“Friday Etim opens the scoring for Midtjylland after Odense failed to capitalize on early corners and an offside chance.”
Pivotal“Noah Ganaus scores the equalizer, converting after Fiete Arp's shot went missing and following a Topi Keskinen effort that was saved, capping a rare Midtjylland attacking sequence.”
Pivotal
Odense BK
FC Midtjylland
Outstanding performance
FC Midtjylland•AttackerOdense BK dominated the game statistically, racking up 21 shots and 64% possession, but found Midtjylland's makeshift ten-man defense frustratingly resilient after Abdou Aziz Ndiaye's 44th-minute second yellow card. Friday Etim had given the visitors an early lead in the 10th minute, capitalizing on a David Martinez Morales assist following a spell of Odense pressure that yielded only offside and corners. Down to ten men and camped in their own half for long stretches, Midtjylland absorbed wave after wave before Noah Ganaus stunned the home crowd in the 75th minute, finishing off Alex Ahl-Holmstrom's assist to level the score. Despite Odense's overwhelming territorial control - 81 dangerous attacks to Midtjylland's 22 and nine corners to two - they couldn't convert their big chances, missing two clear opportunities and settling for a share of the spoils that will sting more given the numerical advantage they held for nearly 50 minutes.
How entertaining was this match?
Shot - Adam Sorensen Head Shot Blocked
Corner
Shot - Phillip Billing Left Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Sofus Johannesen Right Footed Shot Missed
Yellow Card - Julius Askou
Shot - Noah Ganaus Right Footed Shot Blocked
On Anssi Suhonen，Off Rasmus Falk Jensen
Shot - Rasmus Falk Jensen Right Footed Shot Blocked
Corner
On Mileta Rajovic，Off Friday Ubi Etim
Offside
Noah GanausVAR Decision - Goal awarded - Noah Ganaus
VAR Decision - Pending VAR - goal
Noah GanausShot - Noah Ganaus Right Footed Shot Goal
assist: Alexander Ahl-Holmström
Goal - Noah Ganaus 1-1，Assist：Alex Ahl-Holmstrom
Shot - Fiete Arp Right Footed Shot Missed
On Mikael Uhre，Off Cho Gue-Sung
Shot - Topi Keskinen Right Footed Shot Saved
Offside
On Fredrik Ulvestad，Off Nikolaj Juul-Sandberg
Shot - Rasmus Falk Jensen Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Alex Ahl-Holmstrom Right Footed Shot Blocked
Shot - Noah Ganaus Right Footed Shot Saved
Shot - Friday Ubi Etim Right Footed Shot Saved
Corner
Corner
Shot - Fiete Arp Right Footed Shot Missed
Corner
Shot - Noah Ganaus Head Shot Saved
On Fiete Arp，Off Julian Pauli
On Julius Emefile，Off Stanley Iheanacho
On Sofus Johannesen，Off David Martinez Morales
On Adam Sorensen，Off Marcus McCoy
On Alex Ahl-Holmstrom，Off Christian Gammelgaard
Corner
Shot - Nikolaj Juul-Sandberg Right Footed Shot Blocked
First Half Ends！0-1
Second Yellow Card - Abdou Ndiaye
Corner
Shot - Friday Ubi Etim Right Footed Shot Missed
Offside
Julius Askou takes a header shot but misses.
Yellow card shown to Abdou Ndiaye.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Phillip Billing takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Marcus McCoyYellow CardMarcus McCoy receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Rasmus Nissen Kristensen Yellow CardYellow card shown to Rasmus Nissen Kristensen.
Offside.
Offside.
Marcus McCoy takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Friday EtimShot from Friday Ubi Etim with his right foot results in a goal.
assist: David Martínez
Goal! Friday Ubi Etim scores, making it 0-1 with an assist from David Martinez Morales.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Abdou Ndiaye is substituted for Magnus Jensen.
Topi Keskinen's right-footed shot is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Aydin Uslu.
