2011 Danish Cup final

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
FC Skanderborg (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. 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 16', 54'
Christensen 90+2'		 Thygesen 37', 72'
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 downward-facing red arrow 53'
RW 22 Denmark Andreas Laudrup downward-facing red arrow 61'
AM 7 Denmark Nicolai Stokholm Yellow card 12'
LW 9 Denmark Tobias Mikkelsen downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 9 Sweden Rawez Lawan
Substitutions:
20 Denmark Matti Lund Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 53'
23 Denmark Morten Nordstrand upward-facing green arrow 61'
15 Denmark Søren Christensen upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 9 Denmark Jakob Poulsen
CM 43 Nigeria Izunna Uzochukwu
LM 36 Nigeria Rilwan Hassan downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 10 Denmark Mikkel Thygesen
CF 44 Nigeria Sylvester Igboun Yellow card 14'
Substitutions:
24 Sweden Ken Fagerberg Yellow card 90+5' upward-facing green arrow 67'
8 Denmark Jonas Borring upward-facing green arrow 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:

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

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  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. ^ "www.haslund.info - Pokalturneringen 2010/2011 - Finale". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  6. ^ "DBU Pokalen/3F Cup - billetsalg". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  7. ^ a b c "TV 2 Sporten". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Ekstra Bladet - kamp". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine