Allsvenskan 2017
AIK - Kalmar FF (0 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2017
Match start: 2017-07-30 at 17:30
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 14,337
On Sunday evening, AIK and Kalmar FF faced off at the National Arena, Friends Arena, in front of an audience of 14,337. The referee was Mohammed Al-Hakim, assisted by Peter Allheim and Fredrik Klyver.
Both teams played aggressively against each other, and it didn't take long before yellow cards were issued. First, it was Kalmar FF's Jonathan Ring who received a warning in the 29th minute. Shortly thereafter, Emin Nouri from Kalmar FF also received a yellow card.
In the second half, AIK tried to inject some fresh blood into the game. Johan Blomberg came on for Robert Thomas Taylor, and Henok Goitom replaced Denni Avdic.
Kalmar FF responded with two substitutions of their own; Mahmoud Eid was brought on for Romario Marques Rodrigues, and Herman Hallberg came in for Jonathan Ring.
In the end, it was Herman Hallberg who became the match hero when he scored the goal that decided the match, with only 17 minutes left. This came after the substitution of goalscorer Jonathan Ring for Herman Hallberg.
AIK attempted to equalize towards the end of the match by substituting Simon Thern for Stefan Ishizaki, but they were unable to find the net.
The match concluded with a victory for Kalmar FF, with a score of 0-1.
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)