2011 Danish Cup Final

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2011 Danish Cup Final
Event2010–11 Danish Cup
FC Nordsjælland FC Midtjylland
3 2
Date22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
VenueParken, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchMikkel Thygesen
RefereeClaus Bo Larsen[1]
Attendance8,863[2]
WeatherRainy, 14 °C (57 °F)[3]
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The 2011 Danish Cup Final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2010–11 Danish Cup. It was played on 22 May 2011 at 18:45 CEST,[4] between FC Nordsjælland and FC Midtjylland, the same two teams who competed in last year's final, with FC Nordsjælland emerging victorious once again, 3–2.[5]

Route to the final[]

As both teams had finished between 5th and 10th in the previous season's Superliga, both teams entered in the second round of the competition.

FC Nordsjælland Round FC Midtjylland
(away)
Won 3 – 1 		Second round Vanløse IF (away)
Won 5 – 0
FC Hjørring (away)
Won 1 – 0 		Third round Avedøre IF (away)
Won 3 – 2
OB (away)
Won 3 – 2 		Fourth round HB Køge (away)
Won 4 – 0
AC Horsens (away)
Won 1 – 0 		Quarter-final AGF (away)
Won 1 – 0
Esbjerg fB
Lost first leg (at home) 1 – 2
Won second leg (away) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
Advanced with 3 – 3 on aggregate after winning 5 – 4 on penalties 		Semi-final
(two legs) 		Randers FC
Won first leg (at home) 1 – 0
Drew second leg (away) 0 – 0
Advanced with 1 – 0 on aggregate

Pre-match[]

Traditionally, the Danish Cup Final is played on Ascension Day, a public holiday in Denmark, but the date 2 June was occupied by an international match date. Furthermore, the new match date of 22 May, set by the Danish FA and accepted by the Superliga clubs, coincided with the 2011 Copenhagen Marathon which meant that the area surrounding Parken was closed until 15:00, forcing the later starting time of 18:00.[6]

For the first time in Danish Cup history, the same two teams were to play the final two years in a row, Nordsjælland beat Midtjylland 2–0 after extra time in last year's final.

Match[]

The match was originally scheduled for 18:00 CEST, but 30 minutes prior to kick-off the match was postponed 45 minutes because of a risk of lightning.[4]

Match details[]

FC Nordsjælland was the designated home team for the match.

FC Nordsjælland3 – 2FC Midtjylland
Lawan Goal 16', 54'
Christensen Goal 90+2'		 Thygesen Goal 37', 72'
Parken
Attendance: 8,863
FC Nordsjælland
FC Midtjylland
FC NORDSJÆLLAND (4–2–3–1):[2][7][8]
GK 1 Denmark Jesper Hansen
RB 4 Denmark Henrik Kildentoft
CB 31 Denmark Jores Okore
CB 5 Denmark Andreas Bjelland
LB 14 Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo
DM 18 United States Michael Parkhurst
DM 6 Ghana Enoch Kofi Adu Substituted off 53'
RW 22 Denmark Andreas Laudrup Substituted off 61'
AM 7 Denmark Nicolai Stokholm Yellow card 12'
LW 9 Denmark Tobias Mikkelsen Substituted off 79'
CF 9 Sweden Rawez Lawan
Substitutions:
20 Denmark Matti Lund Nielsen Substituted in 53'
23 Denmark Morten Nordstrand Substituted in 61'
15 Denmark Søren Christensen Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Denmark Morten Wieghorst
FC MIDTJYLLAND (4–4–2):[2][7][8]
GK 1 Denmark Jonas Lössl
RB 21 Denmark Kasper Hansen
CB 32 Denmark Kristian Bak Nielsen Yellow card 28'
CB 20 Croatia Kristijan Ipsa
LB 6 Denmark Jesper Juelsgård
RM 11 Denmark Danny Olsen Substituted off 67'
CM 9 Denmark Jakob Poulsen
CM 43 Nigeria Izunna Uzochukwu
LM 36 Nigeria Substituted off 90+2'
CF 10 Denmark Mikkel Thygesen
CF 44 Nigeria Sylvester Igboun Yellow card 14'
Substitutions:
24 Sweden Ken Fagerberg Yellow card 90+5' Substituted in 67'
8 Denmark Jonas Borring Substituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Denmark Glen Riddersholm

Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Mikkel Thygesen (FC Midtjylland)

Assistant referees:
Niels Høg[1]
David Vang Andersen[1]
Fourth official:
Kenn Hansen[1]

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • 7 substitutes named, of which three may be used

Statistics[]

Overall[7][8]

FCN FCM
Goals scored 3 2
Corner kicks 2 7
Fouls committed 6 14
Offsides 3 2
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "FC Nordsjælland - FC Midtjylland".
  2. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Copenhagen weather 22 May 2011 18%3A45 - Wolfram|Alpha".
  4. ^ a b http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/ekstrabladetcup/article1558673.ece[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/Billetsalg/billetsalg_dbus_pokalfinaler.aspx
  7. ^ a b c "TV 2 Sporten".
  8. ^ a b c http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/resultater/livesportoversigt/match/?extraid=1741619 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine[bare URL]
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