Before Friday’s match, AIK had three straight victories where they beat back Karlskoga, Mora and Björklöven, three teams that are ahead in the table. The North American chain of Gerry FItzgerald, Scott Pooley and Jordy Bellerive have been really productive. Victor Brattström has won four out of five starts since his return.
But against the match at home against Kalmar on Friday, there was a loss. AIK reduced it to 2-3 in the third period but did not manage to equalise. With just over four minutes left, AIK player Filip Windlert received a match penalty for a tackle to the head.
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AIK suffers a match penalty after a tough tackle
– We can’t dig in too much. We have three victories before this, but of course we wanted three pins today, says AIK’s Daniel Muzito Bagenda after the match.
Kalmar’s goals were scored by Matt Fonteyne, Veikko Loimaranta and Gabriel Olsson. AIK’s goals were scored by Gerry Fitzgerald and Scott Pooley.
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