Allsvenskan 2020
AIK - Malmö FF (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2020
Match start: 2020-06-28 at 17:30
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Match Report:
It was an exciting match between AIK and Malmö FF at the National Arena, Friends Arena. Despite there being no spectators present due to the prevailing circumstances, it was an intense encounter in the Allsvenskan.
The match kicked off at 17:30 on Sunday, with Mohammed Al-Hakim serving as the referee, assisted by Joakim Amri Nilsson and Mahbod Beigi.
Already in the 24th minute, AIK's Ebenezer Ofori received a warning after a tough situation on the pitch. However, it was AIK that took the lead in the match. In the 45th minute plus stoppage time, Sebastian Larsson scored a free kick to put AIK ahead. The score was 1-0 to the home team at halftime.
At halftime, AIK made a substitution, bringing in Robin Tihi for Daniel Granli. But it would take until the 58th minute for the next goal to come. Bilal Hussein took advantage of a pass from Kolbeinn Sigþórsson and made it 2-0 for AIK.
After AIK's second goal, Malmö FF made several substitutions. Tim Prica, Guillermo Federico Molins Palmeiro, and Jo Inge Berget replaced Arnor Traustason, Marcus Antonsson, and Søren Rieks in the 58th minute.
AIK also responded with a substitution in the 60th minute, bringing Henok Goitom on for Kolbeinn Sigþórsson. Both teams fought hard on the pitch, and it turned into a fairly physical match. Rasmus Lindkvist received a yellow card in the 69th minute.
In the 70th minute, Malmö FF was awarded a penalty, but Isaac Thelin missed the target, and AIK's goalkeeper made the save. However, Thelin would later redeem himself. In the 70th minute, he scored a goal and reduced the deficit for Malmö FF, making it 2-1 to AIK.
Both teams continued to substitute players to refresh their squads. Stefan Silva and Saku Ylätupa came on for AIK in the 76th minute, and Erdal Rakip was substituted in for Malmö FF in place of Eric Larsson in the 84th minute.
It wasn't just goals and substitutions that characterized the match. Both Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen from Malmö FF and Karol Mets from AIK received yellow cards in the 88th and 89th minutes.
In the 90th minute, Malmö FF had their chance to equalize, and Isaac Thelin struck again. He found the net from the penalty spot, and the match ended 2-2.
It was a closely contested match where both teams fought hard and created chances. AIK took a 2-0 lead, but Malmö FF never gave up and managed to come back to take a point from the match.