Danish Superliga: Copenhagen miss out on Championship playoffs as AGF extend lead

[p]After a disappointing 1-2 defeat against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/randers-fc/x0NnnfrU/"]Randers FC[/a] at home, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-copenhagen/hSPZwbEh/"]FC Copenhagen[/a] ended up in seventh spot in the regular season of the Danish Superliga and consequently failed to qualify for the Championship playoffs. [/p][p]Randers striker Mathias Greve put the final nail in the Copenhagen coffin with a penalty in the final seconds of the match.[/p][p]Instead of battling for top positions, for the rest of the spring, FC Copenhagen will now be involved in relegation playoffs for the rest of the season. [/p][p]In a very intense affair, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brondby/67R5vKqt/"]Brondby[/a] shared the spoils in a goalless draw rich on physical man-to-man action.[/p][p]Brondby has thus played 0-0 in three of their four matches after the winter break and haven't s scored in the spring season.[/p][p]For Brondby, however, it was a slightly uplifting result after a difficult period. With the draw, FC Midtjylland fell further behind league leaders AGF, who recorded a hard-fought 2-1 away against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vejle/Mmkx9baa/"]Vejle[/a]. [/p][image alt="Danish Superliga standings" id="571b9aa0-b66e-45d4-b15b-4d40768fed00" credit-line="Flashare" guid="cff890bb-a96e-4f68-9afe-b5c26eec919a" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]There wasn't much entertainment for the spectators in Vejle in the first 45 minutes of the match, but after the break, both teams woke up, and the match had an intense and exciting final phase. [/p][p]Rasmus Carstensen became the hero and secured the victory for AGF with two goals, despite a Vejle team that fought bravely against the league's leading team.[/p][p]AGF thus increased the lead to seond placed FC Midtjylland to four points.[/p][p]Sonderjyske took advantage of Brondby's poor start to the spring season by moving into third place as they booked a 1-0 win against OB at home. The hosts dominated possession and created most chances and deservedly scored the winning goal after 30 minutes when Matthew Hoppe rose high to head home a cross. [/p][p]Viborg and FC Nordsjaelland secured the final spot in the Danish Championship playoffs after Viborg won their individual match 2-1 on Sunday afternoon. [/p]