FC Copenhagen

Match report

Copenhagen made short work of Debrecen in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, winning 5:1 at home on Wednesday. The Danish side had already beaten the Hungarian visitors 3:0 just six days earlier, and this time they closed the game out with ease. Elyounoussi opened the scoring inside three minutes and added a penalty after the interval, while Cornelius finished with two goals to round off a dominant display.

By then the match was already settled on its terms. Copenhagen pressed high from the start and Debrecen struggled to build anything meaningful. The visitors did manage a response through Dzsudzsak just after half-time, but the goal lasted longer than their confidence. The home side went back to work immediately and the gap widened again.

What stood out was the difference in quality of chances. Copenhagen created eight big chances compared to none for Debrecen, and their expected goals figure of 4.84 told its own story. The visitors managed only two shots on target from twenty attempts, while Copenhagen hit eleven on target from thirty shots. To be fair, Debrecen had more attacks overall, but they never found the right vein.

Kral and Cornelius added further certainty in the second half, with Cornelius completing his brace in stoppage time. Debrecen picked up two bookings in quick succession through Myrtaj and Kaye before things drifted away completely. The home side's goalkeeper made just one save while the away keeper was called into action six times. Not a fair contest by any measure.

Copenhagen now move into the next round with momentum behind them. They had won four straight before this, and the pattern against Debrecen suggests they are finding their rhythm at the right time. The Hungarian side, meanwhile, have now lost both meetings and will need to regroup quickly if they have any chance of overturning the aggregate score.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 57.00 – 43

Shots on target 11 – 2

Shots off target 9 – 4

Expected goals 4.84 – 0.42

⚽ 3' M. Elyounoussi — Goal ⇄ 46' R. Keller — Substitution ⇄ 46' F. Cibla — Substitution ⇄ 46' J. Mejias — Substitution ⚽ 47' B. Dzsudzsak — Goal 🟨 57' L. Myrtaj — Yellow card ⚽ 58' M. Elyounoussi — Penalty ⇄ 60' Robert — Substitution 🟨 61' S. Kaye — Yellow card ⇄ 66' C. Denes — Substitution 🟨 67' G. Vianney Ndjee — Yellow card ⇄ 68' M. Madsen — Substitution ⇄ 68' M. Elyounoussi — Substitution ⚽ 76' A. Kral — Goal ⇄ 77' G. Vianney Ndjee — Substitution ⇄ 77' B. Meling — Substitution ⚽ 78' A. Cornelius — Goal ⇄ 86' S. Baldoni — Substitution ⚽ 90+2' A. Cornelius — Goal

Match events

3' 1:0 FC Copenhagen Goal M. Elyounoussi assist: Robert
46' 1:0 Debreceni VSC Substitution R. Keller off: A. Guerrero
46' 1:0 Debreceni VSC Substitution F. Cibla off: B. Dzsudzsak
46' 1:0 Debreceni VSC Substitution J. Mejias off: A. Lang
47' 1:1 Debreceni VSC Goal B. Dzsudzsak
57' 1:1 Debreceni VSC Yellow card L. Myrtaj
58' 2:1 FC Copenhagen Penalty M. Elyounoussi
60' 2:1 FC Copenhagen Substitution Robert off: M. Nasnas
61' 2:1 Debreceni VSC Yellow card S. Kaye
66' 2:1 Debreceni VSC Substitution C. Denes off: B. Vajda
67' 2:1 FC Copenhagen Yellow card G. Vianney Ndjee
68' 2:1 FC Copenhagen Substitution M. Madsen off: T. Delaney
68' 2:1 FC Copenhagen Substitution M. Elyounoussi off: A. Cornelius
76' 3:1 FC Copenhagen Goal A. Kral assist: A. Cornelius
77' 3:1 FC Copenhagen Substitution G. Vianney Ndjee off: Y. Moukoko
77' 3:1 FC Copenhagen Substitution B. Meling off: F. Beijmo
78' 4:1 FC Copenhagen Goal A. Cornelius assist: A. Kral
86' 4:1 Debreceni VSC Substitution S. Baldoni off: A. Szendrei
90+2' 5:1 FC Copenhagen Goal A. Cornelius assist: M. Nasnas

Statistics

57.00 Possession, % 43

11 Shots on target 2

9 Shots off target 4

4.84 Expected goals 0.42

8 Big chances 0

86 Attacks 96

6 Corners 3

16 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 15

6 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 11

15 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

11/2055% Aerial duels 9/2045%

77 Backward passes 48

2 Blocked shots 4

18 Clearances 20

6/1443% Crosses 3/1520%

14/2070% Dribbles 6/1250%

2.59 Expected assists 0.31

78 Failed passes 76

1 Goalkeeper saves 6

11 Interceptions 8

17 Key passes 4

31/5556% Long passes 16/5430%

76 Passes into the final third 35

196 Passes in the opposition half 150

288 Passes in own half 210

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.20

2 Shots from outside the box 6

20 Shots inside the box 4

7/1164% Tackles 8/1362%

470 Total passes 345

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Dominik Kotarski	1
5	Gabriel Pereira	5
6	Akos Markgraf	6
20	Junnosuke Suzuki	20
24	Birger Meling	24
10	Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi	10
16	Robert	16
21	Mads Emil Møller Madsen	21
33	Alex Král	33
36	William Clem	36
44	Giovanni Viani	44

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	31
51	Tobias Broem-Harild	51
2	Felix Olof Allan Nelson Beijmo	2
4	Munashe Peter Garananga	4
18	Kenai Mirei	18
37	Mustafa Nyassi	37
27	Thomas Joseph Delaney	27
34	Marvin Nasnas	34
9	Youssoufa Moukoko	9
14	Andreas Evald Cornelius	14
39	Viktor Bjarki Dadason	39
45	Gunnar Orry Olsen	45

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Debreceni VSC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Benedik Erdöyi	12
4	Josua Antonio Mejías García	4
5	Bence Batik	5
8	Leon Mirtai	8
72	Rotem Keller	72
75	David Patay	75
78	K. Sain Balash	78
97	Csanád Vilmos Dénes	97
18	Shedrach Kay	18
25	S. Baldoni	25
99	Florian Cibla	99

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Plamen Andreev	1
89	Dániel Póser	89
2	Denes Szakal	2
3	Adrián Guerrero Aguilar	3
26	Ádám Lang	26
40	David Hermann	40
6	B. Boskovic	6
10	Balázs Dzsudzsák	10
20	Mate Macho	20
22	Botond Vajda	22
11	Ákos Szendrei	11