Allsvenskan 2021
AIK - IFK Norrköping FK (1 - 0)
Match in Allsvenskan 2021
Match start: 2021-10-24 at 17:30
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 23,546
It was an exciting match between AIK and IFK Norrköping FK in Allsvenskan 2021 on Sunday afternoon. The match took place at the National Arena, Friends Arena, in front of an audience of 23,546 people. The referee for the day was Kristoffer Karlsson, assisted by Daniel Wärnmark and Daniel Gustavsson.
Already in the seventh minute, a player from IFK Norrköping FK received a warning from the referee. This was an early indication that it would be an intense match. However, it was AIK that would take the lead in the game. In the 24th minute, Nicolas Stefanelli managed to score, which was his seventh goal of the season. The assist came from Zachary Elbouzedi, and AIK took the lead 1-0.
In the 45th minute, AIK also received a warning. Mikael Lustig was shown a yellow card by the referee. With only one minute of stoppage time in the first half, the teams went into the locker rooms with AIK in the lead.
Before the second half, IFK Norrköping FK made a substitution. Carl Björk came into the game in place of Viktor Agardius. IFK Norrköping FK tried to find an equalizer, but the AIK defense held firm. In the 67th minute, IFK Norrköping FK made another substitution as Kristoffer Khazeni was brought in to replace Christopher Rasmus Nilsson Telo.
IFK Norrköping FK became increasingly desperate in their search for an equalizer, and in the 70th minute, Jonathan Levi received a warning for the team. AIK continued to play disciplined and defended their lead.
In the 86th minute, IFK Norrköping FK made their third substitution of the match. Ari Freyr Skúlason came on instead of Marco Lund Nielsen in an attempt to create more offensive play. With only a few minutes left in the match, AIK also made a substitution when Per Karlsson replaced goalscorer Nicolas Stefanelli.
The match became intense at the end as both teams fought to decide the outcome. AIK brought on Henok Goitom in the 90th minute instead of Nabil Bahoui to give the attack an extra boost. Ebenezer Ofori also came in, replacing Zachary Elbouzedi in the 90th minute.
Despite an intense finish, neither team was able to score again. And when the referee blew the final whistle after a full seven minutes of stoppage time, the score was still 1-0 in favor of AIK. It was an important victory for AIK, who could now take home three points and move forward with new successes in Allsvenskan 2021.