FC Midtjylland vs Fredrikstad, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League Qualifying, Third Round

· 2nd Leg - FC Midtjylland advance 5-1 on aggregate
FC Midtjylland
  • 9': Mads Bech Sørensen
  • 17': Paulo Victor
FT
2 - 0
2nd Leg - FC Midtjylland advance 5-1 on aggregate
Fredrikstad

    About

    FC Midtjylland are hosting Fredrikstad at MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Corner,FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Martin Børsheim.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Martin Børsheim (Fredrikstad). Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Corner,FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Patrick Metcalfe.
    • 9': Goal! FC Midtjylland 1, Fredrikstad 0. Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 11': Offside, Fredrikstad. Stian Molde is caught offside.
    • 17': Goal! FC Midtjylland 2, Fredrikstad 0. Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen.
    • 19': Foul by Oskar Øhlenschlæger (Fredrikstad).
    • 19': Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Simen Rafn (Fredrikstad).
    • 20': Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franculino Djú with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland).
    • 27': Simen Rafn (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Paulinho (FC Midtjylland).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Foul by Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland).
    • 34': Oskar Øhlenschlæger (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad).
    • 36': Foul by Simen Rafn (Fredrikstad).
    • 36': Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
    • 38': Oskar Øhlenschlæger (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Franculino Djú (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 44': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad).
    • 45': Foul by Simen Rafn (Fredrikstad).
    • 45': Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Midtjylland 2, Fredrikstad 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Midtjylland 2, Fredrikstad 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Fredrikstad. Emil Holten replaces Jóannes Bjartalíd.
    • 45': Substitution, Fredrikstad. Rocco Shein replaces Simen Rafn.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Rocco Shein (Fredrikstad) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Elías Ólafsson (FC Midtjylland).
    • 50': Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad).
    • 50': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
    • 50': Leonard Owusu (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner,FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Patrick Metcalfe.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Martin Børsheim (Fredrikstad). Assisted by Aral Simsir with a cross.
    • 56': Foul by Adam Buksa (FC Midtjylland).
    • 56': Oskar Øhlenschlæger (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Oskar Øhlenschlæger (Fredrikstad).
    • 58': Substitution, Fredrikstad. Sondre Sørløkk replaces Oskar Øhlenschlæger.
    • 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Valdemar Byskov replaces Adam Buksa.
    • 59': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Lee Han-Beom replaces Martin Erlic.
    • 60': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya replaces Franculino Djú.
    • 62': Foul by Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad).
    • 62': Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Pedro Bravo (FC Midtjylland).
    • 63': Leonard Owusu (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Hand ball by Henrik Skogvold (Fredrikstad).
    • 65': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Henrik Skogvold (Fredrikstad) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 67': VAR Decision: No Goal FC Midtjylland 2-0 Fredrikstad.
    • 68': Denil Castillo (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Sondre Sørløkk (Fredrikstad).
    • 70': Substitution, Fredrikstad. Daniel Eid replaces Solomon Owusu.
    • 71': Corner,FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Sondre Sørløkk.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Mikel Krüger-Johnsen (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulinho.
    • 74': Offside, FC Midtjylland. Edward Chilufya is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Dani Silva replaces Pedro Bravo.
    • 77': Foul by Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland).
    • 77': Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Substitution, FC Midtjylland. Darío Osorio replaces Mikel Krüger-Johnsen because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Fredrikstad. Eirik Granaas replaces Leonard Owusu.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Darío Osorio (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aral Simsir.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Stian Molde (Fredrikstad) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eirik Granaas.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Edward Chilufya (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darío Osorio.
    • 82': Foul by Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland).
    • 82': Patrick Metcalfe (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Paulinho (FC Midtjylland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darío Osorio.
    • 85': Foul by Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland).
    • 85': Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Mads Bech (FC Midtjylland).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Adam Gabriel (FC Midtjylland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Stian Molde (Fredrikstad).
    • 89': Stian Molde (Fredrikstad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Foul by Valdemar Byskov (FC Midtjylland).
    • 90': Maxwell Woledzi (Fredrikstad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sondre Sørløkk (Fredrikstad) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Holten.
    • 90'+2': Corner,Fredrikstad. Conceded by Mads Bech.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Henrik Skogvold (Fredrikstad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eirik Granaas with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Aral Simsir (FC Midtjylland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darío Osorio.
    • 90'+4': Corner,FC Midtjylland. Conceded by Daniel Eid.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Midtjylland 2, Fredrikstad 0.
    • 0': Match ends, FC Midtjylland 2, Fredrikstad 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    50.6 Possession 49.4
    4 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    386 Accurate Passes 395
    464 Passes 450
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    40 Long Balls 43
    17 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    18 Effective Tackles 11
    24 Tackles 19
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    15 Interceptions 13
    16 Effective Clearances 18
    16 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League Qualifying

    Venue: MCH Arena
    Location: Herning, Denmark
    Attendance: 8,464

    Line-Ups

    MID FC Midtjylland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Elias Ólafsson (GK)
    22 Mads Bech Sørensen
    6 Martin Erlic
    29 Paulo Victor
    13 Adam Gabriel Yellow Card
    21 Denil Castillo
    19 Pedro Bravo
    41 Mikel Gogorza
    58 Aral Simsir
    7 Franculino Djú
    9 Adam Buksa
    FC Midtjylland Substitutes:
    Darío Osorio, Cho Gue-Sung, Kevin Mbabu, Viktor Bak, Edward Chilufya, Daniel Silva, Júnior Brumado, Jonas Lössl, Liam Selin, Friday Etim, Han-Beom Lee, Valdemar Byskov.

    FRE Fredrikstad (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    77 Martin Børsheim (GK)
    12 Ulrik Fredriksen
    22 Maxwell Woledzi
    28 Solomon Owusu
    11 Patrick Metcalfe
    20 Oskar Øhlenschlaeger
    6 Leonard Owusu
    4 Stian Molde Yellow Card
    5 Simen Rafn
    23 Henrik Skogvold
    14 Joannes Bjartalid
    Fredrikstad Substitutes:
    Ole Langbraten, Emil Holten, Sondre Sorlokk, Ludvig Begby, Daniel Eid, Sigurd Kvile, Kennedy Okpaleke, Brage Skaret, Eirik Granaas, Øystein Øvretveit, Elias Solberg, Rocco Robert Shein.

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