AIK were big favorites before the match.
But after just over 20 seconds, the match hero from the meeting with Vorskla Poltava, Axel Björnström, gave the ball away to Shkendija's Ferhan Hassani and 0–1 was a fact.
However, it did not take long for AIK to recover.
In the seventeenth minute, Sebastian Larsson hit a nice cross to John Guidetti, who pushed the ball in with his forehead.
- They let me alone their defender.
I have the upper hand on him every time.
I stepped in front, and perfect ball from Seb, he tells Sportbladet during the break.
Pushed for a lead goal
AIK pushed for another goal, and the closest came Nicolas Stefanelli, who got a great position after a neat pass from Erik Ring, but Kostadin Zahov in the away goal was responsible for an impressive footwork.
Sotirios Papagiannopoulos also came close with a header after a corner.
But it was only one goal for AIK, who are certainly very disappointed after "only" 1-1 before the return next Thursday.