Allsvenskan 2021
AIK - Djurgården (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-10-03 at 15:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 42,539
Match Report:
AIK and Djurgården faced off in an exciting match on Sunday afternoon at the National Arena, Friends Arena, in front of an audience of 42,539 spectators. Referee Glenn Nyberg officiated the match, with Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist as assistant referees.
The match started intensely and just 11 minutes in, Djurgården received a red card. Rasmus Schüller was shown his second yellow card and left the pitch. Shortly after, Djurgården received another warning as Kalle Holmberg picked up his first yellow card of the match. AIK was also cautioned when Nicolas Stefanelli received a yellow card after 28 minutes.
In the 37th minute, Djurgården made a substitution, with Jesper Löfgren replacing Kalle Holmberg. However, Löfgren received a yellow card just four minutes later for a foul. Before half-time, AIK created a moment of pure magic. Nicolas Stefanelli was in the right position when the ball landed in front of him, and with an assist from Zachary Elbouzedi, he scored his sixth goal of the season. AIK led 1-0 heading into the half-time break.
Towards the end of the first half, things heated up on the field as both Stefanelli and Djurgården's Joel Asoro received yellow cards in the 45th minute. Unfortunately for AIK, things worsened as Stefanelli received his second yellow card in stoppage time and was sent off.
The second half began with a yellow card for AIK's Sebastian Larsson in the 61st minute. Djurgården opted for their second substitution in the 62nd minute, with Albion Ademi coming on for Joel Asoro. AIK responded with a player substitution in the 64th minute, as Filip Rogic replaced Henok Goitom.
The match continued with intensity, and in the 77th minute, AIK's goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt received a yellow card. AIK made two more substitutions late in the match, with Per Karlsson replacing Nabil Bahoui in the 84th minute and Bojan Radulovic Samoukovic coming on for Zachary Elbouzedi in the 88th minute.
Despite the number of cautions and expulsions, AIK managed to maintain their lead and held on to the 1-0 advantage until the final whistle. AIK now sits in second place in the Allsvenskan 2021 standings, while Djurgården remains at the top of the table despite the loss.