Allsvenskan 2012
AIK - Åtvidabergs FF (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-07-22 at 18:30
Venue: Råsunda
Attendance: 9,231
AIK wins narrowly in a match against Åtvidabergs FF that could very well have ended in a draw. The match was played on Sunday evening at Råsunda in front of an audience of 9,231 people. Andreas Ekberg was the main referee, while Stefan Hallberg and Jan-Erik Swärdh assisted him as assistant referees.
The match started with a high tempo from both sides, but neither team managed to create any significant chances in the first 30 minutes. The first goal came when AIK's Martin Lorentzson scored a beautiful goal in the 43rd minute, giving the home team the advantage.
The second half continued at the same high pace as the first, with AIK continuing to dominate the play. Åtvidabergs FF tried to equalize but struggled to create scoring opportunities against the home team's solid defense.
Both teams then made substitutions in an effort to find the decisive goal. However, it was AIK who came closer to extending their lead with several dangerous attacks. In the final moments of the match, Celso Borges Mora received a yellow card for the home team, and in the 90th minute, Tobias Nilsson was substituted for Alain Junior Olle Olle for Åtvidabergs FF.
AIK won the match 1-0 and secured three important points. Åtvidabergs FF fought hard but found it difficult to achieve an equalizer. Tom Pettersson received a yellow card for the away team in the 32nd minute. Mattias Mete and Petrit Zhubi were substituted in the 70th and 72nd minutes, respectively, for Åtvidabergs FF, while Helgi Valur Danielsson and Christian Kouakou came on in the 79th minute for the home team, alongside Robert Åhman Persson and Daniel Gustafsson who were taken off.
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)