Allsvenskan 2021
AIK - Halmstad (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-08-02 at 19:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 12,112
AIK faced Halmstad in Allsvenskan 2021 at the National Arena, Friends Arena, in front of a crowd of 12,112 spectators. The match was played on the evening of Monday, August 2nd, with Kristoffer Karlsson as the referee and Daniel Wärnmark and Mark Josef as assistant referees.
Halmstad, who had not lost in their last seven matches, entered the game in good form. AIK, on the other hand, was in third place in the table. It was an exciting match with high expectations.
AIK opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. Nicolas Stefanelli scored, marking his fourth goal of the season. AIK thus took the lead at 1-0, and the atmosphere in the stands was high.
Before halftime, AIK made a substitution. Filip Rogic came on for Nabil Bahoui in the 41st minute. In the 51st minute, Rogic received a yellow card.
In the 70th minute, Halmstad made two substitutions. Mikael Boman replaced Simon Lundevall, and Emil Tot Wikström replaced Sadat Karim. Later, in the 76th minute, Halmstad substituted Samuel Kroon for Erik Ahlstrand.
In a later phase of the match, in the 78th minute, AIK made a substitution bringing Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic on for Henok Goitom. In the 87th minute, AIK made two more substitutions. Per Karlsson replaced Zachary Elbouzedi, and Tom Strannegård replaced Nicolas Stefanelli. Halmstad also made a substitution, with Alexander Berntsson coming on for Andreas Bengtsson.
In the 88th minute, Tom Strannegård received a yellow card, and in the fourth minute of added time, Joseph Baffoe from Halmstad also received a yellow card.
When the final whistle blew, it was clear that AIK had won the match 1-0. AIK played strongly and earned three important points. After the match, AIK remained in third place in the table, while Halmstad found themselves in tenth place. It was a well-played game with an exciting finish.