VEJLE. Midtjylland overcame Vejle to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Midtjylland to strike first with a goal of Aral Şimşir at the 51′. Then Franculino Djú scored again for Midtjylland in the 59′ minute. Eventually, German Onugkha reduced the distance for Vejle (83′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Vejle lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
Midtjylland remained in players after Pablo Ortiz received a red card in the 79′. Still, Midtjylland still succeeded in win this match playing only in players.
Gue-sung Cho didn’t convert a penalty (9′) for Midtjylland.
The match was played at the Vejle Stadion stadium in Vejle on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Rasmussen with the assistance of Lars Rix and Victor Skytte. The 4th official was Sandi Putros. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.23 degrees Celsius or 70.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 2 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 104 Attack 77
- 39 Dangerous attack 38
- 59 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Vejle had a strong ball possession 58% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Vejle was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Midtjylland managed to find the solution to win this match.
Vejle shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Vejle received 2 yellow cards (Gilli Rólantsson and German Onugkha). On the other side, Midtjylland received 1 yellow card (Gue-sung Cho).
Also, Midtjylland didn’t end the match with 11 players after Pablo Ortiz (Midtjylland) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Vejle will stay with 0 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Midtjylland will have 9 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Vejle will play away against OB on the 1st of September with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of OB (2 draws).
Midtjylland will host AGF on the 3rd of September with a 24-13 head to head record in favor of Midtjylland (6 draws).
Vejle – Formation
Vejle
87'
14'
83'
Vejle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ivan Prelec decided to play with the following team: Denis Kolinger, Nathan Trott , Stefan Velkov , Raúl Albentosa , Oliver Provstgaard , Gilli Rólantsson , Hamza Barry , Ebenezer Ofori , Miiko Albornoz , Musa Juwara , German Onugkha and Jasin Assehnoun .
The home team had on the bench: Kristian Kirkegaard , Mouhamadou Drammeh , Azer Bušuladžić, Tobias Lauritsen , Igor Vekić, Lundrim Hetemi, Andreas Bredahl Pedersen and Marius Elvius .
Substitutions
Vejle made 5 changes: Jasin Assehnoun for Kristian Kirkegaard (54′), Gilli Rólantsson for Marius Elvius (54′), Ebenezer Ofori for Tobias Lauritsen (67′), Musa Juwara for Andreas Bredahl Pedersen (68′) and Stefan Velkov for Mouhamadou Drammeh (87′).
Best player: Raúl Albentosa
The player that probably impressed the most for Vejle was Raúl Albentosa.
His rating is with 52 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.
Midtjylland – Formation
Midtjylland
79'
Midtjylland started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Thomas Thomasberg played with: Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Iver Fossum, Jonas Lössl , Henrik Dalsgaard , Juninho , Pablo Ortiz , Oliver Sørensen , Armin Gigović , Kristoffer Olsson , Nicolas Dyhr , Franculino Djú and Gue-sung Cho , Aral Şimşir .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Paulinho, Emiliano Martínez, Sory Kaba , Edward Chilufya , August Priske, Charles , Marrony and Martin Fraisl.
Substitutions
Midtjylland made 5 changes: Gue-sung Cho for Sory Kaba (54′), Franculino Djú for Charles (68′), Aral Şimşir for Edward Chilufya (68′), Edward Chilufya for Emiliano Martínez (80′) and Nicolas Dyhr for Paulinho (80′).
Best player: Aral Şimşir
The most impressive player for Midtjylland was Aral Şimşir.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
