League

Stadio San Nicola
Spectators: 6791 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 30) Opilano Corujo made the kick off and thus started the match. Vincent Blakeley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Opilano Corujo in the 4th minute of the match. If Tosh Goodwin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind SSC Bari's goalkeeper Vincent Blakeley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sverker Lange hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Édouard Mendy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sverker Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Kristoffer Holmberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Vincent Blakeley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Opilano Corujo during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AIK getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Opilano Corujo hit a great ball. In the 19th minute Opilano Corujo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Blakeley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sverker Lange received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Édouard Mendy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AIK's Édouard Mendy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sverker Lange in the 22nd minute of play. Hans Bruse hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. A collision led to SSC Bari getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Sverker Lange hit a great ball. Opilano Corujo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vincent Blakeley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. Vincent Blakeley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristoffer Holmberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, SSC Bari's Jimmy Eckegren got a free kick in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sverker Lange in the 43rd minute of play forced AIK's goalkeeper Édouard Mendy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AIK's Édouard Mendy got control of the ball when Hans Bruse tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of AIK booed when SSC Bari was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sverker Lange didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tosh Goodwin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Édouard Mendy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tosh Goodwin in the 52nd minute of the match. When Kristoffer Holmberg came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the AIK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kristoffer Holmberg couldn't finish the play. Vincent Blakeley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Opilano Corujo went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Sverker Lange scored 1-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Édouard Mendy, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 70 minutes into the match, AIK's Simon Dalström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vincent Blakeley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 71 played minutes SSC Bari got a freekick which was hit by Torbjörn Larsfält. In the 78th minute, SSC Bari's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Opilano Corujo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 82nd minute of the game Staffan Hedbom made a throw-in which Opilano Corujo played forward. Vincent Blakeley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Opilano Corujo in the 83rd minute. Vincent Blakeley made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Simon Dalström sent off a good shot on target. When the final whistle sounded AIK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SSC Bari.