Allsvenskan 2017
AIK - Hammarby (1 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-04-17 at 15:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 32,318
In a highly debated match, rivals AIK and Hammarby met at the National Arena, Friends Arena. In front of an audience of 32,318, it was AIK who started strongest with a headed goal from Nils-Eric Johansson in the 14th minute. Stefan Ishizaki provided the assist.
However, it didn't take long for Hammarby to equalize. Arnór Smárason scored 1-1 in the 18th minute after a nice pass from Birkir Mar Saevarsson. After that, there was a lot of battling in the midfield, and both teams picked up several yellow cards. Kristoffer Olsson left the field in the 72nd minute after receiving his second yellow card.
In the 79th minute, Hammarby took the lead with a fine header from Pa Amat Dibba, assisted by Arnór Smárason. Despite several attempts from AIK, they were unable to find an equalizer. Instead, Hammarby had to play the last five minutes without their goalkeeping coach Mikael Olsson, who was sent off after an incident on the bench. In the end, Jiloan Mohamed Hamad also received a yellow card.
The final score was 1-2 in favor of Hammarby, who are now in eighth place in the table, while AIK is in ninth. The referee for the match was Jonas Eriksson, and the assistant referees were Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark.
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)