Twice behind, twice level, still no win
AIK 2–2 IFK Göteborg at Strawberry Arena on Saturday. Axel Kouame rescued a point twice over, coming up with the equaliser each time your team went behind (1) (6) (13). That is six Allsvenskan matches without a win. You are ninth on 34 points from 24 games, goal difference –4, and the form line reads L D L L D (1) (6).
The good part: your team did not fold. "Starkt av dem att komma tillbaka två gånger," as Vicki Blommé put it, strong of them to come back twice (1) (4).
IFK Göteborg had won their previous matches before this one. That run is over (4) (11).
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Ayari's open goal
Taha Ayari, 21, missed from in front of an open goal in the 55th minute. Hit the crossbar (3) (8).
"Målet är helt öppet," said TV4 Play commentator Niklas Jarelind as it happened, the goal is completely open (8). That was the moment the win slipped away.
Tomas hurt himself celebrating
Diogo Tomás scored, then injured himself doing the celebration. "Jag flög på mitt ansikte," he told SVT Sport, I flew onto my face. "Gör jag aldrig om," never doing that again (9).
One more body to worry about before Sirius away on Saturday.
Zugelj and Heintz went off injured
Nino Zugelj and Heintz both picked up injuries in the match (4). No word yet on how long either is out.
Kick-off moved 40 minutes
The match should have started at 17:30. It started at 18.14, after pyrotechnics in the stands meant three warm-ups before anyone kicked a ball (3) (4) (6) (7).
Riveiro watched from the stands
José Riveiro was suspended and not on the touchline for the classic (6) (7). AIK played it without their head coach in the technical area.
"Något är fel"
The pundits are asking what happened to this team defensively. Expressen's post-match verdict: "Något är fel," something is wrong (7). Sebastian Hodzic Pearson's five observations for Fotbollskanalen land on the same point: AIK are not AIK defensively anymore (3).
Two more conceded at home. Against Brommapojkarna in the previous home game it was five. AIK 5–6 IF Brommapojkarna on October 10 (3) (11).
Simmelhack tormented your defence
Alexander Simmelhack, 20, scored and assisted for IFK Göteborg (3). He was the problem AIK could not solve all evening.
Carlstrand booed, then celebrated in their faces
Linus Carlstrand, 22, left IFK Göteborg for Östers IF before this season and now plays for AIK (5) (10). His old fans booed him, and a banner from the away end went too far.
"Man behöver inte skriva att någon ska dö," he said, you don't need to write that someone should die (10). He answered with a celebration right in front of them (5). "Det är extra bränsle," it is extra fuel (5).
Sirius away, and they lead the league
Next up is IK Sirius away in Allsvenskan on Saturday, October 24, 15:00 CEST. Sirius are top of the table (3) (6) (11).
IF Elfsborg at home on Tuesday, October 27, 19:00 CET, 24 hours after that.
