Allsvenskan 2013
AIK - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2013
Match start: 2013-10-21 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 11,850
AIK wins against IFK Norrköping FK after an exciting match at the National Arena in Friends Arena. The home team AIK took an early lead with a goal from Celso Borges Mora in the twelfth minute, following a nice pass from Henok Goitom. IFK tried to recover but struggled to create dangerous chances against AIK's defense.
In the second half, IFK increased the tempo and attempted to press for an equalizer, but they had to work hard to get past AIK's strong defense. Christopher Josue Meneses Barrantes received a yellow card in the 47th minute for a tough tackle.
AIK made a substitution in the 61st minute when Ibrahim Moro came on for Henok Goitom. IFK followed up with a substitution in the 72nd minute when Alexander Fransson replaced Isaac Thelin.
AIK later made two more substitutions, first substituting Martin Kayongo-Mutumba for Ebenezer Ofori in the 83rd minute. Then Chibuike Kennedy Igboananike was substituted for Alexander Milošević in the 88th minute.
IFK Norrköping FK fought until the final minutes but failed to get the ball into the net. AIK won 1-0 and moved up to second place, while IFK Norrköping FK stands in ninth place in the table after the match. Referee Martin Strömbergsson and assistant referees Magnus Sjöblom and Peter Allheim officiated the match well. A total of 11,850 spectators were present at Friends Arena.
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)