Tactics in the dark room – new win for AIK

At halftime, the lights in the locker room were turned off. Only the light from the TV flickered. Coach Mikkjal Thomassen gave new directives, the match changed and AIK secured a 1-0 win against Sirius.

» Updated: October 03 2024

» Published: September 25 2024

Tactics in the dark room – new win for AIK
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The defensive game was brilliant during the first half at Studenternas in Uppsala. AIK excelled by being right, tight, and constantly stopping the home team Sirius' attempts.

The guests' offense?

It was non-existent.

So weak that coach Mikkjal Thomassen decided to make it extra clear for the players during the tactical review at halftime.

Switched off in the dressing room

The lights in the dressing room were switched off. In the darkness, only the TV flickered, and in front of the screen stood the coach, pointing and showing what opportunities there were to take the seventh win in the last eight matches.

We were way too bad in the first half, says the outstanding AIK goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt to Max.

We have high demands on ourselves, and the coach does too. We know what we did wrong, we corrected it, and we're leaving here with three points.

The difference in the game became apparent.

AIK stepped up higher, won more duels, and created chances. In the end, the guests also broke through goalkeeper Jakob Tånnander's zero. Benjamin Tiedemann reached the highest on Onni Valakari's corner, headed it in, and scored the leading goal in the 62nd minute.

Tiedemann's full hit gave three new points, which means that the Solna club is up to third place in the somewhat faltering Allsvenskan table.

Victory for Djurgården

A placement higher up is Djurgården.

The Stockholm club, which has been wavering lately and recently came back from 0–3 away against Gais, snatched a three-pointer in the meeting with Brommapojkarna, 2–1.

After a tough start, the home team got better control of the game, and in the 16th minute, Tobias Gulliksen's goal drought ended.

It was nice, he says to Max after the first goal since July 8.

We're playing much better, with more intensity and running more for each other. We're playing more as a team, and then it's easier to play better individually too.

In the end of the match, Besard Sabovic set the 2–0 goal before BP's Alex Timossi Andersson reduced.

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