ESBJERG. Fredericia managed to turn the table against Esbjerg to win 2-1. It was Esbjerg to strike first with a goal of E. Sorensen at the 14′. Then it was a penalty in the 64′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Jensen gave the win to Fredericia in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Blue Water Arena stadium in Esbjerg on Saturday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonas Bøgelund with the assistance of Esad Deronjic and Søren Grøn Stampe. The 4th official was Nils Heer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 9 Total 15
- 6 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 135 Attack 121
- 69 Dangerous attack 94
- 134 Ball safe 104
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 6 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Esbjerg was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Fredericia that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fredericia was more aggressive with 94 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fredericia won the contest.
Esbjerg shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fredericia shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Esbjerg received 6 yellow cards (J. Mortensen, L. Parunashvili, E. Sorensen, S. Simpson, I. Olafsson and C. Ouzounidis). Regarding the opposition, Fredericia received 2 yellow cards (C. Nielsen and J. Brinch).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Esbjerg will stay with 12 points like HB Køge to stay in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Fredericia will have 26 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the First Division, Esbjerg will play away with Hobro on the 29th of October with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Esbjerg (6 draws).
Fredericia will host Vendsyssel on the 31st of October with a 9-9 head to head.
Esbjerg – Formation
The manager Roland Vrabec decided to play with the following team: R. ten Hove, V. Tranberg, C. Ouzounidis, Í. Ólafsson, J. Mortensen, C. Winfield, L. Parunashvili, N. Strunck Jakobsen, M. Larsen, E. Sørensen and L. Montano.
The home team had on the bench: M. Gudmann, S. Simpson, M. Wolfe, M. Kristensen, J. Højbjerg, D. Halilović and P. Schmidt.
Substitutions
Esbjerg made 3 changes: J. Mortensen for M. Gudmann (46′), L. Montano for S. Simpson (61′) and E. Sorensen for M. Wolfe (85′).
Fredericia – Formation
Talking about the opposition, Michael Hansen played with: A. Nybo, N. Ritter, J. Brinch, E. Nissen, O. Olsen, C. Nielsen, C. Jensen, A. Lausen, K. Kirkegaard, A. Jensen and S. Iyede.
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Holvad, M. Basse, J. Kjaer, S. John and P. Egelund.
Substitutions
Fredericia made 3 changes: C. Tue Jensen for A. Holvad (59′), A. Lausen for M. Basse (60′) and E. Nissen for J. Kjaer (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division.