Heavy Sirius victory in the hunt for SM gold

It looked like it would be 0-0 at Gamla Ullevi. Then the shooting king Isak Bjerkebo struck with a long-awaited goal both for him and for Sirius.

There were golden sparks about the conversion when Joakim Persson broke free along the right wing and found Bjerkebo, who in the 78th minute found the goal.

- When I see "Jocke" get it in behind, I know I have to be there and it was too nice to see it go in, says Bjerkebo to TV4.

It was his 14th goal of the season – but the first since the 3-4 loss away to Mjällby in August, which was followed by six straight goalless games.

- Incredibly nice, I've had many situations, says Bjerkebo and says that he has had some problems with his groin.

Sirius was missing suspended midfielder Marcus Lindberg and had striker Jesper Uneken injured as recently as Friday.

- It is incredibly strong, says Bjerkebo.

Sirius, who is chasing his first SC gold, entered the national team break with three straight victories. The fourth straight victory against Gais means that the Uppsala team is now 11 and 13 points respectively ahead of Hammarby and Djurgården - who meet on Sunday.