AIK - Halmstad 1 - 1

Allsvenskan 2023


AIK - Halmstad (1 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-10-29 at 17:30
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 23,213

The important Allsvenskan match between AIK and Halmstad was played at Friends Arena in front of an audience of 23,213. The referee Glenn Nyberg officiated the match, assisted by Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist.

The match started with a high tempo but without any major chances for either team. In the 23rd minute, Halmstad made their first substitution when Thomas Boakye came on for Phil Ofosu-Ayeh. However, it would be until halftime before the game really picked up.

Just before the halftime break, Halmstad scored the first goal through Viktor Granath, who easily headed the ball in after receiving a perfect pass from Joel Allansson. AIK tried to rally the whole team to equalize, but Halmstad held firm, and thanks to Granath's goal, the teams went into halftime with a score of 0-1.

AIK continued to press in the second half, and in the 59th minute, Abdihakin Ali was substituted for Omar Faraj. Despite several attempts and chances, AIK failed to score until the 75th minute when Ioannis Pittas converted a penalty to equalize for the home team.

Halmstad was then reduced to ten men when Marko Johansson received a red card in the same incident that led to the penalty. However, continued pressure from AIK did not result in any further goals, and the match ended in a draw at 1-1.

Halmstad made three substitutions with Malte Påhlsson and Villiam Granath coming on for Viktor Granath and Kazper Karlsson in the 78th minute, and Gabriel Wallentin and Jack Cooper-Love replacing Marcus Olsson and Naeem Mohammed in the 89th minute. Thomas Boakye received a yellow card in the 90th minute, while Malte Påhlsson received two yellow cards in the 90th and the 90th+9th minutes.

AIK also received a yellow card when Rui Manuel Muati Modesto was booked in the 76th minute. In terms of play, AIK was the better team, but despite several chances, they could only convert one penalty into a goal. Halmstad, on the other hand, showcased a strong defensive performance and managed to take a point away from home.

Squads

AIK

Starting squad

  • 15. Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
  • 17. Mads Døhr Thychosen (D)
  • 5. Alexander Milošević (D) (C)
  • 4. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (D)
  • 12. Axel Björnström (D)
  • 32. Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (M) (YC '76)
  • 18. Abdihakin Ali (M) (Off '59)
  • 7. Anton Salétros (M)
  • 8. Bersant Celina (M)
  • 45. Taha Ayari (F)
  • 28. Ioannis Pittas (F)

Substitutions

  • 35. Samuel Brolin (GK)
  • 6. Jetmir Haliti
  • 9. Omar Faraj (In '59)
  • 10. Jimmy Durmaz
  • 14. Abdussalam Magashy
  • 16. Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen
  • 20. Zachary Elbouzedi
  • 22. Aboubakar Keita
  • 30. Jonah Kusi-Asare

Halmstad

Starting squad

  • 30. Marko Johansson (GK) (RC '75)
  • 17. Phil Ofosu-Ayeh (D) (Off '23)
  • 4. Andreas Johansson (D) (C)
  • 5. Joseph Baffoe (D)
  • 21. Marcus Olsson (D) (Off '89) (YC '76)
  • 10. Erik Ahlstrand (M)
  • 6. Joel Allansson (M)
  • 24. Amir Al-Ammari (M)
  • 7. Kazper Karlsson (M) (Off '78) (YC '72)
  • 9. Viktor Granath (F) (Off '78)
  • 18. Naeem Mohammed (F) (Off '89)

Substitutions

  • 12. Malte Påhlsson (GK) (In '78) (YC '90+9)
  • 2. Thomas Boakye (In '23) (YC '90+2)
  • 3. Gabriel Wallentin (In '89)
  • 8. Jonathan Svedberg
  • 11. Villiam Granath (In '78)
  • 13. Jack Cooper-Love (In '89)
  • 16. Benjamin Hjertstrand
  • 19. Albin Ahlstrand
  • 20. Pontus Carlsson

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)