Allsvenskan 2014
AIK - Falkenbergs FF (3 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-07-28 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 11,408
In a packed Friends Arena, AIK faced Falkenbergs FF in a match that would prove to be important for both teams. AIK entered the game as the favorite, but Falkenbergs FF had shown themselves to be a strong team throughout the season. Kristoffer Karlsson blew the whistle to start the match, and AIK quickly took the offensive.
It took until the 26th minute for AIK to score the first goal. It was Martin Lorentzson who found the back of the net after a header from Nils-Eric Johansson. Falkenbergs FF fought hard to come back, but it was AIK who would emerge as the winners by the end of the match.
At the start of the second half, Nils-Eric Johansson scored AIK's second goal after a nice assist from Celso Borges Mora. AIK continued to apply pressure, but Falkenbergs FF struggled to establish any real goal-scoring chances.
AIK made several substitutions and pressed Falkenberg right into the final minutes. In the 90th minute, AIK created one last genuine goal-scoring opportunity after a fine pass from Nabil Bahoui, which Ibrahim Moro capitalized on to score AIK’s third goal.
AIK won the match 3-0 and earned three important points. AIK is now in second place in the standings, while Falkenbergs FF sits in tenth place in Allsvenskan. It was an important match for AIK, who still have a chance to win the championship again this year.
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)