Stockholm Twin Derby Ends in Goalless Draw After Interruptions

Despite an eventful Stockholm derby between AIK and Djurgården, the match ended goalless. We still create pretty good chances, but not all the way today unfortunately, says Sotirios Papagiannopoulos to HBO Max.

» Published: August 10 2025 at 15:15

Stockholm Twin Derby Ends in Goalless Draw After Interruptions
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There were no lack of chances. In the first half, the away team had a huge chance, but Kristoffer Nordfeldt in the AIK goal made a triple save.

AIK also had their chances, but Jacob Rinne in the Djurgården goal also made several good saves.

I'm really happy for Jacob's sake, he played a good game. It was a risk since he hasn't played in a while, but now I feel that we have two good goalkeepers, says Djurgården coach Jani Honkavaara to HBO Max.

”They create nothing”

In stoppage time, Filip Benkovic headed just outside the post, but 0–0 stood until the final whistle.

It's 50/50, it's a lot back and forth. They don't really create anything, some chance in the first half, but I don't think we're that sharp upfront either - again, says Papagiannopoulos.

Honkavaara thinks that this was the derby that Djurgården, who have historically had a hard time winning derbies, "should have won".

We should have been a bit more effective and a bit hungrier. We wanted a bit more but we have to be satisfied with a point, and now we have four straight matches without a loss, says Djurgården's coach.

Disturbances

No goals - but there were double interruptions.

Just seconds into the second half, the game had to be interrupted after bangers were lit and fireworks were shot from the Djurgården supporters. The players had to leave the field and a match meeting was held. After half an hour, the game could start again.

There was also a shorter interruption at the beginning of the first half, when a paper cup was thrown onto the field. Then, no match meeting was required, the players could stay on the field and the game quickly got underway again.

The spring's twin derby at the 3 arena also ended in a draw.

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