Malmö FF tops AIK 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MALMö. Malmö FF succeeded in reverse the score against AIK.

May 8, 2023

MALMö. Malmö FF was able to reverse the score against AIK. It was AIK to score first with a goal from Omar Faraj. Nevertheless, later Malmö FF found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Stefano Holmquist Vecchia (10′), Sebastian Nanasi (15′) and Anders Christiansen (40′). Malmö FF was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Eleda Stadion (Malmö) stadium in Malmö on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Glenn Nyberg who had the assistance of Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist. The 4th official was Kristoffer Karlsson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Malmö FF

3 - 1

AIK

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

14 Total 12
5 On Target 5
10 Off Target 8
7 Shots blocked 4

96 Attack 90
53 Dangerous attack 51
83 Ball safe 63

0 Penalties 1
9 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 17
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Malmö FF had a superior ball possession 65% while AIK was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Malmö FF was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Malmö FF won the match.

Malmö FF shot 14 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, AIK shot 12 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Malmö FF received 1 yellow card (Busanello). Talking about the opposition, AIK received 5 yellow cards (Axel Björnström, A. Milošević, Omar Faraj, A. Keita and Alexander Fesshaie).

Match Timeline

Omar Faraj(penalty)

Stefano Holmquist Vecchia(goal)

10'

Axel Björnström- Yellow

S. Nanasi(goal)Busanello

15'

22'

A. Milošević- Yellow

Busanello- Yellow

36'

Omar Faraj- Yellow

Anders Christiansen (goal)H. Larsson

40'

41'

Alexander Fesshaie- sub ->Viktor Fischer

45'

Aboubakar Keita- Yellow

46'

John Guidetti- sub ->Bilal Hussein

Taha Ali- sub ->Stefano Holmquist Vecchia

68'

Sören Rieks- sub ->Anders Christiansen

75'

Oscar Lewicki - sub ->Sebastian Nanasi

84'

Ronald Ramírez- sub ->S. Peña

84'

86'

T. Ayari- sub ->Bilal Hussein

90'

Alexander Fesshaie- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AIK

After playing this encounter, Malmö FF will have 21 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, AIK will stay with 5 points like Sirius to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Malmö FF will host Degerfors on the 5th of June with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Malmö FF (1 draw).

AIK will host Kalmar on the 4th of June with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of AIK (8 draws).

Malmö FF – Formation

Malmö FF

Johan Dahlin 27.Sweden

7.0

Lasse Nielsen 24.Denmark

7.3

D. Cornelius 19.Canada

6.4

Joseph Ceesay 15.Sweden

7.0

Busanello 25.Brazil

7.5

36'

Anders Christiansen 10.Denmark

8.1

75'

40'

S. Peña 8.Peru

7.1

84'

S. Nanasi 11.Sweden

7.4

84'

15'

Hugo Larsson 31.Sweden

7.4

Stefano Holmquist Vecchia 21.Sweden

7.4

68'

10'

Isaac Kiese Thelin 9.Sweden

6.3

Substitutes

Melker Ellborg 1.Sweden

Martin Olsson 13.Sweden

Ronald Ramírez 2.Sweden

84'

Taha Ali 22.Sweden

7.0

68'

M. Zeidan 20.Sweden

Hugo Bolin 38.Sweden

Patriot Sejdiu 36.Kosovo

Oscar Lewicki 6.Sweden

84'

Sören Rieks 5.Denmark

6.3

75'

Malmö FF started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Henrik Rydström decided to play with the following team: Johan Dahlin (7.0), Joseph Ceesay (7.0), Derek Cornelius (6.4), Lasse Nielsen (7.3), Busanello (7.5), Sergio Peña (7.1), Hugo Larsson (7.4), Sebastian Nanasi (7.4), Anders Christiansen (8.1), Stefano Vecchia (7.4) and Isaac Kiese Thelin (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Taha Abdi Ali (7.0), Moustafa Zeidan, Hugo Bolin, Melker Ellborg, Patriot Sejdiu, Martin Olsson, Anton Tinnerholm, Oscar Lewicki and Søren Rieks (6.3).

Substitutions

Malmö FF made 4 changes: Stefano Holmquist Vecchia for Taha Ali (68′), Anders Christiansen for Søren Rieks (75′), S. Peña for Anton Tinnerholm (84′) and Sebastian Nanasi for Oscar Lewicki (84′).

Best player: Anders Christiansen

The most impressive player for Malmö FF was Anders Christiansen.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 55 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

AIK – Formation

AIK

Kristoffer Nordfeldt 15.Sweden

6.0

A. Milošević 5.Sweden

6.4

22'

Jetmir Haliti 6.Kosovo

6.3

R. Tihi 16.Finland

6.2

86'

Axel Björnström 12.Sweden

6.6

10'

Rui Modesto 32.Angola

6.4

Aboubakar Keita 22.Ivory Coast

6.5

45'

B. Hussein 8.Sweden

6.5

86'

A. Magashy 14.Nigeria

6.6

Viktor Fischer 7.Denmark

6.5

41'

Omar Faraj 9.Sweden

7.9

68'

36'

Substitutes

Budimir Janosevic 23.Serbia

Sotirios Papagiannopoulos 4.Sweden

Abdihakin Ali 18.Sweden

J. Durmaz 10.Sweden

86'

Zack Elbouzedi 20.Republic of Ireland

6.6

68'

T. Ayari 45.Sweden

86'

John Guidetti 11.Sweden

6.8

46'

Alexander Fesshaie 47.Sweden

5.9

41'

90'

AIK started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Andreas Brännström played with: Kristoffer Nordfeldt (6.0), Robin Tihi (6.2), Alexander Milošević (6.4), Jetmir Haliti (6.3), Rui Modesto (6.4), Bilal Hussein (6.5), Aboubakar Keita (6.5), Abdussalam Magashy (6.6), Axel Bjornström (6.6), Omar Faraj (7.9) and Viktor Fischer (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdihakin Ali, John Guidetti (6.8), Jimmy Durmaz, Alexander Fesshaie (5.9), Zachary Elbouzedi (6.6), Budimir Janošević, Taha Ayari and Sotirios Papagiannopoulos.

Substitutions

AIK made 5 changes: Viktor Fischer for Alexander Fesshaie Beraki (41′), Bilal Hussein for John Guidetti (46′), Omar Faraj for Zachary Elbouzedi (68′), R. Tihi for Jimmy Durmaz (86′) and Bilal Hussein for Taha Ayari (86′).