Allsvenskan 2023
AIK - IFK Göteborg (2 - 2)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-05-15 at 19:10
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 21,113
The national arena at Friends Arena was full when AIK faced IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan on Monday evening. Referee Victor Wolf and his assistant referees Mikael Hallin and Niclas Ivarsson were busy with a match that was as exciting as it was dramatic.
IFK Göteborg started strong, and just five minutes in, Sebastian Ohlsson scored for the away team, assisted by Elias Kristoffersen Hagen. AIK fought back and managed to equalize thanks to an own goal from Gustav Svensson in the 13th minute.
The pace increased, and there were several dangerous chances from both teams. IFK Göteborg's Linus Carlstrand received a yellow card in the 27th minute. Just before halftime, the away team made a substitution, bringing in Anders Trondsen for Sebastian Eriksson.
The second half continued with the same high tempo, and AIK took the lead through Rui Manuel Muati Modesto in the 54th minute. However, IFK Göteborg quickly responded, and Sebastian Ohlsson came through again, making it 2-2 in the 72nd minute.
Both teams made substitutions during the match to try to create advantages for themselves. Viktor Gorridsen Fischer replaced John Guidetti for AIK in the 67th minute, while IFK Göteborg's Marcus Berg came on for Elias Kristoffersen Hagen in the 63rd minute. Later, the away team also substituted Linus Carlstrand for Eman Markovic in the 81st minute.
AIK brought on Sotirios Papagiannopoulos for Aboubakar Keita in the 85th minute, and Bilal Hussein was replaced by Jimmy Durmaz. Meanwhile, Pontus Dahlberg received a yellow card for IFK Göteborg. Abdussalam Magashy also received a yellow card for AIK in the 90+6th minute.
Despite several dangerous chances from both teams at the end of the match, it finished in a 2-2 draw. AIK is now in 13th place, and IFK Göteborg is in 12th place in the table after the match. A draw that both teams can feel satisfied with.
GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)