3 – 3
“Etim struck inside the opening minute to give Fredericia a stunning early lead, setting a chaotic tempo for everything that followed.”
Pivotal“Jonatan Holm Lindekilde put Fredericia back in front at 2-1 after Copenhagen had equalised through Cornelius, and whatever happened in the immediate aftermath of the goal — marked by a further event at minute 25 — underlined his central role in the home side's attacking play.”
Pivotal“Etim completed his brace with seven minutes remaining to give Fredericia what appeared to be a match-winning 3-2 lead, capping a heroic individual performance from the forward.”
Pivotal“Jordan Larsson stepped up and converted a penalty in the 87th minute to level at 3-3, denying Fredericia a famous victory and rescuing a point for the Danish champions.”
Pivotal
Fredericia
FC København
Outstanding performance
Fredericia•AttackerFredericia and FC København served up a chaotic six-goal draw that will frustrate the visitors more than the hosts. Copenhagen arrived with the superior pedigree and the statistics to match — 57% possession, 19 shots and 64 dangerous attacks — yet they were repeatedly undone by their own defensive fragility and Fredericia's directness on the counter. Etim set the tone inside the first minute, and though Copenhagen hit back quickly through Andreas Cornelius and then levelled again via M. Madsen after Jonatan Holm Lindekilde's brace put Fredericia back in front, the pattern of the game was relentless end-to-end football with neither side able to hold a lead for long. The decisive moment appeared to arrive in the 83rd minute when Etim completed his brace to make it 3-2, only for Jordan Larsson to convert from the spot four minutes later and preserve Copenhagen's unbeaten run in this fixture. For Fredericia, the draw is a creditable result against one of the league's heavyweight names; for Copenhagen, dropping two points to a side lower in the table will sting, particularly given their dominance in the underlying numbers.
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Daniel Freyr Kristjansson takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Robert Vinicius Rodrigues Silva takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Thomas DelaneyYellow CardThomas Delaney receives a yellow card.
Patrick Egelund replaces Jonatan Lindekilde.
Viktor Claesson comes on for Marcos Johan Lopez Lanfranco.
Geovanni Vianney is substituted for Mads Emil Madsen.
Jordan LarssonJordan Larsson scores with a left-footed shot.
Jordan LarssonGoal in the penalty shootout! Jordan Larsson scores, making it 3-3.
Jordan Larsson's left-footed shot is blocked.
Anders Dahl comes on for Adam Andersen.
Jonatan Lindekilde takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mohamed Elyounoussi takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Gustav Marcussen comes on for Sofus Johannesen.
Oscar Buch replaces Emilio Simonsen.
Robert Vinicius Rodrigues Silva is substituted for Mohamed Elias Achouri.
Emilio Simonsen's right-footed shot is blocked.
Kudsk Jeppe takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Friday Ubi Etim takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Mads Emil Madsen takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Frederik Rieper receives a yellow card.
Junnosuke Suzuki takes a shot with his head, but it is saved.
Viktor Dadason replaces Andreas Cornelius.
Pantelis Hatzidiakos attempts a header but misses the shot.
Junnosuke Suzuki takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Mads Emil Madsen takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Mads Emil Madsen takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marcos Johan Lopez Lanfranco takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Marcos Johan Lopez Lanfranco takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Thomas Delaney is on, and William Clem is off.
Kudsk Jeppe is substituted off for Svenn Crone.
Jordan Larsson takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 2-2.
Jordan Larsson takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Shot taken by Friday Ubi Etim, but it misses the target.
Mohamed Elyounoussi takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Friday Ubi Etim, but it misses the target.
Emilio Simonsen's left-footed shot is blocked.
Mads Emil Madsen scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Mads Emil Madsen scores, making it 2-2.
Shot by Mohamed Elias Achouri with his right foot misses the target.
Emilio Simonsen attempts a header but misses the shot.
The VAR decision confirms the goal.
William Clem takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jonatan Lindekilde takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal! Jonatan Lindekilde scores, making it 2-1.
Andreas Cornelius takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Andreas CorneliusAndreas Cornelius takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Andreas CorneliusGoal! Andreas Cornelius scores, making it 1-1.
Sofus Johannesen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Emilio Simonsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Emilio Simonsen takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
EtimShot! Friday Ubi Etim scores with a header.
