FC Midtjylland put Rijeka to the sword in Croatia to seal ticket for Conference League

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] suffered an early scare, but otherwise, they barely put a foot wrong. On Thursday evening, the team from Central Jutland convincingly secured their place in an autumn season packed with European football.[/p][p]Playing away, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/midtjylland-8GZDmdbB/rijeka-zXKuUR5J/?mid=6gQG5xMb"]they won 4-1[/a], sealing a 6-1 aggregate victory over Croatian side HNK Rijeka in the decisive round of the Conference League qualifiers.[/p][p]The score was 1-1 at halftime, but the match was effectively decided during four electrifying minutes early in the second half, leaving the Croatians all but defeated.[/p][p]This means Denmark will have four teams in the Conference League this autumn: FC Midtjylland, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fc-copenhagen/hSPZwbEh/"]FC Copenhagen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nordsjaelland/2wZHnGDH/"]FC Nordsjaelland[/a], and AGF.[/p][p]The visitors arrived in Croatia with a 2-0 lead, but that was quickly cut to 2-1 when the home side scored as early as the fourth minute following a somewhat shaky start to the match. From then on, however, the Danes dominated proceedings.[/p][image alt="Rijeka - FC Midtjylland - Player Ratings" id="04c701fe-07a1-479b-ac9a-26c3e35f7b90" credit-line="Flashare" guid="f2d19ab0-ba8f-48f6-9cc6-efc6886bd8ac" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The equalizer came in the 18th minute when a corner kick found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iheanacho-stanley/AaoEs9A8/"]Stanley Iheanacho[/a] at the far post, and the Nigerian player swept the ball into the net.[/p][p]After the break, the disparity in quality became increasingly apparent. FC Midtjylland were in total control, and a decisive five-minute spell began in the 51st minute.[/p][p]Dario Osorio put the Danes ahead with a superb strike from a tight angle, before defender Magnus Jensen scored a classic center-forward's goal, finishing a cutback following brilliant build-up play by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kristensen-rasmus/Ii8pjsY2/"]Rasmus Nissen Kristensen[/a].[/p][p]From there, it was a walk in the park, and the final nail was driven into the Croatian coffin in the 78th minute. Sofus Johannesen curled a corner kick into the box, where Cho Gue-sung headed the ball into the net.[/p]