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AIK wins damallsvenskan opener with Selin's early goal

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Key Points
  • AIK beat IFK Norrköping 1-0 in the damallsvenskan season opener.
  • Nova Selin, 17, scored the winning goal in the third minute from a Linda Sembrant cross.
  • The match featured intense duels, with players disagreeing on the physicality of play.

AIK defeated IFK Norrköping 1-0 in the opening match of the damallsvenskan season at Skytteholms IP. Nova Selin, 17, scored the only goal in the third minute, heading in a cross from Linda Sembrant, 38. Selin said she did not need to look up to know the ball was coming.

The match was intense with many hard duels. Selin described Norrköping's play as going in hard and dirty, while former AIK player Emma Engström, now with Norrköping, suggested AIK fell easily. No further goals were scored, and AIK took the lead in the league standings.

I did not need to look up to know the ball was coming.

Nova Selin
Describing her goal-scoring moment in the match

Norrköping's play as going in hard and dirty

Nova Selin
Commenting on the opponent's playing style

AIK fell easily

Emma Engström, former AIK player, now with Norrköping
Suggesting AIK players were diving or exaggerating fouls

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