FC Copenhagen W blanks Osterbro W with second-half surge
COPENHAGEN (Interstat) — FC Copenhagen W scored three unanswered second-half goals on Tuesday to beat home side Osterbro W 3-0 in a competition match. The visitors moved to 1-0 in this competition and 1-2 across all competitions. Osterbro W dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 across all competitions. FC Copenhagen W entered the match after a 2-1 loss to Odense Q W and a 2-1 loss to Brondby W. Osterbro W had lost 1-0 to Viborg W, lost 2-0 at Sundby W and drawn 1-1 at Viborg W. The game was played at Osterbro W’s home ground and counted toward both teams’ competition records.
The first half ended without a goal, though Osterbro W received a yellow card in the 15th minute. FC Copenhagen W’s Bergmann O. was booked in the 61st minute. FC Copenhagen W made two substitutions at the 46th minute, bringing on Boisen S. and Borkop J. Osterbro W made its first change in the 54th minute when Fog-Tonnesen A. entered. The match remained scoreless until the 67th minute, when Sunneva Hronn Sigurvinsdottir scored for FC Copenhagen W. The goal was the first of the match and gave the visitors a 1-0 lead.
Sille Fuhlendorff doubled the FC Copenhagen W lead in the 73rd minute. FC Copenhagen W made further changes after the goal, with Brandt E. entering in the 67th minute and Saini A. in the 68th. Osterbro W brought on Dueholm K. and Weye A. in the 71st minute. Cajus Boisen Frederikke added the third goal in the 90th minute. Fuhlendorff and Sigurvinsdottir each scored for FC Copenhagen W, and Boisen Frederikke completed the scoring late. The three goals came in the second half after a scoreless opening period.
FC Copenhagen W used another substitution in the 85th minute when Tranholm S. entered. Osterbro W made two more changes in the 86th minute, bringing on Foss-Gade J. and Bergholt C. Osterbro W could not break through against the FC Copenhagen W defense, and the visitors held the home side without a goal. FC Copenhagen W finished the match with the three-goal margin and the shutout. The second half produced all of the scoring and all three goals for FC Copenhagen W, while Osterbro W was held scoreless after the break.
The result continued a difficult start for Osterbro W across all competitions, while FC Copenhagen W secured its first win of the season in this competition. FC Copenhagen W had lost its two previous matches across all competitions before Tuesday. Osterbro W remained without a win across all competitions after its earlier loss to Viborg W, defeat at Sundby W and draw at Viborg W. Osterbro W had not scored in two of its previous three matches and had one draw from that stretch. The final whistle confirmed a road win for FC Copenhagen W.
FC Copenhagen W’s goals came from Sigurvinsdottir in the 67th minute, Fuhlendorff in the 73rd and Boisen Frederikke in the 90th. The visitors made all of their listed substitutions, including two at the 46th minute, one in the 67th, one in the 68th and one in the 85th. Osterbro W made five substitutions, with the first in the 54th minute, two in the 71st and two in the 86th. The match included yellow cards for Osterbro W in the 15th minute and for FC Copenhagen W’s Bergmann O. in the 61st minute.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Osterbro W 3, FC Copenhagen W 1, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Osterbro W with an 83.5 percent probability to win. FC Copenhagen W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 3.5.