Brondby IF Reserve 1, Nordsjaelland 2

FARUM, Denmark (Interstat) — FC Nordsjaelland opened its 1. Division season with a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory over rival Brøndby IF on Tuesday afternoon at Right to Dream Park, defying pregame projections in a match decided by a late surge. The visitors from Brøndby, against the statistical odds, seized the initiative just before halftime. In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, substitute Jacob Ambæk broke the deadlock, finishing a play assisted by fellow substitute Ben Godfrey to stun the home crowd and send Brøndby into the break with a surprising lead. Interstat’s pregame models had heavily favored Nordsjaelland, assigning… Read more...