HVIDOVRE. Hvidovre tops Esbjerg with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Carlsen (7′) and a penalty scored by M. Lindberg (64′). Hvidovre took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
E. Sorensen didn’t convert a decisive penalty (2′). That would have allowed Esbjerg to draw the match.
The match was played at the Pro Ventilation Arena stadium in Hvidovre on Thursday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Mostafa Seyfi assisted by Simon Blond and Martin Egtved Munch Jørgensen. The 4th official was Sebastian Friis Aagerup. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -1.6 degrees Celsius or 29.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hvidovre had a strong ball possession 56% while Esbjerg was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hvidovre was has a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hvidovre won the match.
Hvidovre shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Esbjerg shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hvidovre received 2 yellow cards (M. Al-naser and K. Aabech). Talking about the opposition, Esbjerg received 2 yellow cards (I. Olafsson and J. Mortensen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hvidovre will have 37 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Esbjerg will stay with 19 points like HB Køge to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
Hvidovre – Formation
Hvidovre
46'
7'
37'
The manager Per Frandsen decided to play with the following team: F. Đukić, D. Stenderup, M. Olsen, A. Iljazovski, Marc Nielsen, M. Lund Nielsen, F. Carlsen, K. Aabech, C. Boateng, M. Lindberg and M. Fakhri Al-Naser.
The home team had on the bench: N. Clausen, C. Østberg, A. Smed, L. Brandt Hansen, R. Nilsson, R. Larsen and M. Petersen.
Substitutions
Hvidovre made 4 changes: M. Nielsen for N. Clausen (46′), M. Al-naser for C. Ostberg (73′), K. Aabech for L. Hansen (81′) and C. Boateng for A. Smed (81′).
Esbjerg – Formation
Esbjerg
Roland Vrabec played with: J. Sorensen, K. Conboy, V. Tranberg, Í. Ólafsson, J. Mortensen, C. Winfield, N. Strunck Jakobsen, M. Larsen, M. Wolfe, E. Sørensen and L. Montano.
The following players were sitting on the bench: E. Holten, S. Simpson, M. Lindgaard, A. Troelsen, P. Schmidt, R. Pache and D. Halilović.
Substitutions
Esbjerg made 2 changes: E. Sorensen for E. Holten (70′) and J. Mortensen for S. Simpson (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the First Division.
