeful.
It is up to the referees to assess when they are on site. Before that, I hope the pitch will be okay.
To my knowledge, you need to find a new match time.
We remain positive and think there will be a match here today.
Up to a decimeter of snow fell overnight. We hope that the combination of heat cables and above-freezing temperatures will remove the snow. We can only hope.