AIK on – now they play in enemy territory – Aftonbladet

4-0 at home against VPS and advancement for AIK in the Europa League with a total of 6-2.

But in the next round is also home game for AIK away from home.

Friends Arena is booked for a concert and they get now instead play the Tele2 Arena.

AIK took a solid victory with 4- 0 home at the Friends Arena before 8,430 people against the Finnish VPS in the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday evening.

Thus advancing AIK now with a total of 6-2 to the second round which begins on Thursday, 16 July. There waiting Shirak from Armenia, and AIK begins at home.

But it will not be that much to the home when AIK forced to play at worst rivals Djurgården and Hammarby’s stadium Tele2.

This because the Friends organizes an AC / DC concert just days after AIK’s match.

– We must unfortunately play at Tele2, but we’ll do everything to win there too, says team coach Andreas Alm Viasat.

Bahouis replacements impressed

Most recent days about the AIK has otherwise acted on Nabil Bahouis fled to Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia.

However, in tonight’s game seemed they did not miss him significantly and instead stepped substitute Niclas Eliasson, 19, was in his first start of the season.

Already in the 14 minutes he hit a nice post that Henok Goitom could nod to the 1-0.

– I think we attack well through the middle. I hit well and trained extra and form has felt good all season, said Eliasson Viasat pause.

Andreas Alm about Eliasson:

– Niclas has been stamping and frustat on the side and he has always had a good focus and we have always seen that he has made progress.

Goitom with two goals

Then there was Goitoms show when he was just fine played until Mohamed Bangura could panga in 2-0 nine minutes into the second half. Five minutes later, la Goitom himself into third place in the empty cage. Ebenezer Ofori then finished the scoring with his 4-0 goal with just over five minutes left.

– I think we had more pace and we should be the better team. I think Eliasson was our best player the first 15-20 minutes and then the rest of us catch up to his level, say

– It means a lot of confidence to get to do some goal. Some players was already in 2012 so we definitely bet to go to the Europa League. Sweden U21 could win the European Championship, which would well we are able to do the same.

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