STOCKHOLM (Interstat) — Vorskla defeated AIK 3-0 on Sunday in a UEFA Europa Conference League match at Tele2 Arena, handing the Swedish side its third loss of the competition season.

Ukrainian striker Ruslan Stepanyuk opened the scoring in the fourth minute, pouncing on a loose ball in the box and firing past AIK goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt. Yurii Kozyrenko doubled the lead in the 24th minute, latching onto a through ball and slotting home from close range. Substitute Artem Chelyadin sealed the victory in the 69th minute, converting a cross from the right flank with a first-time finish.

The result improved Vorskla’s record in the competition to 2-0 and its overall mark across all competitions to 5-2-3. AIK fell to 3-3 in the tournament and 3-3 overall.

The match featured seven yellow cards. AIK’s Sotirios Papagiannopoulos was booked in the 39th minute, followed by Vorskla’s Ihor Perduta in the 43rd. Sebastian Bengt Ulf Larsson of AIK received a yellow in the 54th minute, and Vorskla’s Kozyrenko was cautioned three minutes later. David Puclin of Vorskla was booked in the 79th minute, while AIK’s Goran Alexander Sjöström Milošević saw yellow in second-half stoppage time. Stepanyuk also received a yellow card in the 90th minute.

Stepanyuk, a 5-foot-11 attacker from Nikopol, Ukraine, played the full 90 minutes and scored one goal. Kozyrenko, a 5-foot-7 attacker from Kostopil, Ukraine, recorded a goal and a yellow card in his 65 minutes on the field. Chelyadin, a 6-foot substitute from Ukraine, scored in his 25-minute appearance.

Vorskla’s victory marked its second straight win over AIK after defeating them 2-0 in extra time on Nov. 1, 2025. AIK entered the match having lost two of its previous three games in the competition, including a 2-0 defeat to Gyori ETO on Aug. 14, 2025. Vorskla came in with a four-match unbeaten run across all competitions, including a 1-0 win over Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on March 15, 2026.

The game was played before a crowd at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm, with Vorskla controlling possession and creating the majority of scoring chances. AIK managed only a few attempts on goal but failed to find the net for the third time this season in the competition.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Vorskla 1, AIK 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected AIK with a 68.10 percent probability to win.