Harambee Stars marauding left back Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma played a vital part in helping his AIK outfit get back to winning ways after a three match winless run in the Swedish top flight league as he provided the crucial assist to the winning goal in their encounter played at the Friends Arena on Sunday evening.Playing hosts to a Kalmar side that had drawn two of its last league assignments, AIK managed to emerge victorious in the low scoring affair that only saw one goal separate the two sides as Marcelo kept a clean sheet to go with his influential display.1–0 och tre poäng till vårt AIK! pic.twitter.com/9XAhy1u7K5— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) July 17, 2022 Named in the starting squad, the former Gor Mahia man also featured for the full length of the game in his team’s winning display.In the match, the deadlock was broken five minutes to the half time break when Ouma assisted Mikael Lustig in the 40th minute, the defender scoring to give the home side a slender advantage at the interval.Mikael Lustig skjuter in 1-0 till AIK med bredsidan!Se matchen på https://t.co/ocJJkbIhfX pic.twitter.com/T3or270e9H— discovery+ sport 🇸🇪 (@dplus_sportSE) July 17, 2022 The second half ended with both sides failing to alter the scoreline as AIK resolutely held onto their narrow margin to see out the victory that propelled them back to third place on the log on 28 points, just two behind log leaders Djurgarden.Former AFC Leopards man Collins Sichenje watched the entire match from AIK’s bench while Henry Meja was not included in the final squad for the game.Following the result, AIK is third on the log with 28 points from 15 matches.
