Lions beat Swedes in friendly
Andreas Cornelius’ deflected header earned FC Copenhagen victory over Swedish side AIK in their second friendly game in Dubai.
Cornelius redirected a Bashkim Kadrii volley into the top corner to break the deadlock just two minutes from time.
Federico Santander twice went close before half time, while Cornelius spurned a golden opening on the break.
Goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski prevented a late equaliser at the death as the Lions held on for victory.
Next up for Copenhagen is a friendly with Guangzhou Evergrande on Sonday before the squad return to Denmark ahead of the restart to the Alka Superliga season.
FC COPENHAGEN: 1 AIK: 0
FC Copenhagen: Kaminski, Høgli, Nilsson, Antonsson, Ankersen, Verbic, Toutouh, Keita, Kadrii, Cornelius, Santander.
Goal: Cornelius (88’).