AIK - GIF Sundsvall 2 - 1

Allsvenskan 2019


AIK - GIF Sundsvall (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2019
Match start: 2019-11-02 at 13:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 14,355

AIK won against GIF Sundsvall with a score of 2-1 after a very even match at the National Arena, Friends Arena, on Saturday afternoon. The match drew an audience of 14,355 people, and the referee was Kaspar Sjöberg, who officiated alongside Andreas Söderkvist and Niklas Nyberg.

With AIK in fourth place in the standings and GIF Sundsvall second to last, expectations were high for a victory for the home team. However, it turned out to be a tough match where both teams fought hard for the lead.

AIK received their first warning after 12 minutes when GIF Sundsvall's Carlos Moros Gracia was fouled. After half an hour of play, AIK took the lead 1-0 thanks to a beautiful goal from Kolbeinn Sigþórsson. The assist came from Henok Goitom.

GIF Sundsvall kept pushing, and with 20 minutes left in the match, they managed to equalize AIK's lead with a goal from Johan Blomberg. The assist came from Peter Wilson.

AIK substituted in Robert Lundström and Bilal Hussein with eight minutes to go in an attempt to increase the tempo and find a winning goal. GIF Sundsvall also made three substitutions in an effort to shake up their team.

The match appeared to be heading for a draw as the clock ticked into the 90th minute, but AIK managed to take the lead for the second time in the match through Henok Goitom. The assist came from Sebastian Larsson.

The match ended 2-1, AIK won the derby and climbed to fourth place in the standings, while GIF Sundsvall dropped more points and finished second to last in the table.

Squads

AIK

Starting squad

  • 23. Budimir Janosevic (GK)
  • 2. Daniel Granli (D)
  • 3. Per Karlsson (D)
  • 14. Karol Mets (D)
  • 24. Heradi Rashidi (M) (Off '82)
  • 7. Sebastian Larsson (M) (YC '66)
  • 8. Enock Kofi Adu (M)
  • 20. Tarik Elyounoussi (M) (Off '88)
  • 16. Anton Salétros (M)
  • 30. Kolbeinn Sigþórsson (F) (Off '82)
  • 36. Henok Goitom (F) (C)

Substitutions

  • 35. Samuel Brolin (GK)
  • 6. Panajotis Dimitriadis
  • 11. Nabil Bahoui (In '88)
  • 12. Felix Michel
  • 15. Robert Lundström (In '82)
  • 18. Bilal Hussein (In '82)
  • 19. Saku Ylätupa

GIF Sundsvall

Starting squad

  • 20. David Mitov Nilsson (GK)
  • 22. Jonathan Syberg Tamimi (D) (Off '86)
  • 16. Carlos Moros Gracia (D) (C) (YC '12)
  • 5. Eric Björkander (D)
  • 23. Dennis Olsson (D)
  • 11. Tobias Eriksson (M)
  • 19. Pol Moreno Sanchez (M) (Off '87)
  • 6. Juan José Ciercoles Sagra (M)
  • 21. Johan Blomberg (F) (YC '64)
  • 30. Peter Wilson (F)
  • 18. Oliver Berg (F) (Off '86)

Substitutions

  • 1. Lloyd John Saxton (GK)
  • 3. David Myrestam
  • 4. Alexander Blomqvist
  • 7. Pol Roige Rodriguez
  • 8. David Batanero Puigbó (In '86)
  • 9. Marc Mas Costa (In '87)
  • 28. Omar Eddahri (In '86)

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)