The 2011 Danish Cup final was a football match that decided the winner of the 2010–11 Danish Cup. It was played on 22 May 2011 at 18:45 CEST,[4] between FC Nordsjælland and FC Midtjylland, the same two teams who competed in last year's final, with FC Nordsjælland emerging victorious once again, 3–2.[5]

2011 Danish Cup final
Event2010–11 Danish Cup
Date22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)
VenueParken, Copenhagen
Man of the MatchMikkel Thygesen
RefereeClaus Bo Larsen[1]
Attendance8,863[2]
WeatherRainy, 14 °C (57 °F)[3]
2010
2012

Route to the final

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As both teams had finished between 5th and 10th in the previous season's Superliga, both teams entered in the second round of the competition.

FC Nordsjælland Round FC Midtjylland
FC Skanderborg (away)
Won 3 – 1
Second round Vanløse IF (away)
Won 5 – 0
FC Hjørring (away)
Won 1 – 0
Third round Avedøre IF (away)
Won 3 – 2
OB (away)
Won 3 – 2
Fourth round HB Køge (away)
Won 4 – 0
AC Horsens (away)
Won 1 – 0
Quarter-final AGF (away)
Won 1 – 0
Esbjerg fB
Lost first leg (at home) 1 – 2
Won second leg (away) 2 – 1 (a.e.t.)
Advanced with 3 – 3 on aggregate after winning 5 – 4 on penalties
Semi-final
(two legs)
Randers FC
Won first leg (at home) 1 – 0
Drew second leg (away) 0 – 0
Advanced with 1 – 0 on aggregate

Pre-match

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Traditionally, the Danish Cup Final is played on Ascension Day, a public holiday in Denmark, but the date 2 June was occupied by an international match. Furthermore, the new match date of 22 May, set by the Danish FA and accepted by the Superliga clubs, coincided with the 2011 Copenhagen Marathon which meant that the area surrounding Parken was closed until 15:00, forcing the later starting time of 18:00.[6]

For the first time in Danish Cup history, the same two teams were to play the final two years in a row, Nordsjælland beat Midtjylland 2–0 after extra time in last year's final.

Match

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The match was originally scheduled for 18:00 CEST, but 30 minutes prior to kick-off the match was postponed 45 minutes because of a risk of lightning.[4]

Match details

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FC Nordsjælland was the designated home team for the match.

FC Nordsjælland3–2FC Midtjylland
Lawan   16', 54'
Christensen   90+2'
Thygesen   37', 72'
Attendance: 8,863
 
 
 
 
 
 
FC Nordsjælland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FC Midtjylland
FC NORDSJÆLLAND (4–2–3–1):[2][7][8]
GK 1   Jesper Hansen
RB 4   Henrik Kildentoft
CB 31   Jores Okore
CB 5   Andreas Bjelland
LB 14   Bryan Oviedo
DM 18   Michael Parkhurst
DM 6   Enoch Kofi Adu   53'
RW 22   Andreas Laudrup   61'
AM 7   Nicolai Stokholm   12'
LW 9   Tobias Mikkelsen   79'
CF 9   Rawez Lawan
Substitutions:
20   Matti Lund Nielsen   53'
23   Morten Nordstrand   61'
15   Søren Christensen   79'
Manager:
  Morten Wieghorst
FC MIDTJYLLAND (4–4–2):[2][7][8]
GK 1   Jonas Lössl
RB 21   Kasper Hansen
CB 32   Kristian Bak Nielsen   28'
CB 20   Kristijan Ipsa
LB 6   Jesper Juelsgård
RM 11   Danny Olsen   67'
CM 9   Jakob Poulsen
CM 43   Izunna Uzochukwu
LM 36   Rilwan Hassan   90+2'
CF 10   Mikkel Thygesen
CF 44   Sylvester Igboun   14'
Substitutions:
24   Ken Fagerberg   90+5'   67'
8   Jonas Borring   90+2'
Manager:
  Glen Riddersholm

Man of the Match (Pokalfighter):
Mikkel Thygesen (FC Midtjylland)

Assistant referees:
Niels Høg[1]
David Vang Andersen[1]
Fourth official:
Kenn Hansen[1]

Match rules:

Statistics

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Overall[7][8]

FCN FCM
Goals scored 3 2
Corner kicks 2 7
Fouls committed 6 14
Offsides 3 2
Yellow cards 1 3
Red cards 0 0

References

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  2. ^ a b c "DR sporten". Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  3. ^ "Copenhagen weather 22 May 2011 18%3A45 - Wolfram|Alpha".
  4. ^ a b http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/ekstrabladetcup/article1558673.ece [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "www.haslund.info - Pokalturneringen 2010/2011 - Finale". Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  6. ^ "DBU Pokalen/3F Cup - billetsalg". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  7. ^ a b c "TV 2 Sporten". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "Ekstra Bladet - kamp". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine