Halmstad 2–1 AIK, and fourth straight without a win
Your team lost to the bottom club. Halmstad 2–1 AIK on Sunday at Örjans Vall, Malte Persson scoring the winner in the 90th minute (5). Omar Faraj had put HBK 1–0 up, Johan Hove pulled one back (5)(7). Lucas Assadi played all 90 minutes for AIK, his first full match in Sweden (1). That is four matches without a win, and AIK sit eighth on 33 points after 22 games (1).
Riveiro apologised for it
AIK's coach said sorry after the final whistle in Halmstad (5).
Filling is done for the season
Kevin Filling, 17, misses the rest of the season with a knee injury (11). Another name on a list AIK cannot get shorter.
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No winter camp, Bosön instead, and the players hate it
AIK plan to stay home on Bosön this winter instead of a training camp abroad, with any foreign trips tied to away matches (3)(6). Johan Hove did not hide his feelings: "Jag tycker att det är riktigt dåligt i så fall. Jag visste inte om det. Vi får se om vi kan diskutera det mer, för det känns inte som ett populärt beslut bland spelarna" (3). A squad that has carried twelve players on the injury list is being given an unusual winter (3)(6).
Nordfeldt out of the Sweden squad
Graham Potter clarified why Kristoffer Nordfeldt was left out: the decision was for this camp, and the national team wants to look at younger goalkeepers (7).
How Halmstad saw it
HBK defender Kaib set up Faraj's opener and questioned AIK's performance afterwards, pointing at Halmstad's "tråkiga omklädningsrum" as part of their home advantage (8). Halmstad's bench changed the game again, their attack finding form with safety five points away (10).
Boudri answered the selfish talk
Amin Boudri, injured in the derby against AIK in late August, was back on the pitch and pushed back at the "selfish" criticism: "100 procent, men det är ett derby. Du är skum om du inte är övertaggad, du är en konstig människa" (9)(12).
