Varberg. There was a repeat in 2021.
Then AIK is hoping for another iteration from last year.
– We were sentenced at that time too but we were there at the end, says Nabil Bahwi.
Last fall, there was a tight gold race at Allsvenskan with the participation of several teams. AIK then went to Haaland and lost 0-1 to Halmstad. Gold was considered lost.
On Sunday, AIK went to Haaland and lost 0-2 to Varberg.
Gold gone?
It can be nine points
Gnaget has six points until Djurgården and if Häcken beats Kalmar on Monday, the distance to Hisingslaget is nine.
– We did a really bad effort against Varberg. I’m incredibly frustrated, says the AIK leader in the evening Nabil Bahoui To Sportbladet after the loss to Varberg.
Did you finish in the gold medal battle?
Yes, if we don’t play better, but I know we can. It was somewhat the same situation last year, says Bhui.
After losing in Halland 2021, AIK slipped to fourth place, four points behind leader Malmö FF with only four rounds left.
But AIK went clean, winning the rest of their matches and losing gold by a goal difference worse than MFF.
– Now there are eight rounds left and we still have Häcken at home, says Bhui at AIK who finished fourth again, just like last fall.
Aiming to get clean – again
Despite the difficult 0-2 defeat to Varberg, AIK players and leaders did not lose hope for gold:
“We have to focus on ourselves, then we’ll see when there are three games left,” says goalkeeper Christopher Nordfeldt.
Mikael Lustig is perhaps the most realistic.
– It’s going to be very difficult now. But we must not lie down and die. If you get clean, says the AIK defender, you’ll see where you end up.