Allsvenskan 2014
AIK - Helsingborgs IF (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-05-05 at 19:05
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 13,870
AIK won a tough match against Helsingborgs IF with 2 - 1 on Monday evening at the National Arena, Friends Arena. The match looked like it would be evenly matched from the start, and there were many tackles and scuffles on the field. In the 20th minute, Helsingborgs IF's Carl Johansson received a red card, which made it harder for the away team to play a complete match.
AIK were the more dominant team and had several chances to score early in the match, but Helsingborgs IF's goalkeeper stood firm. However, in the 44th minute, Celso Borges Mora managed to score AIK's first goal after a nice pass from one of AIK's defenders.
The second half was more exciting than the first as Helsingborgs IF really tried to equalize and had several chances to score on counterattacks. In the 70th minute, Helsingborgs IF equalized through David Accam after a pass from Christoffer Andersson. The match was now very exciting, and both teams tried to score more goals.
In the 87th minute, AIK managed to settle the match with a goal from Henok Goitom after a fine pass from AIK's midfielder. The match ended 2 - 1 in favor of AIK, who solidified their seventh place in the standings while Helsingborgs IF remained in eleventh place in the Allsvenskan. The match was well played, and it was a very enjoyable football show for all 13,870 attendees 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)