FC Nordsjaelland 1:0 Silkeborg IF: result and stats

Match report

Norshellan edged past Silkeborg 1-0 at Right to Dream Park on Sunday afternoon, a result that keeps the hosts moving forward while the visitors struggle to find consistency. The Superliga fixture in its fourth round ended with the home side taking all three points, though not before watching the clock tick into stoppage time with a clean sheet to protect.
The decisive moment came in the eighty-minute mark when Ibrahim Adel found the net, a goal that arrived after a period of sustained pressure from the hosts. Norshellan created five big chances throughout the afternoon, while Silkeborg managed none, a reflection of how the match unfolded. The visitors' goalkeeper made six saves, but only one shot from the home side found the target on goal.
Possession sat at 54 percent for Norshellan, a figure that told part of the story but not all of it. The hosts launched 144 attacks compared to 83 from Silkeborg, and their 154 passes into the final third dwarfed the visitors' 57. Norshellan took eight corners while Silkeborg earned just one, and the visitors made 25 clearances to the home side's five — a sign of where the pressure fell.
Both managers made changes at the interval, with Norshellan bringing on three players including Noah Markmann and V. Berthelsen, while Silkeborg introduced W. Kirk and O. Ross. Further substitutions followed as the game wore on, with P. Amoako coming on for the hosts in the seventy-fifth minute and R. Al Hajj for the visitors just earlier. The substitutions did not shift the balance — Norshellan held firm.
The result leaves Norshellan in third place with 13 points from six games, four wins and one draw to show for it. Silkeborg sit tenth with five points, one victory and three defeats, a run that has seen them drop behind several of their rivals. The hosts had won their previous five matches across all competitions, while the visitors had taken just one point from their last three league outings.
Two yellow cards for Norshellan and two for Silkeborg marked the end of proceedings, with both Ibrahim Adel and Robin Østrøm cautioned in the final minutes. The match did not produce drama beyond the single goal, but it delivered what the hosts needed — a win that extends their momentum and keeps Silkeborg searching for answers.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 7 – 0

Shots off target 10 – 1

Big chances 5 – 0

🟨 15' Noah Markmann — Yellow card 🟨 15' Callum McCowatt — Yellow card ⇄ 46' W. Kirk — Substitution ⇄ 46' O. Ross — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Markmann — Substitution ⇄ 46' V. Berthelsen — Substitution ⇄ 62' R. Al Hajj — Substitution ⇄ 64' H. Rasmussen — Substitution ⇄ 72' V. Westh — Substitution ⇄ 72' C. McCowatt — Substitution ⇄ 75' P. Amoako — Substitution ⚽ 80' I. Adel — Goal ⇄ 84' N. Rojkjaer — Substitution 🟨 90+3' Robin Østrøm — Yellow card 🟨 90+4' Ibrahim Adel — Yellow card

Match events

15' 0:0 FC Nordsjaelland Yellow card Noah Markmann
15' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Yellow card Callum McCowatt
46' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Substitution W. Kirk off: Y. Bakiz
46' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Substitution O. Ross off: L. Riisgaard
46' 0:0 FC Nordsjaelland Substitution N. Markmann off: S. Acquah
46' 0:0 FC Nordsjaelland Substitution V. Berthelsen off: I. Adel
62' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Substitution R. Al Hajj off: A. Simmelhack
64' 0:0 FC Nordsjaelland Substitution H. Rasmussen off: L. Sadio
72' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Substitution V. Westh off: M. Jonsson
72' 0:0 Silkeborg IF Substitution C. McCowatt off: J. Lorets
75' 0:0 FC Nordsjaelland Substitution P. Amoako off: A. Lind
80' 1:0 FC Nordsjaelland Goal I. Adel assist: P. Ankersen
84' 1:0 FC Nordsjaelland Substitution N. Rojkjaer off: M. Brink
90+3' 1:0 Silkeborg IF Yellow card Robin Østrøm
90+4' 1:0 FC Nordsjaelland Yellow card Ibrahim Adel

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

7 Shots on target 0

10 Shots off target 1

5 Big chances 0

144 Attacks 83

8 Corners 1

10 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 10

1 Offsides 1

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

3 Goal kicks 14

18 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

20 Aerial duels 20

99 Backward passes 85

3 Blocked shots 3

5 Clearances 25

17 Crosses 9

17 Dribbles 10

81 Failed passes 94

0 Goalkeeper saves 6

11 Interceptions 16

14 Key passes 3

51 Long passes 56

154 Passes into the final third 57

375 Passes in the opposition half 189

262 Passes in own half 339

0.35 Shot accuracy 0

6 Shots from outside the box 3

14 Shots inside the box 1

10 Aerial duels won 10

4 Successful crosses 0

3 Successful dribbles 4

27 Successful long passes 20

9 Successful tackles 17

539 Successful passes 425

12 Tackles 25

620 Total passes 519

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