Allsvenskan 2018
AIK - IF Brommapojkarna (5 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2018
Match start: 2018-07-22 at 15:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 12,781
On Sunday afternoon, AIK and IF Brommapojkarna faced off at Friends Arena in the Allsvenskan. In front of a crowd of 12,781, it was the visitors from Bromma who started the strongest. In the 18th minute, Alexander Nilsson scored to make it 0-1 after a nice assist from Fritiof Björkén.
But AIK would not be discouraged, and after half an hour, they equalized through Nicolas Stefanelli, assisted by Henok Goitom. Before halftime, AIK also turned the game around, as Stefanelli found the net again with another assist from Goitom.
In the second half, AIK continued to dominate, and in the 51st minute, they were awarded a penalty after a tackle by Markus Gustafsson, who also received a yellow card. Goitom converted the penalty to make it 3-1.
Stefanelli continued his scoring spree by netting both his third and fourth goals in the match, achieving a "hat trick." IF Brommapojkarna tried to switch in new players to find a way back into the game, but AIK held firm and continued to dominate.
In the end, it was Tarik Elyounoussi who sealed the deal by scoring to make it 5-1, assisted by Kristoffer Olsson. IF Brommapojkarna received another yellow card in the closing stages of the match when David Ochieng fouled Ahmed Yasin. The match ended 5-1 in favor of AIK, and for Stefanelli, it was a very successful day as he scored four goals.
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)