VIBORG. Viborg succeeded in turn the tables against FC Copenhagen to win 2-1. It was FC Copenhagen to strike first with a goal of Mohamed Elyounoussi at the 39′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Alassana Jatta gave the win to Viborg in the 90′ minute. FC Copenhagen was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Energi Viborg Arena stadium in Viborg on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakob Kehlet with the support of Lars Rix and Heine Sørensen. The 4th official was Jens Maae. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.96 degrees Celsius or 37.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 10 Total 21
- 3 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 7
- 64 Attack 142
- 20 Dangerous attack 78
- 63 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Copenhagen had a strong ball possession 67% while Viborg was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Copenhagen had a more offensive attitude with 78 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Viborg was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Viborg shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, FC Copenhagen shot 21 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Viborg received 1 yellow card (Anosike Ementa). On the opposite side, FC Copenhagen received 2 yellow cards (Diogo Gonçalves and Kamil Grabara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Viborg will have 19 points to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, FC Copenhagen will stay with 33 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Superliga, Viborg will play away against Lyngby on the 16th of March with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Viborg (4 draws).
FC Copenhagen will play away agasint OB on the 16th of March with a 30-8 head to head record in favor of FC Copenhagen (13 draws).
Viborg – Formation
Viborg
75'
51'
30'
Viborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Jacob Friis decided to play with the following team: Lucas Lund Pedersen , Srdjan Kuzmic , Nicolas Bürgy , Žan Zaletel , Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen , Mads Söndergaard , Jeppe Grønning , Jacob Bonde , Serginho , Anosike Ementa and Isak Steiner Jensen .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Said , Nigel Thomas , Jamie Jacobs, Alassana Jatta , Jean-Manuel Mbom , Kasper Kiilerich, Anel Zulić, Martin Agnarsson and Magnus Westergaard .
Substitutions
Viborg made 5 changes: Srdjan Kuzmic for Magnus Westergaard (75′), Anosike Ementa for Nigel Thomas (84′), Jacob Bonde for Ibrahim Said (75′), Mads Söndergaard for Jean-Manuel Mbom (62′) and Anosike Ementa for Alassana Jatta (85′).
Player of the match: Isak Steiner Jensen
The player that probably impressed the most for Viborg was Isak Steiner Jensen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
FC Copenhagen – Formation
FC Copenhagen
Also FC Copenhagen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Jacob Neestrup Hansen played with: Birger Meling, Kamil Grabara , Peter Ankersen , Kevin Diks , Nicolai Boilesen , Elias Jelert , Lukas Lerager , Rasmus Falk Jensen , Viktor Claesson , Mohamed Elyounoussi and Orri Óskarsson , Elias Achouri .
They had on the bench: Denis Vavro , Diogo Gonçalves , Andreas Cornelius , Roony Bardghji , Christian Sørensen , Jordan Larsson, Theo Sander, Oscar Højlund and Victor Froholdt.
Substitutions
FC Copenhagen made 5 changes: Orri Óskarsson for Andreas Cornelius (69′), Viktor Claesson for Diogo Gonçalves (58′), Peter Ankersen for Christian Sørensen (70′), Nicolai Boilesen for Denis Vavro (70′) and Elias Achouri for Roony Bardghji (78′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Elyounoussi
The most impressive player for FC Copenhagen was Mohamed Elyounoussi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Superliga.
- Viborg – FC Copenhagen – 2-1
