Giant killers Brabrand shock Viborg to reach Round of 16 in Danish Cup tournament

[p]The Danish football cup tournament delivered quite a surprise on Wednesday evening.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/viborg/v99EsEjo/"]Viborg FF[/a] became the second Superliga club this season to be eliminated from the competition.[/p][p]Playing away against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brabrand/K4QpIybb/"]Brabrand[/a]—a team from the bottom of the 2nd Division- the Viborg side ran into serious trouble and lost 1–2. Consequently, the underdog club from western Aarhus has advanced to the Round of 16.[/p][p]An early exit looked likely for Viborg already during the first half despite the fact that the side included several regular first-team players.[/p][p][b]In the tenth minute, Mikkel Frandsen fired a low shot past Viborg goalkeeper Lucas Lund, and shortly before the halftime whistle, Frederik Jorgensen scored directly from a free-kick after the ball took a deflection off the defensive wall.[/b][/p][p][b]Viborg got the start to the second half they were hoping for, with Dorian Junior scoring from the penalty spot after just five minutes. [/b]The visitors then threw everything into the attack and created several good chances.[/p][p]However, this all-out attacking approach also gave Brabrand a couple of golden opportunities to extend their lead. Ultimately, the match ended with the Aarhus side advancing in the cup.[/p][p]Wednesday was a much more positive affair for Viborg’s Superliga rivals, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nordsjaelland/2wZHnGDH/"]FC Nordsjaelland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/horsens/WIOwwITb/"]AC Horsens[/a]. Nordsjaelland secured a comfortable 3–0 victory over the Aarhus club Vatanspor, who had previously knocked out AaB, while AC Horsens defeated Naesby Boldklub 3–2.[/p]