Allsvenskan 2020
AIK - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 4)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-06-17 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
AIK faced IFK Norrköping FK in an exciting Allsvenskan match at the National Arena, Friends Arena. The match was played on the evening of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in front of a single spectator. The referee Glenn Nyberg officiated the match along with assistant referees Daniel Wärnmark and Niklas Nyberg.
AIK was in third place in the league table before the match, while IFK Norrköping FK was in sixth place.
Just five minutes in, IFK Norrköping FK got off to a dream start as Simon Thern scored the ball into the net, making it 0-1. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic, he gave his team an early lead. Just four minutes later, IFK Norrköping FK doubled their lead when Henrik Castegren scored and made it 0-2. Rasmus Lauritsen assisted Castegren, contributing to the team's second goal.
AIK struggled to cope with IFK Norrköping FK and became frustrated. In the 14th minute, Daniel Granli received a warning. IFK Norrköping FK continued to dominate the match, and in the 29th minute, Rasmus Lauritsen made it 0-3 with an assist from Jonathan Levi.
Shortly thereafter, in the 32nd minute, IFK Norrköping FK was awarded a penalty which Lars Christian Krogh Gerson converted into a goal. AIK had no chance to salvage the situation and IFK Norrköping FK increased their lead to 0-4.
In the 39th minute, AIK made their first substitution as Ebenezer Ofori replaced Enock Kofi Adu. Just before halftime, AIK made two more substitutions as Kolbeinn Sigþórsson came on for Tom Strannegård, and Paulos Abraham replaced Jasir Asani.
The second half was characterized by a tougher match, and in the 60th minute, Lars Christian Krogh Gerson received a warning for IFK Norrköping FK. Both teams then made several substitutions. In the 62nd minute, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson was substituted in for Christoffer Nyman and Carl Björk came on for Andreas Blomqvist in IFK Norrköping FK.
AIK made their final substitution in the 68th minute when Stefan Silva replaced Daniel Granli. In the 75th minute, AIK also substituted Karol Mets for Per Karlsson. IFK Norrköping FK made two substitutions in the 77th minute when Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo replaced Henrik Castegren, and in the 86th minute when Abdulrazaq Ishaq replaced Carl Björk. IFK Norrköping FK made their last substitution in the 87th minute when Maic Sema came on for Sead Haksabanovic.
The match seemed to be decided, but AIK continued to fight and in the 88th minute, Henok Goitom reduced the score to 1-4. The goal was a header, assisted by Paulos Abraham.
The match ended with an impressive victory for IFK Norrköping FK with a score of 1-4. Despite AIK's attempts to catch up, the opposition was too strong. IFK Norrköping FK played an extraordinary match and consequently climbed up the table, which gave them confidence for the upcoming matches.