SOLNA. AIK conquers Djurgården 1-0 after N. Stefanelli scored just 1 goal (45′).

AIK remained in 10 people after N. Stefanelli received a double yellow card in the 45′. Anyway, AIK still was capable to win this encounter playing only with 10 players​. R. Schüller received a red card (11′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Djurgården lost the match.

The match was played at the Friends Arena stadium in Solna on Sunday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Glenn Nyberg who was helped by Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderkvist. The 4th official was Mohammed Al Hakim. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. AIK was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Djurgården that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Djurgården was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, AIK was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

AIK shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Djurgården shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

AIK received 3 yellow cards (N. Stefanelli, S. Larsson and K. Nordfeldt). On the opposite side, Djurgården received 2 yellow cards (K. Holmberg and J. Asoro).

N. Stefanelli (AIK) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).

Also, Djurgården didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Schüller (Djurgården) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (11′).

Standings

After playing this match, AIK will have 44 points like Djurgården to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Djurgården will stay with 44 points like AIK to stay in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will play away against Hammarby on the 17th of October with a 12-5 head to head in favor of AIK (4 draws).

Djurgården will host Elfsborg on the 18th of October with a 15-8 head to head statistic in favor of Elfsborg (10 draws).

AIK – Formation

AIK started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Bartosz Grzelak decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt (6.8), Mikael Lustig (7.4), Alexander Milošević (7.2), Sotirios Papagiannopoulos (7.0), Eric Ouma (6.9), Zachary Elbouzedi (7.6), Bilal Hussein (7.2), Sebastian Larsson (7.1), Nicolás Stefanelli (7.1), Nabil Bahoui (6.4) and Henok Goitom (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Budimir Janošević, Ebenezer Ofori, Per Karlsson (6.6), Bojan Radulovic, Erik Ring, Yasin Abbas Ayari and Filip Rogić (6.2).

Substitutions

AIK made 3 changes: H. Goitom for F. Rogić (64′), N. Bahoui for P. Karlsson (84′) and Z. Elbouzedi for B. Radulović (89′).

Best player: Zachary Elbouzedi​

The player that probably impressed the most for AIK was Zachary Elbouzedi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 22 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.

Djurgården – Formation

Djurgården started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Thomas Lagerlöf played with: Jacob Widell Zetterström (7.8), Haris Radetinac (6.1), Jacob Une Larsson (7.1), Hjalmar Ekdal (7.1), Elliot Käck (6.8), Hampus Finndell (7.4), Rasmus Schüller (2.9), Magnus Eriksson (7.7), Joel Asoro (6.4), Karl Holmberg (6.1) and Edward Chilufya (6.9).

They had on the bench: Tommi Vaiho, Leo Cornic, Nicklas Bärkroth, Emmanuel Banda, Jesper Lofgren (6.8), Curtis Edwards and Albion Ademi (6.9).

Substitutions

Djurgården made 2 changes: K. Holmberg for J. Löfgren (38′) and J. Asoro for A. Ademi (62′).

Best player: Jacob Widell Zetterström​

The player that probably impressed the most for Djurgården was the goalkeeper: Jacob Widell Zetterström. His rating is 7.82. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​

• AIK – Djurgården – 1-0
• Kalmar – Sirius – 3-1
• Örebro – Häcken – 1-2
• Norrköping – Hammarby – 3-1
• Malmö FF – Mjällby – 0-1