Superliga: Silkeborg beats AaB 3-1
SILKEBORG. Silkeborg tops AaB 3-1.
SILKEBORG. Silkeborg defeats AaB 3-1. Silkeborg got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Ross (44′) and N. Vallys (59′). AaB tried to recover with a goal from K. Kusk (85′). However, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by T. Adamsen for Silkeborg. Silkeborg was vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the JYSK park stadium in Silkeborg on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jakob Kehlet who was helped by Henrik Sønderby and Casper Kristensen. The 4th official was Jacob Karlsen. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.12 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
Silkeborg was in firm control of the ball 64% while AaB was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Silkeborg was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Silkeborg won the match.
Silkeborg shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, AaB shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Silkeborg. On the opposite side, AaB received 1 yellow card (L. Kramer).
After playing this contest, Silkeborg will have 7 points like AGF and Horsens to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, AaB will stay with 1 points like OB to stay in the 11th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
L. Kramer
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44'44'
M. Ross (OG)
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58'58'
K. Kusk
L. Andersen
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58'58'
K. Ludewig
K. Pallesen
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59'59'
N. Vallys
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69'69'
P. Ferreira
I. Fossum
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69'69'
J. Pedersen
M. Hojholt
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78'78'
P. Mattson
M. Brink
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78'78'
S. Tengstedt
A. F. Klynge
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78'78'
A. Oggesen
S. Thordarson
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80'80'
M. Makaric
A. Ementa
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85'85'
K. Kusk
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89'89'
T. Adamsen
N. Helenius
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90'90'
T. Adamsen
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90'90'
L. Klitten
L. Engel
Next match
In the upcoming Superliga match, Silkeborg will play away with Viborg on the 14th of August with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Viborg (3 draws).
AaB will host Nordsjælland on the 14th of August with a 17-15 head to head in favor of Nordsjælland (17 draws).
Silkeborg: Formation and Lineups
Silkeborg adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Kent Nielsen chose to play with the following team: Nicolai Larsen , Oliver Sonne , Tobias Salquist , Joel Felix , Lukas Engel , Stefán Teitur Þórðarson , Mark Brink , Anders Klynge , Sebastian Jørgensen , Nicklas Helenius and Nicolai Vallys .
Silkeborg could not rely on the presence of T. Adamsen (injured).
Substitutes
Silkeborg made 4 changes: M. Brink for P. Mattson (78′), A. F. Klynge for S. Tengstedt (78′), S. Thordarson for A. Oggesen (78′) and N. Helenius for T. Adamsen (89′).
Top player: Lukas Engel
Probably the most impressive player in Silkeborg was Lukas Engel even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 91 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
AaB: Formation and Lineups
Also AaB adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Lars Friis played with: Josip Posavec , Kristoffer Pallesen , Lars Kramer , Mathias Ross , Jakob Ahlmann , Louka Prip , Malthe Højholt , Iver Fossum , Allan Sousa , Anosike Ementa and Lucas Andersen .
Substitutes
AaB made 5 changes: L. Andersen for K. Kusk (58′), K. Pallesen for K. Ludewig (58′), I. Fossum for P. Ferreira (69′), M. Hojholt for J. Pedersen (69′) and A. Ementa for M. Makaric (80′).
Best player: Josip Posavec
The player that probably impressed the most for AaB was the goalkeeper: Josip Posavec. His rating is 7.63. He performed 5 saves.
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