Christoffersson hat-trick sinks AIK in 3–0 home collapse
Noah Christoffersson scored all three as Örgryte walked out of Strawberry Arena with a 3–0 win (1) (2) (5) (7) (8). Fans headed for the exits early. It was that kind of Sunday.
The defeat drops your team to 7th, with a negative goal difference and a squad held together by tape.
Ten players missing, Papagiannopoulos the latest casualty
Eight injured, two suspended. That was the list Riveiro faced before kickoff, and it got worse. Sotirios Papagiannopoulos was substituted with an injury during the match (1) (12).
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Axel Kouame, Taha Ayari, Ibrahim Cissé, Eskil Edh, Yannick Geiger, Charlie Pavey, Andreas Redkin, Stanley Wilson, and Diogo Tomas were all unavailable (12). Linus Carlstrand, the new signing, was thrown in at half-time for his debut.
Carlstrand's debut: "You don't get much done"
Carlstrand came on at the break with the game already gone. His assessment was blunt: "It was fun to come on, but you don't get much done" (6).
Mujanic saw it coming
Amel Mujanic had warned about Christoffersson before the match. "If a ball comes on the counter, it's... well, we saw today," he said afterwards (3).
Return leg Saturday at Gamla Ullevi
AIK face Örgryte again on Saturday, August 8, at 15:00 at Gamla Ullevi (5). A chance to respond, but the injury list needs to shrink first.
Fan-reaktioner
The mood is grim. One thread titled "Generösa gnaget" called AIK Allsvenskan's Robin Hood, giving points to everyone (2). Another post lumped AIK in with Elfsborg, Häcken, and Mjällby in a blunt list of the weekend's losers, no further comment needed (1).
