Allsvenskan 2017
IFK Norrköping FK - AIK (0 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-06-01 at 19:00
Venue: Platinumcars Arena
Attendance: 12,303
It was a very eventless match between IFK Norrköping FK and AIK at Platinumcars Arena tonight. The match ended 0-0 and the crowd of 12,303 witnessed two defensive teams that were hesitant to attack much.
IFK Norrköping FK had a bit more possession, but it wasn't until the 13th minute that the first yellow card of the match was shown to AIK's Per Karlsson. Johan Blomberg also received a yellow card after 19 minutes. The rest of the half saw little excitement or forward chances for either team.
The second half began without any notable events at first, but after 62 minutes, IFK made two substitutions, bringing off Kalle Holmberg and Filip Dagerstål for Gudmundur Thorarinsson and David Moberg Karlsson. AIK's Kristoffer Olsson received a yellow card after 64 minutes, and shortly after, IFK Norrköping made another substitution, bringing in Nikola Tkalcic in place of Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo.
AIK also made a substitution later in the match when Denni Avdic replaced Daniel Mushitu. Although neither team managed to create any real dangerous goal-scoring opportunities during the match, it was clear that AIK was the stronger team in the second half with several half-chances and dangerous free kicks. Nevertheless, there were no goals in the match, which ended 0-0.
Referee Stefan Johannesson had a relatively straightforward match to handle and did not make any controversial decisions that could have affected the outcome. It was a disappointment for the home fans at Platinumcars Arena, who likely hoped for a victory for their team. However, the match between IFK Norrköping FK and AIK simply lacked the excitement and intensity that most football fans hope for on match day.
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)