SOLNA. Halmstad and AIK draw 1-1. V. Granath scored the first goal (45′) for Halmstad. I. Pittas equalized (75′) with a penalty. AIK was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Glenn Nyberg who was helped by Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist. The 4th official was Tom Ghorbani. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.07 degrees Celsius or 37.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
AIK had a superior ball possession 58% while Halmstad was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AIK was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 8 were on target. However, that was not enough AIK to win the match.
AIK shot 23 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Halmstad shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
AIK received 1 yellow card (Rui Modesto). Regarding the opposition, Halmstad received 4 yellow cards (T. Boakye, K. Karlsson, M. Olsson and M. Påhlsson).
Also, Halmstad didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Marko Johansson (Halmstad) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AIK will have 32 points like Halmstad to remain in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Halmstad will have 32 points like AIK to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will host Värnamo on the 12th of November with a 1-1 head to head.
Halmstad will play away agasint Hammarby on the 12th of November with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Hammarby (9 draws).
AIK – Formation
AIK
60'
76'
75'
AIK adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henning Berg decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt , Mads Thychosen , Alexander Milosevic , Sotirios Papagiannopoulos , Axel Björnström , Rui Modesto , Abdihakin Ali , Anton Salétros , Bersant Celina , Taha Ayari and Ioannis Pittas .
The home team had on the bench: Jetmir Haliti, Omar Faraj , Jimmy Durmaz, Abdussalam Magashy, Benjamin Hansen, Zack Elbouzedi, Aboubakar Keita, Jonah Kusi-Asare and Samuel Brolin.
Substitutions
AIK made only 1 change substituting Abdihakin Ali for Omar Faraj (60′).
Best player: Anton Salétros
The most impressive player for AIK was Anton Salétros.
His rating is with 99 passes (91% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.
Halmstad – Formation
Halmstad
75'
Also Halmstad adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Magnus Haglund played with: Marko Johansson , P. Ofosu-Ayeh , Andreas Johansson , J. Baffoe , M. Olsson , E. Ahlstrand , J. Allansson , Amir Al Ammari , K. Karlsson , Viktor Granath and N. Mohammed .
The following players were sitting on the bench: T. Boakye , G. Wallentin , J. Svedberg, Villiam Granath , M. Påhlsson , J. Cooper , B. Hjertstrand, A. Ahlstrand and P. Carlsson.
Halmstad could not rely on the presence of T. Boakye (injured), G. Wallentin (injured) and Villiam Granath (injured).
Substitutions
Halmstad made 5 changes: P. Ofosu-Ayeh for T. Boakye (23′), N. Mohammed for J. Cooper (89′), M. Olsson for G. Wallentin (89′), Viktor Granath for M. Påhlsson (78′) and K. Karlsson for Villiam Granath (78′).
Best player: J. Allansson
The most impressive player for Halmstad was J. Allansson.
His rating is with 41 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
