Midtjylland beats FC Copenhagen 2-0 on Friday. HIGHLIGHTS

HERNING. Midtjylland conquers FC Copenhagen with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Bech (34') and a goal from D. Osorio (90').

John Ross

March 2, 2024

HERNING. Midtjylland tops FC Copenhagen with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Bech (34′) and a goal from D. Osorio (90′). FC Copenhagen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

Gue-sung Cho didn’t score a penalty (52′) for Midtjylland.

The match was played at the MCH Arena stadium in Herning on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandi Putros with the support of Dennis Wollenberg Rasmussen and Heine Sørensen. The 4th official was Jens Maae. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.63 degrees Celsius or 47.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.

Match Statistics

Midtjylland

2 - 0

FC Copenhagen

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

13 Total 14
7 On Target 5
4 Off Target 7
2 Shots blocked 3

102 Attack 114
27 Dangerous attack 43
76 Ball safe 89

1 Penalties 0
2 Corners 6

Fouls

7 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Copenhagen had a superior ball possession 60% while Midtjylland was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Copenhagen was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Midtjylland succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Midtjylland shot 13 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, FC Copenhagen shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Midtjylland didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Copenhagen received 1 yellow card (Rasmus Falk Jensen).

Match Timeline

29'

Jordan Larsson- sub ->Viktor Claesson

Mads Bech Sörensen(goal)Oliver Sörensen

34'

46'

R. Bardghji- sub ->Oscar Højlund

46'

Kevin Diks- sub ->Birger Meling

Gue-sung Cho- missed penaltyGue-sung Cho

52'

Charles- sub ->André Römer

57'

62'

Rasmus Falk- Yellow

Franculino- sub ->Ola Brynhildsen

68'

D. Osorio- sub ->Aral Şimşir

68'

75'

W. Clem- sub ->Magnus Mattsson

75'

Andreas Cornelius- sub ->Jordan Larsson

Joel Andersson- sub ->Adam Gabriel

84'

Lee Han-Beom- sub ->Franculino

84'

D. Osorio(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AGF

After this match, Midtjylland has 42 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, FC Copenhagen will stays with 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Superliga, Midtjylland will play away against Randers on the 9th of March with a 32-4 head to head stats in favor of Midtjylland (12 draws).

FC Copenhagen will host Lyngby on the 9th of March with a 21-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Copenhagen (2 draws).

Midtjylland – Formation

Midtjylland

Jonas Lössl 1.Denmark

7.8

Adam Gabriel 13.Czech Republic

7.3

84'

Mads Bech Sörensen 22.Denmark

8.5

34'

V. Bak Jensen 55.Denmark

7.1

Juninho 73.Brazil

7.3

André Römer 2.Denmark

7.3

57'

Ola Brynhildsen 9.Norway

6.7

68'

O. Sørensen 24.Denmark

7.0

A. Gigović 37.Sweden

7.0

Aral Şimşir 58.Denmark

6.8

68'

Gue-sung Cho 10.South Korea

7.9

Substitutes

Martin Fraisl 50.Austria

Lee Han-Beom 3.South Korea

6.4

84'

Joel Andersson 6.Sweden

6.4

84'

Valdemar Byskov 20.Denmark

Charles 35.Brazil

7.0

57'

D. Osorio 11.Chile

7.9

68'

90'

Franculino 17.Guinea-Bissau

6.3

68'

Alhaji Kamara 45.Sierra Leone

Midtjylland started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Thomas Thomasberg decided to play with the following team: Jonas Lössl (7.8), Adam Gabriel (7.3), Mads Bech Sörensen (8.5), Juninho (7.3), Victor Bak Jensen (7.1), Oliver Sörensen (7.0), André Römer (7.3), Armin Gigovic (7.0), Aral Şimşir (6.8), Gue-sung Cho (7.9) and Ola Brynhildsen (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Han-beom Lee (6.4), Joel Andersson (6.4), Darío Osorio (7.9), Franculino (6.3), Valdemar Byskov, Charles (7.0), Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen, Alhaji Kamara and Martin Fraisl.

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: André Römer for Charles (57′), Franculino for Han-beom Lee (84′), Adam Gabriel for Joel Andersson (84′), Ola Brynhildsen for Franculino (68′) and Aral Şimşir for Darío Osorio (68′).

Player of the match: Mads Bech Sörensen

The most impressive player for Midtjylland was Mads Bech Sörensen.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 56 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 8.

FC Copenhagen – Formation

FC Copenhagen

Kamil Grabara 1.Poland

6.7

Denis Vavro 3.Slovakia

7.0

Elias Jelert 19.Denmark

6.8

S. McKenna 26.Scotland

7.0

Birger Meling 24.Norway

6.8

46'

Magnus Mattsson 8.Denmark

6.4

75'

Rasmus Falk 33.Denmark

6.3

62'

O. Højlund 39.Denmark

6.8

46'

Viktor Claesson 7.Sweden

6.8

29'

Mohamed Elyounoussi 10.Norway

7.1

Elias Achouri 30.Tunisia

6.4

Substitutes

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 31.Iceland

Kevin Diks 2.Netherlands

7.1

46'

Christian Sörensen 6.Denmark

Diogo Gonçalves 9.Portugal

W. Clem 36.Denmark

6.6

75'

R. Bardghji 40.Sweden

7.3

46'

V. Froholdt 47.Denmark

Jordan Larsson 11.Sweden

6.7

29'

Andreas Cornelius 14.Denmark

6.7

75'

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

Jacob Neestrup Hansen played with: Kamil Grabara (6.7), Elias Jelert (6.8), Denis Vavro (7.0), Scott McKenna (7.0), Birger Meling (6.8), Oscar Højlund (6.8), Rasmus Falk Jensen (6.3), Magnus Mattsson (6.4), Mohamed Elyounoussi (7.1), Viktor Claesson (6.8) and Elias Achouri (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin Diks (7.1), Diogo Gonçalves, Christian Sørensen, Jordan Larsson (6.7), Andreas Cornelius (6.7), Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, William Clem (6.6), Roony Bardghji (7.3) and Victor Froholdt.

FC Copenhagen could not rely on the presence of Jordan Larsson (injured).

Substitutions

FC Copenhagen made 5 changes: Viktor Claesson for Jordan Larsson (29′), Oscar Højlund for Roony Bardghji (46′), Birger Meling for Kevin Diks (46′), Magnus Mattsson for William Clem (75′) and Jordan Larsson for Andreas Cornelius (75′).