KOGE, Denmark (Interstat) — Koge W used a second-half goal from Emelia Oskarsdottir to beat Fortuna Hjorring W 2-1 in a women’s football match Sunday. Koge W took the lead in the 17th minute, saw Fortuna Hjorring W equalize after halftime and then regained the advantage in the 72nd minute. Kyra Carusa supplied the assist on Oskarsdottir’s goal, and Koge W held the lead through the closing stages.

Mille Gejl opened the scoring for Koge W in the 17th minute, finishing a move that put the home side in front early. Fortuna Hjorring W responded after the break and leveled in the 54th minute when Kaitlyn Parcell scored. The equalizer changed the flow of the match, forcing Koge W to regroup and push again for a second goal. Koge W found that response through Oskarsdottir, whose 72nd-minute finish restored the home side’s lead and stood as the winner. The substitutions followed a first half that ended with Koge W ahead and a second half that saw both teams trade goals before Oskarsdottir’s finish.

Fortuna Hjorring W could not find a second equalizer over the final stretch. Koge W managed the closing minutes with substitutions, including a triple change in the 61st minute and later moves in the 88th and 90+2nd minutes. Fortuna Hjorring W also made changes, with J. Guldbaek listed as a substitution in first-half stoppage time, E. Westin in the 61st minute and P. Pedersen and S. Dyrehauge in the 84th minute. The match included yellow cards for Fortuna Hjorring W’s S. Olai in the 27th minute and Koge W’s C. Paulson in the 55th minute. Koge W’s substitution events included Z. Witek, M. Chipasula and C. Paulson in the 61st minute, M. Uhre in the 88th and Gejl in the 90+2nd.

Koge W’s competition record is now 3 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws, while Fortuna Hjorring W sits at 2 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Across all competitions, Koge W is 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, and Fortuna Hjorring W is 3 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws. Koge W entered the match after a 3-2 win at KoldingQ W, a 1-1 home draw with Brondby W, a 2-2 draw at Nordsjaelland W and a 4-1 home win over KoldingQ W, and it had also faced Barcelona W in a previous fixture. Fortuna Hjorring W had recent results that included a 3-1 home win over FC Copenhagen W, a 5-1 win at KoldingQ W, a scoreless draw with KoldingQ W, a 3-0 win at Odense Q W, a scoreless draw with PSV W and a 1-1 home draw with Nordsjaelland W.

The key attacking performances came from Gejl, Parcell, Oskarsdottir and Carusa. Gejl scored for Koge W, Parcell scored for Fortuna Hjorring W, Oskarsdottir scored the deciding goal for Koge W and Carusa recorded the assist on the winner. Koge W’s victory came in a game that featured chances at both ends and a second-half response from the visitors, but the home side regained the lead and held it. Fortuna Hjorring W pressed for another goal but could not break through again before the final whistle.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Fortuna Hjorring W 2, Koge W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Fortuna Hjorring W with a 96 percent probability to win. Koge W had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 3.5.