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FC Copenhagen’s spirited fight-back from three goals down fell one short in Brøndby Stadium on Saturday.

by Joe Short

The Danish champions went a goal down just 24 minutes in when Thomas Delaney tripped Alexander Szymanowski in the box – the Argentine burying his penalty left of Johan Wiland for 1-0.

Szymanowski was on hand a minute before half time to double Brøndby’s lead with a magnificent volley from a well-worked corner, FCK’s defence caught short in the box.

It was 3-0 to the home side just after the break when Simon Makienok worked his way into a shooting position on the edge of the FCK box, firing low past Wiland before captain Lars Jacobsen could block the danger.

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Copenhagen showed they weren’t down and out, however, and on 63 minutes Fanendo Adi earned a penalty when upended in the BIF area. Adi calmly passed into the same corner as Szymanowski to hand FCK a lifeline.

Their comeback continued when Youssouf Toutouh controlled and lobbed the BIF goalkeeper from 20 yards out, finding the top corner of the net for a second game in succession.

Copenhagen pushed for an equaliser late on but suffered a red card for their forward gamble when last-man Pierre Bengtsson tripped former FCKer Kenneth Zohore, preventing a sure counter attack.

On Tuesday FCK will fly out to Madrid for their Champions League clash with Real.

BIF: 3   FC COPENHAGEN: 2

Brøndby IF: Hradecky, Holst, Dumic, Albrechtsen, Durmisi, Thygesen, Ørnskov, Antipas, Kahlenberg, Szymanowski, Makienok.

FC Copenhagen: Wiland, Jacobsen, Mellberg, Margreitter, Bengtsson, Claudemir, Bolaños, Delaney, Braaten, Adi, Jørgensen.

Goals: Szymanowski, BIF (25’, 44’), Makienok, BIF (48’), Adi (63’), Toutouh (68’).

Referee: Jakob Kehlet.