Nordsjaelland 1, Midtjylland 5

HERNING, Denmark (Interstat) — Júnior Brumado scored a first-half hat trick in a devastating 11-minute span Thursday to power FC Midtjylland to a 5-1 rout of FC Nordsjaelland in the quarterfinals of the DBU Pokalen at MCH Arena. The Brazilian forward’s outburst turned a competitive match into a lopsided affair before halftime, setting the stage for a comprehensive victory that sent the home side into the domestic cup’s final four. The result was far more emphatic than pregame projections, which had heavily favored Midtjylland but predicted a closer contest. Brumado opened the scoring in the 34th minute, capitalizing on a… Read more...