About half an hour was enough.
By that time, Viktor Fischer had already become a crowd favorite at AIK – which surprised him.
– I’m not Swedish, and I’m not from Stockholm. It was overwhelming and very touching for me, he says.
The result is unsuccessful and the effort is modest. AIK played through the match, but got off to a bad start when the away team from the Premier League managed to crush the black and yellow and take the lead.
But there was at least one really big exclamation point at AIK after their 1-1 against Västerås in the Swedish Cup.
“Katastrovestart”
Jetmir Haliti expressed what many AIK players were thinking after losing points.
First class Victor Fisher. He has a great shot over the crossbar. There are small margins. If we had scored 2-1 there, people would have been talking about a positive start to the cup, but instead it will be a disastrous start.
Fisher entered with 35 minutes left in the game. Right away, the Dane showed that the rhythms of his years at Ajax and Copenhagen just hit the spot. She was passing feints, sustained playability, soft technique, quick feet, and a faster brain. Then Haliti recalls that ball when the 28-year-old hit the crossbar from a tight angle.
– It was a good entry. I felt so nice! I haven’t played 35 minutes in a long time. But obviously, I can’t just speak for myself. It’s a pity that as a team we can win the game today, says Fisher, who thought the team had done very well apart from a poor start.
What do you say about ribbing?
– Yes, it was very unfortunate. I saw the ball, I thought she was going in and I was on my way to celebrate. But that didn’t happen today, but it will happen next time. Pass the ball there and you get big smiles from everyone, but now it goes in the crossbar so it’s quite the opposite sentiment. 1–1 is a poor start to the group.
“It was touching”
He was grateful and surprised by AIK’s support in the stands. The match took place in the Tele2 Arena, in front of 13,000 spectators, and, of course, many were very pleased with Fischer’s powerful performance.
– I noticed how they cheered up. It was amazing. It gave me a lot of energy. And I didn’t count on that. Because I’m not Swedish, and I’m not from Stockholm. But it’s great that they see I can give something to the club, so I’ll try to do that too. But it was overwhelming and very touching for me, he says and continues:
– Really fat and cool. But it also obliges. I have to show that I’m good now too. But getting that reception was overwhelming. I’m so happy the fans were there for me and the whole team. And I’m sure they’ll be there for us all season long.
“Totally crazy – it wasn’t even on Friends!”
He thought the mood was a bit off.
It was crazy to be able to play for the fans. That a lot of people are showing up and giving crazy energy even though the match is not being played in the Friends Arena.
Fisher says he hopes to play from the start in the next game, but the switch has taken its toll. However, Jamie Durmaz, who also featured as the second half, has good news for all AIK fans.
A great soccer player. But for those of us who’ve known Fisher before, it’s no surprise. This is not against what you will see later. Still needs to get a good match. He’s in good physical shape but there’s a difference between running off the football field and off the field in a match. Just let Victor grow. This is nothing against what he will show in the future. We know who he played against in the past years.
In the second match of the group, Varberg beat Östersund.