Copenhagen rout in Jutland

FC Copenhagen staged a second-half rout to cruise past Esbjerg and continue their unbeaten start to the Alka Superliga season.

Winger Benjamin Verbic scored 15 minutes in to give the Lions the lead with a header from a corner.

Rasmus Falk continued his stellar start to the campaign with a long-range strike on 54 minutes and right on hour mark captain Thomas Delaney headed in the third.

Kasper Kusk rounded off a neat counter attack spearheaded by Andrija Pavlovic to secure the win, which puts Copenhagen top of the Alka Superliga after two games.

Next up for the Lions is the first leg of their Champions League third-round qualifying tie at Romanian side Astra in Giurgiu on Wednesday.

ESBJERG: 0   FC COPENHAGEN: 4

Esbjerg: Højbjerg, Johnson, Stenderup, Nordvik, Jessen, Nielsen, Lekven, Jørgensen, Mensah, McGrath, Söder.

FC Copenhagen: Olsen, Ankersen, Zanka, Johansson, Augustinsson, Verbic, Kvist, Delaney, Falk, Santander, Pavlovic.

Goals: Verbic (15’), Falk (54’), Delaney (61’), Kusk (71’).

Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen.