Allsvenskan 2012
AIK - Helsingborgs IF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2012
Match start: 2012-09-02 at 15:00
Venue: Råsunda
Attendance: 14,548
AIK won an exciting match against Helsingborgs IF with a score of 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Råsunda. The attendance was 14,548 and the match was officiated by Markus Strömbergsson, with Stefan Wittberg and Peter Allheim as assistant referees.
The match started poorly for AIK as Helsingborgs IF took the lead just 9 minutes in with a goal from Nikola Djurdjic. It didn't take long before David Accam doubled the lead to 2-0 for the visitors.
Helsingborgs IF received two yellow cards relatively early in the match, first for Nikola Djurdjic in the 21st minute and then for Alejandro Bedoya in the 24th minute. Robin Quaison also received a yellow card for AIK in the 24th minute. Ivan Turina received a yellow card in the 31st minute.
After the halftime break, both teams made substitutions: Erik Wahlstedt came on for Helsingborgs IF, and Ibrahim Moro and Lalawele Atakora came on for AIK. Daniel Nordmark was substituted in for Helsingborgs IF, and Henok Goitom came on for AIK.
AIK finally managed to reduce the deficit with a goal from Martin Lorentzson in the 76th minute, which gave the home crowd hope for a comeback. Pär Hansson received a yellow card for Helsingborgs IF in the 77th minute.
Helsingborgs IF brought on Rachid Bouaouzan and substituted out Mattias Lindström in the 78th minute. Peter Larsson received a yellow card in the 83rd minute for Helsingborgs IF.
It was AIK who decided the match late in stoppage time with a goal from Celso Borges Mora in the 92nd minute. Niklas Backman received a yellow card for AIK in the 94th minute.
After the match, AIK sits in 4th place in the table, while Helsingborgs IF is in 6th place. It was a very evenly matched game with a lot of tension right up until the end. AIK can be said to have been the better team, eventually able to turn the match in their favor.
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)