Kolding IFW26 Aug · Away Brønderslev · 4:1W29 Aug · Home AB København · 2:1L6 Sep · Away Aarhus Fremad · 1:2L9 Sep · Home Odense · 1:2D12 Sep · Home FC Fredericia · 0:0D18 Sep · Home Hillerød · 1:1
2:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
AB KøbenhavnW25 Aug · Away Brønshøj · 4:2L29 Aug · Away Kolding IF · 1:2L5 Sep · Home Aalborg · 0:2L12 Sep · Away Hillerød · 0:1W16 Sep · Home Sonderjyske · 3:1W19 Sep · Home Esbjerg · 3:0
In the 1st Division game on 29 August 2026, Kolding IF beat AB København 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:3, corners 4:11.
Match report
Kolding secured a 2-1 victory over AB Copenhagen in the first division's regular season round six on Saturday. The result keeps both clubs level on six points after six matches, though Kolding sit ninth while AB Copenhagen occupy eighth place. Each side has logged one win, three draws and two defeats so far this campaign.
H. Hollsberg opened the scoring in the fourth minute, giving the home side early momentum. AB Copenhagen responded quickly with an equaliser from I. Tannander just twenty minutes in, and the match settled into a pattern of counter-attacks. Both teams showed willingness to play forward, though Kolding's approach was more direct.
The decisive moment arrived in the seventy-first minute when S. Diop found the net to restore Kolding's lead. AB Copenhagen pushed hard for an equaliser, creating more possession but struggling to convert their territorial advantage into clear chances. Kolding defended well and managed the game's tempo effectively after taking the lead.
AB Copenhagen's hopes were further dampened in the ninety-third minute when F. Gunnolfsson received a red card. The dismissal came after a period of sustained pressure from the visitors, who had already made several attacking substitutions. Kolding had brought on C. Grening in the fifty-eighth minute and later added M. Soomets and S. Yateke to their ranks.
Statistically, AB Copenhagen dominated possession at 56 per cent and completed 451 passes compared to Kolding's 369. The visitors registered twelve shots but managed only three on target, while Kolding were more clinical with eight attempts and four on target. Kolding created two big chances against one for their opponents.
Both sides enter their next fixtures with identical point totals and records, though the psychological edge belongs to Kolding after securing all three points at home. The result extended neither team's recent form significantly, though Kolding will be pleased to have found a way back into contention after their win over Brønderslev on Wednesday.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %44–56.00
Shots on target4–3
Shots off target4–9
Big chances2–1
HT⚽4' H. Hollsberg — Goal🟨19' L. Laursen — Yellow card⚽23' I. Tannander — Goal🟨50' S. Ilsoe — Yellow card⇄58' C. Grening — Substitution⇄64' M. Soomets — Substitution⇄64' S. Yateke — Substitution⇄68' T. Damtoft — Substitution⇄68' J. Mathys — Substitution⚽71' S. Diop — Goal⇄79' I. Tannander — Substitution⇄79' M. Doj — Substitution⇄87' M. Rasmussen — Substitution⇄87' S. Ilsoe — Substitution⇄88' T. Augustinus-Jensen — Substitution🟥90+3' F. Gunnolfsson — Red card
0'45'90'
Match events
4'1:0Kolding IF⚽GoalH. Hollsberg assist: G. Friberg
W26 Aug · Away Brønderslev · 4:1W29 Aug · Home AB København · 2:1L6 Sep · Away Aarhus Fremad · 1:2L9 Sep · Home Odense · 1:2D12 Sep · Home FC Fredericia · 0:0D18 Sep · Home Hillerød · 1:1