Kenyan internationals Erick ‘Marcelo’ Ouma and Collins Sichenje featured on Sunday evening as AIK side salvaged a point in their 2-2 draw with Varnamo in the Swedish top-tier. Playing in their home stadium at the Friends Arena, AIK denied Varnamo a chance of walking away with three points as 35 year old defender Mikael Lustig scored the equalizer twelve minutes to time to ensure the two sides shared the spoils.Besvikelse efter en poäng på Friends Arena. pic.twitter.com/zV68rIi4s8— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) August 14, 2022 Marcelo and Sichenje were part of the eleven man team selected by head coach Bartosz Grzelak as AIK chased a first league win in the month of August after going down to a 1-0 loss against Kalmar in their first game of the month.The home side got off to the wrong start as Marcus Antonsson breached the AIK defense 28 minutes in to give Varnamo the lead.However, with just one minute left on the clock before the half time break, the record 18 year old pair of Amar Abdirahim and Yasin Ayari combined well to restore parity as the latter found the back of the net.To keep him or not, Montreal boss discusses Wanyama’s futureIt was a stalemate that was shortlived as Varnamo only needed eighteen minutes in the second half to retake the lead through Antonsson who once again proved to be a handful to the AIK defense as he bagged his brace.Despite looking like a side destined to go back to winning ways, AIK denied Varnamo the chance for three points as Lusting struck with twelve minutes on the clock to salvage a point in the game.Mikael Lustig kvitterar för AIK!Se matchen på https://t.co/ocJJkbIhfX pic.twitter.com/RCZiwBaKg6— discovery+ sport 🇸🇪 (@dplus_sportSE) August 14, 2022 In the encounter, Marcelo featured for the full length of the game while Sichenje was substituted on the 57th minute mark.Former Tusker youngster Henry Meja, who also plies his trade at AIK, was not included in the matchday squad despite featuring in the team’s immediate last match.
