Fortuna Hjørring moved up to fourth place with a comfortable 4-1 win over Copenhagen in the KvindeLiga on Friday. The result leaves Copenhagen rooted to eighth spot after three rounds of matches. By then, the visitors had already established themselves as the stronger side on paper.
S. Olai gave Copenhagen a shock lead in the sixth minute, catching Fortuna off guard. And here's the thing about early goals — they shift momentum, but only if you can protect them. Fortuna responded with composure, S. Dyrehauge equalising just before half-time.
The second half belonged to Fortuna. J. Laursen restored their lead in the fifty-second minute, and M. Hovmark doubled the advantage twenty minutes later. Copenhagen had already been dragged out of position by then, unable to contain the visitors' movement.
S. Dyrehauge added a second of her own in the eighty-first minute, securing the victory. Both sides made several changes in the closing stages, with Copenhagen bringing on P. Pedersen and S. Dyrehauge to replace tired legs.
Fortuna sit on thirteen points from six games, with four wins and a draw. Copenhagen have only two victories in that same period, sitting on six points with four defeats. To be fair, the gulf between them was visible throughout.
The win extends Fortuna's unbeaten run to five matches, while Copenhagen's struggles continue. They will need to find something different if they are to climb away from the bottom half of the table.