AALBORG. AaB overcame B 93 to win 2-1. A penalty from N. Helenius was decisive in the 85min. It was AaB to strike first with a goal of Melker Widell at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nicklas Helenius gave the win to AaB in the 85′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Aalborg Portland Park stadium in Aalborg on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jacob Rasmussen who was helped by Martin Markus and Steffen Christensen. The 4th official was Patrick Remon Gammelholm. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 11.54 degrees Celsius or 52.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. AaB was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. B 93 that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
AaB was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AaB won the match.
AaB shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, B 93 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
AaB received 4 yellow cards (Jakob Ahlmann, Josip Posavec, Sebastian Otoa and Younes Bakiz). Regarding the opposition, B 93 received 3 yellow cards (Jacob Egeris, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ogude and Niels Henrik Melsæther Morberg).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AaB will have 33 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, B 93 will stay with 11 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division, AaB will play away with Hillerød on the 16th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of AaB (0 draws).
B 93 will play away agasint Kolding IF on the 2nd of December with a 0-0 head to head record.
AaB – Formation
AaB started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Oscar Hiljemark decided to play with the following team: Josip Posavec, Lars Kramer, Rasmus Thelander, Sebastian Otoa, Kasper Jørgensen, Richard Odada, Malthe Højholt, Diego Caballo, Younes Bakiz, Melker Widell and Oliver Ross.
The home team had on the bench: Jakob Ahlmann, Pedro Ferreira, Nicklas Helenius, Lucas Andersen, Tim Prica, Emmanuel Toku, Rody de Boer, Jeppe Pedersen and Nóel Atli Arnórsson.
Substitutions
AaB made 5 changes: Melker Widell for Lucas Andersen (61′), Oliver Ross for Emmanuel Toku (68′), Younes Bakiz for Nicklas Helenius (68′), Diego Caballo for Jakob Ahlmann (87′) and Richard Odada for Pedro Ferreira (46′).
B 93 – Formation
B 93 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Kim Engstrøm played with: Michael Falkesgaard, Emil Møller, Jacob Egeris, Daniel Lonborg Thogersen, Abdullah Iqbal, Nicolaj Thomsen, Ahmed Daghim, Niels Henrik Melsæther Morberg, Jeppe Erenbjerg, Tammer Bany and Andreas Heimer.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Aris Nikolaos Halling Vaporakis, Jonathan Mathys, Antonio Bustamante, Osvald Gabriel Søe, Tobias Blidegn, Sebastian Kroner, Sebastian Clemmensen, Ruben Stabell Minerba, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ogude and Gustav Wagner Frederiksen.
Substitutions
B 93 made 5 changes: Tammer Bany for Antonio Bustamante (78′), Niels Henrik Melsæther Morberg for Sebastian Clemmensen (88′), Ahmed Daghim for Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ogude (78′), Andreas Heimer for Jonathan Mathys (90′) and Emil Møller for Sebastian Kroner (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division.