Kenyan international Erick “Marcelo” Ouma featured full minutes, with his compatriot and teammate Henry Meja watching the proceedings from the substitutes bench as AIK were held to a two-all draw by Hammarby IF at home in the Swedish top-tier. The other Kenyan in the team, Collins Sichenje, missed the match with injury having picked a knock in the win against Norrkoping after coming on late last week, which also saw him miss the Europa Conference League playoff match against Czech Republic’s side Slovacko in midweek.Delad pott i derbyt sedan Hammarby lyckats kvittera två AIK-ledningar. #AIKHAM pic.twitter.com/xDkx7gvAqF— AIK Fotboll (@aikfotboll) August 28, 2022 John Guidetti opened the scoring for AIK after just two minutes, finding the net after being set up by Erik Ring to give AIK an early lead and the perfect start to the game as they sought to put the Europa Conference League exit behind them.##NAJAVA_MECA_6597639##The hosts were dealt a blow 29 minutes in the first half when the first goalscorer went down injured and had to be replaced, with Jesper Ceesay taking his place.The initial lead lasted for only 35 minutes as Nahir Besara leveled matters with eight minutes left to the break, and the two sides drew halfway through the game.How AIK captain contributed to Marcelo’s wonder goalOn resumption for the second half, AIK restored their lead after just one minute through Nicolás Stefanelli but Hammarby came from behind again 13 minutes later through Veton Berisha.Past the hour mark, none of the two sides could find the back of the net and they had to share the spoils.After 20 matches, AIK are fourth on the log with 36 points and have already lost four matches.
