SOLNA. AIK obliterates GIF Sundsvall 4-0 with goals of N. Stefanelli (45′), N. Bahoui (57′), N. Stefanelli (82′) and S. Larsson (90′ pen). AIK was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Granit Maqedonci who had the assistance of Niclas Ivarsson and Per Rehnlund. The 4th official was Farouk Ben Ahmed Nehdi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 63.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 20 Total 9
- 6 On Target 2
- 14 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 136 Attack 91
- 66 Dangerous attack 28
- 93 Ball safe 91
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 8
Fouls
- 5 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AIK had a strong ball possession 65% while GIF Sundsvall was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AIK was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AIK won the match.
AIK shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, GIF Sundsvall shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
AIK received 1 yellow card (S. Larsson). Talking about the opposition, GIF Sundsvall received 2 yellow cards (M. Burman and F. Lasso).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AIK will have 39 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, GIF Sundsvall will stay with 10 points to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Allsvenskan, AIK will host Degerfors on the 18th of September with a 1-1 head to head.
GIF Sundsvall will host IFK Göteborg on the 9th of October with a 11-3 head to head in favor of IFK Göteborg (3 draws).
AIK – Formation
AIK
66'
18'
90'
AIK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Bartosz Grzelak decided to play with the following team: Kristoffer Nordfeldt , Josafat Mendes , Mikael Lustig , Sotirios Papagiannopoulos , Erick Otieno , Bilal Hussein , Sebastian Larsson , Yasin Ayari , Nicolás Stefanelli , Erik Ring and Nabil Bahoui .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Andersson, Jesper Ceesay, Taha Ayari, Henry Atola Meja, Axel Bjornström , Budimir Janošević and Zachary Elbouzedi .
Substitutions
AIK made 5 changes: J. Mendes for A. Björnström (66′), E. Ring for Z. Elbouzedi (75′), N. Stefanelli for V. Andersson (87′), Y. Ayari for T. Ayari (87′) and N. Bahoui for H. Meja (87′).
Best player: Sebastian Larsson
The most impressive player for AIK was Sebastian Larsson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 84 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.
GIF Sundsvall – Formation
GIF Sundsvall
GIF Sundsvall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Brian Clarhaut played with: Oscar Jonsson , Alexander Blomqvist , Forrest Lasso , Rasmus Lindkvist , Robert Lundstrom , Erik Andersson , Paya Pichkah , Joe Corona , Dennis Olsson , Pontus Engblom and Saku Ylätupa .
They had on the bench: Marcus Burman , Andreas Andersson, Ludvig Nåvik , Gabriel Castro, Pontus Silfwer , Teodor Stenshagen and Peter Makrillos .
Substitutions
GIF Sundsvall made 4 changes: J. Corona for L. Nåvik (66′), E. Andersson for P. Makrillos (66′), P. Engblom for M. Burman (75′) and S. Ylätupa for P. Silfwer (86′).
Best player: Forrest Lasso
The player that probably impressed the most for GIF Sundsvall was Forrest Lasso.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.
- Sirius – Djurgården – 0-1
- Elfsborg – Malmö FF – 3-2
- Häcken – Degerfors – 2-2
- AIK – GIF Sundsvall – 4-0
