AFC Eskilstuna cruised, 2-2, in their premiere against Örgryte.
There were also no three points against Gif Sundsvall on Monday. Moonga Simba scored the only goal of the match on a lob pass from Pontus Engblom in the ninth minute. 1-0, which was the final score.
Ali Suljic, new from Helsingborgs IF ahead of this season, was downcast afterwards.
– It is very emotional now. You can look back tomorrow at the match, but it feels bad to lose 1-0. We do a better second half, but we don’t get into the dangerous situations. The first half is unacceptable. We can’t concede goals in that stupid way, says the defender to Discovery+.
He continued:
– We have to stop conceding crap goals. It’s the second match in which we do it and it’s uphill from there.
Gif Sundsvall goalkeeper Gustav Molin was cheering for Destro, who kept a clean sheet for the second game in a row, and the keeper could also be happy about three new points in his account.
– It feels wonderful, of course. We’re doing damn well defensively. I’m not being tested that much, neither this nor the last game. It feels damn good.
For AFC, not only was the result such a blow. Midfielder Abdul Halik Hudu, with a past in Hammarby, was forced to leave on a stretcher in the 57th minute after getting stuck in the artificial turf at Tunvallen. The 23-year-old appeared to be holding one of his knees after the accident.
AFC Eskilstuna will face Öster in the next round, Gif Sundsvall will next clash with Östersunds FK.
