FC Copenhagen prevails over Brøndby after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BRøNDBY. FC Copenhagen succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Brøndby.

September 24, 2023

BRøNDBY. FC Copenhagen succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Brøndby.

The match was played at the Brøndby Stadion stadium in Brøndby on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Morten Krogh who was helped by Jesper Dahl and Rene Risum. The 4th official was Simon Rasmussen. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.71 degrees Celsius or 62.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Brøndby

2 - 3

FC Copenhagen

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

13 Total 13
5 On Target 8
3 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 2

83 Attack 123
38 Dangerous attack 49
124 Ball safe 100

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 8
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

16 Total 14
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Brøndby was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Copenhagen that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Copenhagen had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Copenhagen won the contest.

Brøndby shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FC Copenhagen shot 13 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Brøndby received 1 yellow card (Henrik Heggheim). On the opposite side, FC Copenhagen received 4 yellow cards (Valdemar Lund Jensen, Jacob Neestrup Hansen, Mohamed Elyounoussi and Elias Achouri).

Match Timeline

21'

Josip Radosevic(goal)

25'

35'

Mohamed Elyounoussi- Yellow

41'

Elias Achouri- Yellow

46'

Viktor Claesson - sub ->Lukas Lerager

46'

Orri Óskarsson- sub ->Jordan Larsson

Henrik Heggheim - Yellow

48'

54'

Diogo Gonçalves(goal)Elias Achouri

62'

Peter Ankersen- sub ->Elias Jelert

Y. Suzuki- sub ->Mathias Kvistgaarden

63'

Kevin Tshiembe- sub ->Henrik Heggheim

63'

Ohi Omoijuanfo(goal)Marko Divković

69'

78'

R. Bardghji- sub ->Diogo Gonçalves

Rasmus Lauritsen- sub ->Frederik Alves Ibsen

80'

O. Schwartau- sub ->Ohi Omoijuanfo

80'

82'

84'

R. Bardghji(goal)Orri Steinn Óskarsson

89'

R. Bardghji(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AGF

After this contest, Brøndby will stay with 18 points to move up in the 3rd place. On the other side, FC Copenhagen will have 22 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Brøndby will host Silkeborg on the 16th of March with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Brøndby (6 draws).

FC Copenhagen will play away agasint OB on the 16th of March with a 30-8 head to head in favor of FC Copenhagen (13 draws).

Brøndby – Formation

Brøndby

Patrick Pentz 1.Austria

7.3

Jacob Rasmussen 4.Denmark

7.0

Frederik Alves 32.Denmark

7.0

80'

Henrik Heggheim 3.Norway

6.4

63'

48'

Nicolai Vallys 7.Denmark

7.0

Mathias Greve 8.Denmark

Daniel Wass 10.Denmark

6.8

Marko Divkovic 24.Croatia

7.5

Sean Klaiber 31.Suriname

7.3

Josip Radosevic 22.Croatia

7.5

90'

25'

Ohi Omoijuanfo 9.Norway

7.7

80'

69'

Mathias Kvistgaarden 36.Denmark

6.4

63'

Substitutes

Thomas Mikkelsen 16.Denmark

Kevin Tshiembe 18.Denmark

6.6

63'

Sebastian Sebulonsen 2.Norway

Rasmus Lauritsen 5.Denmark

6.1

80'

Kevin Mensah 14.Denmark

Håkon Evjen 11.Norway

7.0

90'

Y. Suzuki 28.Japan

6.4

63'

C. Bischoff 37.Denmark

O. Schwartau 41.Denmark

6.4

80'

Brøndby started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Jesper Sørensen decided to play with the following team: Mathias Greve, Patrick Pentz (7.3), Henrik Heggheim (6.4), Frederik Alves Ibsen (7.0), Jacob Rasmussen (7.0), Sean Klaiber (7.3), Josip Radošević (7.5), Daniel Wass (6.8), Marko Divković (7.5), Nicolai Vallys (7.0), Mathias Kvistgaarden (6.4) and Ohi Omoijuanfo (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Tshiembe (6.6), Sebastian Søraas Sebulonsen, Rasmus Lauritsen (6.1), Håkon Evjen (7.0), Kevin Mensah, Thomas Mikkelsen, Yuito Suzuki (6.4), Clement Bischoff and Oscar Schwartau (6.4).

Brøndby could not rely on the presence of Håkon Evjen (injured).

Substitutions

Brøndby made 5 changes: Henrik Heggheim for Kevin Tshiembe (63′), Mathias Kvistgaarden for Yuito Suzuki (63′), Frederik Alves Ibsen for Rasmus Lauritsen (80′), Josip Radošević for Håkon Evjen (90′) and Ohi Omoijuanfo for Oscar Schwartau (80′).

Best player: Ohi Omoijuanfo

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brøndby was Ohi Omoijuanfo.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

FC Copenhagen – Formation

FC Copenhagen

Kamil Grabara 1.Poland

6.7

Kevin Diks 2.Netherlands

7.0

21'

Denis Vavro 3.Slovakia

6.8

Elias Jelert 19.Denmark

6.4

62'

Birger Meling 24.Norway

7.1

Diogo Gonçalves 9.Portugal

7.7

78'

54'

Mohamed Elyounoussi 10.Norway

6.8

35'

Lukas Lerager 12.Denmark

6.6

46'

Rasmus Falk 33.Denmark

7.3

Jordan Larsson 11.Sweden

6.6

46'

Elias Achouri 30.Tunisia

7.7

41'

Substitutes

Theo Sander 21.Denmark

Christian Sörensen 6.Denmark

Peter Ankersen 22.Denmark

6.6

62'

Valdemar Lund 27.Denmark

6.4

21'

82'

R. Bardghji 40.Sweden

9.5

78'

84', 89'

Viktor Claesson 7.Sweden

7.3

46'

W. Clem 36.Denmark

O. Højlund 39.Denmark

Orri Óskarsson 18.Iceland

7.3

46'

FC Copenhagen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jacob Neestrup Hansen played with: Kamil Grabara (6.7), Elias Jelert (6.4), Denis Vavro (6.8), Kevin Diks (7.0), Birger Meling (7.1), Lukas Lerager (6.6), Rasmus Falk Jensen (7.3), Diogo Gonçalves (7.7), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.8), Jordan Larsson (6.6), Elias Achouri (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Orri Steinn Óskarsson (7.3), Roony Bardghji (9.5), Christian Sørensen, Viktor Claesson (7.3), Theo Sander, Peter Ankersen (6.6), Valdemar Lund Jensen (6.4), William Clem and Oscar Højlund.

FC Copenhagen could not rely on the presence of Valdemar Lund Jensen (injured).

Substitutions

FC Copenhagen made 5 changes: Lukas Lerager for Viktor Claesson (46′), Kevin Diks for Valdemar Lund Jensen (21′), Jordan Larsson for Orri Steinn Óskarsson (46′), Elias Jelert for Peter Ankersen (62′) and Diogo Gonçalves for Roony Bardghji (78′).

Best player: Roony Bardghji

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Copenhagen was Roony Bardghji.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.