AIK - IFK Värnamo 3 - 1

Allsvenskan 2023


AIK - IFK Värnamo (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2023
Match start: 2023-11-12 at 15:00
Venue: Nationalarenan, Friends Arena
Attendance: 24,327

It was an exciting match between AIK and IFK Värnamo at the National Arena, Friends Arena today. The attendance was high, with 24,327 people present to watch the match. The referee, Mohammed Al-Hakim, kept control of the game alongside assistants Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde.

Before the match, AIK was in 12th place in the Allsvenskan, while IFK Värnamo was in 5th place in the table. It was an important match for both teams, and everything would be decided today. AIK showed their strength right from the start.

It didn't take long for IFK Värnamo to receive their first warning, with Viktor Bergh cautioned in the 14th minute. Just three minutes later, Ioannis Pittas found the net, giving AIK a 1-0 lead. Mads Døhr Thychosen assisted on the goal.

AIK continued to dominate, and in the 19th minute, Pittas scored his second goal of the day, now assisted by Erick Ouma Otieno. IFK Värnamo made a substitution in the 27th minute, with Frank Junior Agyei replacing Albion Ademi. However, this change did not help much against AIK's offensive play.

In the 31st minute, Pittas scored his third goal of the day, completing his hat trick. Bersant Celina assisted on the goal, and AIK took a commanding 3-0 lead.

IFK Värnamo received their second warning through Gustav Engvall in the 40th minute. At halftime, IFK Värnamo made two substitutions, with Albin Lohikangas replacing Viktor Bergh and Emin Hasic replacing Ajdin Zeljkovic.

IFK Värnamo began to press AIK's defense, and in the 56th minute, Gustav Engvall scored, with Victor Larsson providing the assist, giving IFK Värnamo their first goal of the day.

IFK Värnamo made a third substitution in the 65th minute, with Carl Johansson replacing Hampus Näsström. AIK made two substitutions in the 72nd minute, with Jonah Kusi-Asare replacing Omar Faraj and Abdussalam Magashy replacing Taha Ayari.

AIK made another substitution in the 82nd minute, with Abdihakin Ali replacing Anton Salétros. Alexander Milošević received a yellow card in the 85th minute. IFK Värnamo made their last substitution in the 86th minute, with Freddy Winsth replacing Victor Eriksson.

AIK made two substitutions in the 90th minute, with Axel Björnström replacing Erick Ouma Otieno and Zachary Elbouzedi replacing Ioannis Pittas. The match ended with an impressive victory for AIK, who finished the season in 11th place in the table. IFK Värnamo ended in fifth place.

Squads

AIK

Starting squad

  • 15. Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
  • 17. Mads Døhr Thychosen (D)
  • 16. Benjamin Tiedemann Hansen (D)
  • 5. Alexander Milošević (D) (C) (YC '85)
  • 25. Erick Ouma Otieno (D) (Off '90+1)
  • 32. Rui Manuel Muati Modesto (M)
  • 8. Bersant Celina (M)
  • 7. Anton Salétros (M) (Off '82)
  • 45. Taha Ayari (M) (Off '72)
  • 9. Omar Faraj (F) (Off '72)
  • 28. Ioannis Pittas (F) (Off '90+1)

Substitutions

  • 35. Samuel Brolin (GK)
  • 12. Axel Björnström (In '90+1)
  • 14. Abdussalam Magashy (In '72)
  • 18. Abdihakin Ali (In '82)
  • 20. Zachary Elbouzedi (In '90+1)
  • 22. Aboubakar Keita
  • 34. Benjamin Mbunga Kimpioka
  • 36. Jonah Kusi-Asare (In '72)
  • 47. Alexander Fesshaie Beraki

IFK Värnamo

Starting squad

  • 1. Jonathan Ursin Rasheed (GK)
  • 5. Victor Larsson (D)
  • 25. Victor Eriksson (D) (Off '86)
  • 24. Emin Grozdanic (D)
  • 3. Viktor Bergh (D) (Off '46) (YC '14)
  • 8. Albion Ademi (M) (Off '27)
  • 9. Oscar Johansson Schellhas (M) (C)
  • 6. Hampus Näsström (M) (Off '65)
  • 14. Gustav Engvall (M) (YC '40)
  • 10. Ajdin Zeljkovic (F) (Off '46)
  • 22. Simon Thern (F)

Substitutions

  • 31. Hampus Gustafsson (GK)
  • 15. Carl Johansson (In '65)
  • 16. Albin Lohikangas (In '46)
  • 19. Marco Antonio Bustos
  • 20. Freddy Winsth (In '86)
  • 21. William Kenndal
  • 28. Frank Junior Agyei (In '27)
  • 32. Kenan Bilalovic
  • 36. Emin Hasic (In '46)

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)