Celina wins the derby
Bersant Celina scored the winner as AIK took the Stockholm derby against Hammarby. The result ends a five-game winless league run and gives you something real to hold onto after a brutal stretch.
"All of AIK deserves this," Celina told SVT Sport after the match (5). Before his goal, Celina was involved in an altercation with Hammarby goalkeeper Warner Hahn, then delivered when it mattered most (5).
The win also marks a vital milestone for the team after what Expressen described as a deep crisis at Hammarby (8).
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Hammarby in pieces
Hammarby captain Nahir Besara did not hold back after the defeat. "It's indescribably bad," he told TV4 (6).
He also told Expressen he wants all the criticism aimed at him: "Let it land on me. I'm the captain, I'm the oldest, I'm the one who should lead the way" (3).
Teammate Paulos Abraham publicly pushed back against coach Kalle Karlsson's suggestion that tiredness was a factor. "We don't want to blame anything," Abraham said after the loss (4).
Expressen called Hammarby's situation a collapse, framing AIK's derby win as the moment the pressure shifted decisively (8).
A key return in the squad
AIK had a significant squad boost ahead of the derby, with a key player included in the matchday group and potentially available for his first minutes in a long time, according to FotbollDirekt (7). The timing could not have been better.
