Allsvenskan 2016
AIK - IF Elfsborg (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2016
Match start: 2016-04-25 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 13,422
AIK wins a hard-fought and close match against IF Elfsborg at the National Arena. The match starts at a high tempo from both teams, but it’s AIK that takes the lead after fourteen minutes when Alexander Isak delivers a classy finish to make it 1-0.
IF Elfsborg does not let themselves be discouraged by the early setback and fights hard to get back into the game. An equalizer comes after nineteen minutes when Viktor Prodell heads the ball in following a nice cross from Jesper Manns.
The match continues to be a tough and physical affair with several warnings issued by referee Kristoffer Karlsson. However, AIK displays strong play and Anton Salétros has an outstanding match. He also provides the decisive moment when he puts the ball in the net in the 44th minute after a clever through ball from Carlos Strandberg.
The second half turns into a chance-poor affair as AIK seeks to control the game, while IF Elfsborg battles to come back. Despite several substitutions and a strong push at the end of the match, Elfsborg fails to equalize. The match ends 2-1 in favor of AIK, who secures an important victory and climbs to ninth place in the table, while IF Elfsborg remains in fourteenth place.
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)