Copenhagen moved further clear at the top of the Superliga with a 2:0 win over Horsens at the Parken Stadium on Friday evening. The hosts had been unbeaten in five ahead of this fixture, and the result extends that run. The visitors had won three of their seven games this season and arrived hoping to close the gap on the leaders. By then, the home side had already set the tone.
Felix Beijmo opened the scoring in the seventh minute, finishing off a well-worked move that caught Horsens off guard. The goal came early enough to shift the momentum, and Copenhagen never looked back. Beijmo had been quiet in recent outings, and this ended a barren spell for the forward. To be fair, the chance was created through patience rather than haste.
Viktor Dadason made it 2:0 just after half-time in the forty-ninth minute, capitalising on a defensive error that had no business happening at this level. Horsens had taken the game to Copenhagen in the opening exchanges, but the visitors never got going once the deficit materialised. Yellow cards for Jimi Tauriainen, I Ceesay, Akos Markgraf and John Batigi peppered the second half, a sign of growing frustration. And here's the thing — the discipline issues came when the game was slipping away, not before.
Copenhagen controlled possession at 53 per cent and registered five shots on target, though only one big chance was created. Horsens managed six attacks into the penalty area and three shots on target, but the accuracy figure of 27 per cent tells you everything. The hosts won 17 of 30 aerial duels and completed 422 passes, while the visitors attempted 350 with more tackles but fewer penetrations. Shots accuracy and possession tell different stories, and the result reflected the first.
Copenhagen now sit six points clear at the summit with seven games played, having lost only once this season. Horsens remain sixth with ten points, three behind the top four and still searching for consistency. The margin between the two sides is not just in the table — it is in the manner of the victory. Copenhagen tightened things up when it mattered, and the visitors gave nothing away once the second goal arrived.