Brøndby prevails over Midtjylland 2-1 with Y. Suzuki scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

BRøNDBY. Brøndby prevailed over Midtjylland to win 2-1. Y. Suzuki was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

Luke Meyer

April 22, 2024

BRøNDBY. Brøndby prevailed over Midtjylland to win 2-1. Y. Suzuki was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Brøndby to strike first with a goal of Y. Suzuki at the 10′. Then Y. Suzuki scored again for Brøndby in the 36′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Mads Bech Sörensen reduced the distance for Midtjylland (56′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Brøndby Stadion stadium in Brøndby on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Sandi Putros assisted by Lars Hummelgaard and Jakob Mastrup. The 4th official was Sebastian Friis Aagerup. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.55 degrees Celsius or 41.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.

Match Statistics

Brøndby

2 - 1

Midtjylland

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

7 Total 19
4 On Target 7
2 Off Target 7
1 Shots blocked 6

90 Attack 108
51 Dangerous attack 48
77 Ball safe 67

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

4 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Brøndby was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Midtjylland that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brøndby was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Brøndby won the match.

Brøndby shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Midtjylland shot 19 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Brøndby received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Wass and Ohi Omoijuanfo). On the opposite side, Midtjylland received 2 yellow cards (D. Osorio and Franculino).

Match Timeline

D. Osorio- Yellow

Y. Suzuki(goal)Nicolai Vallys

10'

18'

Franculino(VAR)

Ohi Omoijuanfo- Yellow

23'

Y. Suzuki(goal)

36'

46'

Ola Brynhildsen- sub ->D. Osorio

46'

Emiliano Martínez- sub ->André Römer

52'

Franculino- Yellow

56'

Mads Bech Sörensen(goal)O. Sørensen

70'

Adam Gabriel- sub ->Henrik Dalsgaard

Filip Bundgaard- sub ->Nicolai Vallys

74'

Josip Radosevic- sub ->Mathias Greve

74'

Daniel Wass- Yellow

79'

81'

Valdemar Byskov- sub ->Charles

Kevin Mensah - sub ->Marko Divkovic

84'

87'

Juninho- sub ->Sverrir Ingi Ingason

Sebastian Sebulonsen- sub ->Daniel Wass

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

AGF

After playing this contest, Brøndby has 47 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Midtjylland will stays with 52 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Brøndby – Formation

Brøndby

Patrick Pentz 1.Austria

8.2

Kevin Tshiembe 18.Denmark

7.3

Jacob Rasmussen 4.Denmark

7.5

Rasmus Lauritsen 5.Denmark

Jordi Vanlerberghe 30.Belgium

7.1

Nicolai Vallys 7.Denmark

7.1

74'

Mathias Greve 8.Denmark

7.1

74'

Daniel Wass 10.Denmark

7.1

89'

79'

Marko Divkovic 24.Croatia

7.0

84'

Y. Suzuki 28.Japan

8.5

10', 36'

Sean Klaiber 31.Suriname

7.1

Ohi Omoijuanfo 9.Norway

6.4

23'

Substitutes

Thomas Mikkelsen 16.Denmark

Sebastian Sebulonsen 2.Norway

89'

Kevin Mensah 14.Denmark

6.8

84'

Josip Radosevic 22.Croatia

6.7

74'

N. Nartey 35.Denmark

C. Bischoff 37.Denmark

Filip Bundgaard 11.Denmark

6.7

74'

O. Schwartau 41.Denmark

E. Yeboah 99.Ghana

Brøndby started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Jesper Sørensen decided to play with the following team: Rasmus Lauritsen, Patrick Pentz (8.2), Jordi Vanlerberghe (7.1), Kevin Tshiembe (7.3), Jacob Rasmussen (7.5), Sean Klaiber (7.1), Daniel Wass (7.1), Mathias Greve (7.1), Marko Divkovic (7.0), Y. Suzuki (8.5), Nicolai Vallys (7.1) and Ohi Omoijuanfo (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Sebulonsen, Filip Bundgaard (6.7), Kevin Mensah (6.8), Thomas Mikkelsen, Josip Radosevic (6.7), N. Nartey, C. Bischoff, O. Schwartau and E. Yeboah.

Brøndby could not rely on the presence of Sebastian Sebulonsen (injured).

Substitutions

Brøndby made 4 changes: Marko Divkovic for Kevin Mensah (84′), Nicolai Vallys for Filip Bundgaard (74′), Mathias Greve for Josip Radosevic (74′) and Daniel Wass for Sebastian Sebulonsen (89′).

Player of the match: Y. Suzuki

The most impressive player for Brøndby was Y. Suzuki.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 36 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.

Midtjylland – Formation

Midtjylland

Jonas Lössl 1.Denmark

6.4

Henrik Dalsgaard 14.Denmark

7.1

70'

Sverrir Ingi Ingason 15.Iceland

6.3

87'

Mads Bech Sörensen 22.Denmark

8.4

56'

V. Bak Jensen 55.Denmark

7.1

André Römer 2.Denmark

6.8

46'

D. Osorio 11.Chile

6.3

46'

O. Sørensen 24.Denmark

7.0

Charles 35.Brazil

6.4

81'

Gue-sung Cho 10.South Korea

7.3

Franculino 17.Guinea-Bissau

7.0

52'

Substitutes

Martin Fraisl 50.Austria

Joel Andersson 6.Sweden

Adam Gabriel 13.Czech Republic

7.5

70'

Juninho 73.Brazil

6.3

87'

Emiliano Martínez 5.Uruguay

7.0

46'

Valdemar Byskov 20.Denmark

6.3

81'

A. Gigović 37.Sweden

Ola Brynhildsen 9.Norway

6.8

46'

Alhaji Kamara 45.Sierra Leone

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

Thomas Thomasberg played with: Jonas Lössl (6.4), Henrik Dalsgaard (7.1), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (6.3), Mads Bech Sörensen (8.4), V. Bak Jensen (7.1), D. Osorio (6.3), O. Sørensen (7.0), André Römer (6.8), Charles (6.4), Gue-sung Cho (7.3), Franculino (7.0).

They had on the bench: Emiliano Martínez (7.0), Joel Andersson, Ola Brynhildsen (6.8), Adam Gabriel (7.5), V. Byskov (6.3), A. Gigović, Alhaji Kamara , Martin Fraisl and Juninho (6.3).

Substitutions

Midtjylland made 5 changes: Henrik Dalsgaard for Adam Gabriel (70′), D. Osorio for Ola Brynhildsen (46′), André Römer for Emiliano Martínez (46′), Charles for Valdemar Byskov (81′) and Sverrir Ingi Ingason for Juninho (87′).