SOLNA. AIK overcame Värnamo 3-1 thanks to I. Pittas who scored in the 17th, 19th and 31st minute. AIK was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Ioannis Pittas (17′), Ioannis Pittas (19′) and Ioannis Pittas (31′). Värnamo reduced the distance with a goal (56′) by G. Engvall, but there was not much to do for them. Värnamo lost this match 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 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim assisted by Fredrik Klyver and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Odai Al-Wani. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.47 degrees Celsius or 38.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Värnamo had a superior ball possession 58% while AIK was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AIK was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AIK won the match.
AIK shot 17 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Värnamo shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AIK received 1 yellow card (Alexander Milosevic ). On the other side, Värnamo received 2 yellow cards (G. Engvall and V. Bergh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AIK will have 36 points like Halmstad to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Värnamo will stay with 45 points like Kalmar to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
AIK – Formation
AIK
85'
90'
17', 19', 31'
AIK adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henning Berg decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt , Mads Thychosen , Benjamin Hansen , Alexander Milosevic , Erick Otieno , Rui Modesto , Bersant Celina , Anton Salétros , Taha Ayari , Omar Faraj and Ioannis Pittas .
The home team had on the bench: Axel Björnström, Abdussalam Magashy , Abdihakin Ali , Zack Elbouzedi, Aboubakar Keita, Benjamin Kimpioka, Samuel Brolin, Jonah Kusi-Asare and Alexander Fesshaie.
AIK could not rely on the presence of Zack Elbouzedi (injured) and Abdihakin Ali (injured).
Substitutions
AIK made 4 changes: Taha Ayari for Abdussalam Magashy (72′), Erick Otieno for Axel Björnström (90′), Ioannis Pittas for Zack Elbouzedi (90′) and Anton Salétros for Abdihakin Ali (83′).
Best player: Ioannis Pittas
The player that probably impressed the most for AIK was Ioannis Pittas.
His rating is with 3 goals, 22 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 17.
Värnamo – Formation
Värnamo
Also Värnamo adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Kim Hellberg played with: J. Rasheed , V. Larsson , V. Eriksson , E. Grozdanic , V. Bergh , A. Ademi , Oscar Johansson , H. Näsström , G. Engvall , A. Zeljkovic and S. Thern .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Carl Johansson , A. Lohikangas , M. Bustos, F. Winsth , W. Kenndal, F. Adjei , Hampus Gustafsson, K. Bilalovic and Emin Hasić .
Värnamo could not rely on the presence of F. Adjei (injured) and Emin Hasić (injured).
Substitutions
Värnamo made 5 changes: A. Ademi for F. Adjei (27′), H. Näsström for Carl Johansson (65′), V. Eriksson for F. Winsth (86′), A. Zeljkovic for Emin Hasić (48′) and V. Bergh for A. Lohikangas (46′).
Best player: V. Larsson
The most impressive player for Värnamo was V. Larsson.
His rating is with 56 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Varberg BoIS – IFK Göteborg – 1-2
- Malmö FF – Elfsborg – 1-0
- Degerfors – Mjällby – 1-2
- Brommapojkarna – Häcken – 2-1
- Kalmar – Djurgården – 2-1
- Sirius – Norrköping – 2-0
- Hammarby – Halmstad – 2-2
- AIK – Värnamo – 3-1
