The artificial turf pitch at Gammlia in Umeå, Sweden, is damaged. The damage was discovered when the pitch was cleared of snow after the SM week. Anders Linder, operations manager for Umeå municipality, says the damage shows all signs of frost heave.
The pitch is completely uneven, and the municipality has never experienced this before. The damage is not connected to the SM week. Due to the damage, Umeå IK is forced to move its Monday home premiere in the elite league to Nolia.
The damage shows all signs of frost heave.
Umeå municipality is now running a road roller over the football pitch to level the ground. Experts have been brought in to help, and it is unclear how long it will take to repair the damage and when the pitch can be used again.