Allsvenskan 2021
Degerfors IF - AIK (2 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-09-27 at 19:00
Venue: Stora Valla
Attendance: 1,602
Match Report:
That evening, Degerfors IF faced AIK at Stora Valla in front of an audience of 1,602. The match was officiated by Victor Wolf with assistance from Andreas Söderkvist and Simon Kristensson.
Before the match began, the situation was not ideal for Degerfors IF, as they had lost their last five matches. AIK, on the other hand, had not lost in their last 11 matches. Degerfors IF was in 14th place in the standings, while AIK occupied 3rd place.
Just two minutes into the match, Degerfors IF took the lead. Victor Edvardsen scored the goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi. The atmosphere in the stands rose, and the home team had made a strong start.
In the 17th minute, Sean Sabetkar of Degerfors IF received a yellow card from the referee. AIK tried to find their way back into the match and made two substitutions at halftime. Erik Ring came on for Nicolas Stefanelli, and Henok Goitom replaced Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic.
In the 58th minute, Nikola Djurdjic of Degerfors IF received a yellow card from the referee. AIK continued to press forward, but it was Degerfors IF that doubled their lead in the 66th minute. Victor Edvardsen scored his second goal of the evening and his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekroth.
Degerfors IF then made two substitutions. Jonathan Syberg Tamimi came on for Axel Lindahl, and Jakob Andersson replaced Abdelrahman Boudah Saidi. In the 80th minute, Victor Edvardsen, the goalscorer, also left the field and was replaced by Villiam Dahlström. Meanwhile, AIK made a substitution as well, bringing Tom Strannegård on for Mikael Lustig.
AIK continued to push forward, and in the 85th minute, Erick Ouma Otieno received a yellow card from the referee. With just two minutes left of regular time, Degerfors IF made another substitution, bringing Johan Bertilsson on for Justin Salmon. Just before the end of the match, in the 90th minute, AIK managed to reduce the deficit with a goal from Nabil Bahoui, his seventh of the season, assisted by Tom Strannegård. The score was then 2-1 in favor of Degerfors IF.
After the final whistle, it was confirmed that Degerfors IF won the match, improving their position in the standings to 14th place. Despite the loss, AIK maintained their third place.