Allsvenskan 2018
AIK - Östersund (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-05-14 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 16,553
In a closely contested match at the National Arena in Friends Arena, AIK faced Östersund in Allsvenskan on Monday evening. Before a crowd of 16,553 and with referee Stefan Johannesson blowing the whistle, the match started at a high tempo.
AIK took the lead in the 21st minute through Nabil Bahoui and maintained that lead for most of the match. In the 62nd minute, Östersund made a substitution as Tesfaldet Tekie came on for Ronald Mukiibi. In the 65th minute, AIK also made a substitution, bringing on Henok Goitom for Nabil Bahoui.
In the 71st minute, Östersund made their second substitution, with Brwa Hekmat Nouri replacing Douglas Bergqvist. Östersund continued to create opportunities, and in the 73rd minute, they made their third substitution, with Dino Islamovic coming on for Hosam Aiesh.
AIK received a warning in the 83rd minute when Per Karlsson was shown a yellow card. AIK also made their second substitution, bringing on Ahmed Yasin for Anton Salétros in the 83rd minute.
However, Östersund kept playing well and eventually equalized in the 84th minute through Saman Ghoddos, who scored from a free kick. AIK then tried to regain the lead and substituted Nicolas Stefanelli for Tarik Elyounoussi in the 86th minute.
The match ended 1-1, but it was an exciting game with many chances for both teams. Östersund had a strong second half and deserved their equalizer, which put pressure on AIK at home.
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)