IFK Norrköping FK - AIK 0 - 1

Allsvenskan 2011


IFK Norrköping FK - AIK (0 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2011
Match start: 2011-08-15 at 19:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 10,808

AIK won a tight away match against IFK Norrköping at Platinumcars Arena. It was an intense game from the start, with both teams creating several chances in the first half. However, it was AIK who managed to score the only goal of the match in the 38th minute. Kwame Amponsah Karikari headed in his first goal of the season with an assist from Mohamed Bangura.

IFK Norrköping desperately tried to equalize and made several offensive substitutions, but AIK's defense held strong and stayed solid. Anders Whass and Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson both received yellow cards for IFK Norrköping. Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz also received two yellow cards and was ultimately sent off in the final minutes of the match.

AIK kept the game flowing and wore down Norrköping in the second half. Kevin Walker replaced Daniel Gustafsson in the 82nd minute, while Per Karlsson came on for Kwame Amponsah Karikari in the 90th minute. Armin Tankovic also received a yellow card in the closing minutes for Norrköping, but AIK maintained their lead and took home three points from the match.

Squads

IFK Norrköping FK

Starting squad

  • 29. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 2. Anders Whass (YC '72)
  • 4. Anders Wikström (Off '71)
  • 6. Mathias Florén (C)
  • 8. Astrit Ajdarevic
  • 9. Petru Racu
  • 15. Marcus Falk Olander (Off '76)
  • 20. Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo (Off '65)
  • 23. David Boo Wiklander
  • 28. Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson (YC '74)
  • 84. Martin Smedberg Dalence

Substitutions

  • 24. Niklas Westberg (GK)
  • 12. Christoffer Nyman (In '65)
  • 13. Muamer Tankovic
  • 17. Bobbie Friberg José Da Cruz (In '71) (YC '87) (RC '89)
  • 21. Joonas Tamm
  • 22. Armin Tankovic (In '76) (YC '90+3)
  • 26. Caio Roberto Freire Mendes

AIK

Starting squad

  • 27. Ivan Turina (GK)
  • 2. Niklas Backman
  • 4. Nils-Eric Johansson (C)
  • 6. Alexander Milošević
  • 7. Helgi Valur Danielsson
  • 9. Martin Kayongo-Mutumba
  • 16. Martin Lorentzson
  • 18. Nicklas Maripuu (Off '67)
  • 20. Mohamed Bangura
  • 22. Kwame Amponsah Karikari (Off '90+1)
  • 24. Daniel Gustafsson (Off '82)

Substitutions

  • 13. Kyriakos Stamatopoulos (GK)
  • 3. Per Karlsson (In '90+1)
  • 5. Robert Åhman Persson (In '67)
  • 12. Christian Kouakou
  • 15. Kevin Walker (In '82)
  • 17. Jacob Ericsson
  • 21. Admir Catovic

GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)