FCK sting Silkeborg 3-1

10/03 2013 19:11

Two goals from Andreas Cornelius and a smooth Nicolai Jørgensen strike was enough for FC Copenhagen to see off Silkeborg 3-1 on their Superliga home return.

by Joe Short

Jørgensen opened the scoring with a neat controlled finish from the left side of the penalty area, a lead that was doubled before half time when Cornelius reacted first to a loose ball. The 19-year-old slotted in his second after the break while SIF defender Jesper Mikkelsen struck a consolation.

César Santin was back in the starting line-up in place of Thomas Kristensen, the striker moving forward to partner Cornelius while Daniel Jensen sat back into the centre of midfield.

From kick off FCK were on the attack, Satin volleying at Lasse Heinze just 50 seconds into the game. Play quickly settled down after the chance and Copenhagen enjoyed an opening 10 minutes in control of possession.

Jørgensen opens the scoring

Silkeborg did have their chances, however, Johan Wiland forced into a neat low save to his right to palm away Martin Svensson for a corner, the result of which flew way over and into Section 12.

After a period of FCK pressure the home side took the lead on 28 minutes through Nicolai Jørgensen’s neat strike. The winger dropped off his marker as Claudemir looked up and sent a wonderful diagonal ball into the left side of the box, Jørgensen sliding home the opener past Heinze with calm and precision.

The Lions remained in control after the opener and Jørgensen almost curled in a second but only found the back of the stand. Following a brief period of Silkeborg pressure FCK made it 2-0 in dogged fashion: Jørgensen meeting Pierre Bengtsson’s initial corner, and when the ball fell to Cornelius off Heinze there was only going to be one outcome.

FCK pile on the pressure

Copenhagen started the second half like the first – this time Cornelius volleying into Heinze early on – while a Svensson header forced Wiland into another spectacular save at the other end.

A period of end-to-end football yielded a couple of openings for both sides but neither could fully capitalise which culminated in a yellow card for Jensen after a late challenge.

PARKEN really should have witnessed a third goal on the hour mark when Cornelius smashed a low cross onto the base of the left post, only for Santin to fire the rebound straight at Heinze and away. Moments later Cornelius stung Heinze’s hands again with a long-range effort.

Cornelius makes it 3-0

Bolaños forced another saved out of Heinze from distance on 69 minutes, but seven minutes later the keeper’s goal was breached once more. Cornelius shrugged off Jesper Mikkelsen to a long ball, turned on his heels and careered towards goal without meeting opposition. His side-foot into the net exuded the confidence that has earned him 16 goals this season and put FCK 3-0 up and out of reach.

Silkeborg did manage a goal back in superb fashion when Mikkelsen curled a free-kick over the wall and into Wiland’s top corner – the keeper well beaten – and had the ball in the net a second time only for the assistant to flag offside.

After their brief flurry Silkeborg withdrew once again and FCK held possession until full time. The result stretches the Lions’ lead to 15 points in the Superliga, with AC Horsens next up in PARKEN on Friday.

FC COPENHAGEN: 3 SILKEBORG IF: 1

FC Copenhagen: Wiland, Jacobsen (C), Stadsgaard, Sigurdsson, Bengtsson, Bolaños, Claudemir, Jensen, Jørgensen, Cornelius, Santin.

Silkeborg IF: Heinze, Mikkelsen, Poulsen, Pedersen, Killerich, Flinta, Illum, Risgård, Svensson, Bech, Pourié.

Goals: Jørgensen (28’), Cornelius (39’ & 76’), Mikkelsen, Silkeborg IF (80’).

Referee: Michael Johansen.