FC Copenhagen vs Odense 1-1

Odense took the lead through Noah Ganaus in the 34th minute and held it until Birger Meling equalised in the 77th minute, after coming on in the 61st minute. FC Copenhagen had to settle for 1-1 after chasing the match for long spells.

The first half turned on Ganaus’ finish in the 34th minute, when Topi Keskinen supplied the assist for 1-0. FC Copenhagen had already sent on Maher Carrizo for Robert Silva in the 45th minute, but Odense went into the break ahead.

FC Copenhagen made three changes in the 61st minute, with Viktor Dadason replacing Alex Král, Birger Meling coming on for Marcos López and Thomas Delaney taking the place of Mads Emil Madsen. Odense then made two changes in the 74th minute and two more in the 86th minute, but Meling still levelled from the bench in the 77th minute to leave the points shared at 1-1.

The numbers backed up FC Copenhagen’s territorial edge. They had 68% possession, 664 passes to Odense’s 311, 22 shots to 7 and 10 on target to 2, while also posting 2.27 expected goals to 0.47. FC Copenhagen also won 4 corners to 2, had 3 offsides to none and conceded only 1 save from their own keeper, while Odense’s goalkeeper made 7 saves.

Odense picked up the game’s two bookings, with Fredrik Ulvestad shown yellow in the 30th minute and Jay-Roy Grot booked in the 79th minute.