Allsvenskan 2022
AIK - IF Elfsborg (0 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2022
Match start: 2022-11-06 at 15:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 31,335
Match report: AIK - IF Elfsborg 0-1
It was an exciting match that took place at the National Arena, Friends Arena, as AIK hosted IF Elfsborg in the Allsvenskan. Prior to the match, AIK was in fourth place in the table while IF Elfsborg had three consecutive victories and was in sixth place.
The match kicked off at 3:00 PM on Sunday afternoon, with an impressive attendance of 31,335 spectators. The referee for the day was Fredrik Klitte, assisted by Peter Allheim and Mikael Hallin.
The first event of the match occurred in the 44th minute when AIK's John Guidetti received a yellow card. AIK seemed to struggle to get a grip on the game, and dissatisfaction continued to grow among the home crowd. In the 52nd minute, Sebastian Larsson also received a yellow card for AIK, further increasing the frustration.
IF Elfsborg appeared to have more control over the match and brought in Per Frick and Jacob Ondrejka in the 56th minute to strengthen their team. This seemed to pay off as AIK's John Guidetti received his second yellow card in the 64th minute and was consequently sent off.
AIK made an immediate substitution, bringing on Zachary Elbouzedi and Nabil Bahoui in the 71st minute. Despite this, it was IF Elfsborg that would score the only goal of the match in the 79th minute. Jacob Ondrejka netted the goal, which was his fourth of the season, while Ahmed Qasem provided the assist.
This goal further fueled AIK's frustration, and IF Elfsborg received even more yellow cards in the 79th minute when Ondrejka was cautioned. IF Elfsborg also opted to make two substitutions in the 80th minute, with Kevin Holmén and Oscar Aga replacing Emmanuel Boateng and Sveinn Guðjohnsen.
AIK continued to push for an equalizer and made two substitutions in the 84th minute, bringing in Erik Ring and Collins Lusaka Sichenje. AIK also received warnings at the end of the match, with Sotirios Papagiannopoulos and Zachary Elbouzedi getting yellow cards in the 90th and 90+8th minutes, respectively.
The match ended 0-1 in favor of IF Elfsborg, thus concluding the season for both AIK and IF Elfsborg in fifth and sixth places in the table, respectively. Despite the loss, AIK had much to be proud of, and the team will surely reload for next season to become even better.