2011 Danish Cup final
Event | 2010–11 Danish Cup | ||||||
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Date | 22 May 2011 | ||||||
Venue | Parken, Copenhagen | ||||||
Man of the Match | Mikkel Thygesen | ||||||
Referee | Claus Bo Larsen[1] | ||||||
Attendance | 8,863[2] | ||||||
Weather | Rainy, 14 °C (57 °F)[3] | ||||||
The 2011 Danish Cup final was a
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 |
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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 |
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
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
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 Nordsjælland | 3–2 | FC Midtjylland |
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Lawan 16', 54' Christensen 90+2' |
Thygesen 37', 72' |
Parken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 8,863
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen
FC Nordsjælland
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FC Midtjylland
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Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Assistant referees:
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Match rules:
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Statistics
FCN | FCM | |
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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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- ^ "Copenhagen weather 22 May 2011 18%3A45 - Wolfram|Alpha".
- ^ a b http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/ekstrabladetcup/article1558673.ece [permanent dead link]
- ^ "www.haslund.info - Pokalturneringen 2010/2011 - Finale". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ "DBU Pokalen/3F Cup - billetsalg". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
- ^ a b c "TV 2 Sporten". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
- ^ a b c "Ekstra Bladet - kamp". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine