FC Copenhagen record third successive win thanks to Elyounoussi hat-trick in Silkeborg

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/elyounoussi-mohamed/jmod3iU2/"]Mohamed Elyounoussi[/a] was in a league of his own during Sunday's match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/silkeborg/4dCl8IE5/"]Silkeborg IF[/a]. The visitors from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-copenhagen/hSPZwbEh/"]FC Copenhagen[/a] initially struggled to find their rhythm, but the Norwegian star turned the game around by scoring a hat-trick.[/p][p]Silkeborg took an early lead, but Elyounoussi's three goals secured a 3-1 victory for the Copenhagen side in the second round of the Superliga.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svensson-bo/hpYJ6izc/"]Bo Svensson[/a]'s outfit thus moved to the top of the table alongside FC Midtjylland as they are the only two teams to have won both their opening two matches of the season. [/p][p]As expected, the visitors tried to take control of the game early on, but errors and turnovers disrupted the rhythm of head coach Bo Svensson's attacking play. Instead, it was Silkeborg who capitalized on counter-attacks, creating several clear-cut chances in the first half.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gammelby-jens/6Lh8lTZJ/"]Jens Martin Gammelby[/a] made a well-timed run into space after 20 minutes, latching onto a precise pass from Callum McCowatt. However, Gammelby's low shot was thwarted by goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kotarski-dominik/lSEheXlN/"]Dominik Kotarski[/a], who reacted quickly with a foot save.[/p][image alt="Silkeborg - FC Copenhagen - Player Ratings" id="0cbf677a-3283-41e4-ba4f-030bcf2d9ea3" credit-line="Flashare" guid="e93e0600-a3c2-48c5-9b9c-144a7004d1fe" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Silkeborg's runs in behind the defense continued to cause problems for the Copenhagen backline. McCowatt was once again the architect, delivering an excellent pass to Oliver Ross, who fired the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle to make it 1-0.[/p][p]Ross then nearly scored a second goal after Gabriel Pereira made a major defensive error, gifting Silkeborg a golden opportunity, but Kotarski was alert and bailed out his teammate with a fine save.[/p][p]Instead, the equalizer arrived at the other end in the 42nd minute. Jordan Larsson delivered a perfect cross onto captain Mohamed Elyounoussi, who confidently headed the ball into the net.[/p][p]The Norwegian star struck again shortly before halftime, when Silkeborg allowed him far too much space at the edge of the box. From there, Elyounoussi found the net with a well-placed goal. [/p][p]The 31-year-old forward was once again in the right place for the 3-1 goal as Marcos López sent a cross into the box, and Elyounoussi timed his run to perfection to produce another well-placed header into the net. [/p][p]The three goals brought the Norwegian's tally to four in the first two matches of the new Superliga season.[/p]