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FC Midtjylland Overwhelms Celtic in Europa League with Decisive Victory
Herning, Denmark – FC Midtjylland secured a convincing victory over Celtic at the MCH Arena on Thursday in the Europa League group stage. The Danish team demonstrated their superiority with 60% possession and a relentless offense, outshooting Celtic in total shots (23 to 5).
Despite an early yellow card for Celtic’s L. Scales in the 13th minute, Midtjylland opened the scoring in the 34th minute with a goal from M. Erlic, assisted by M. Gogorza. Just one minute later, Gogorza found the net himself, extending the lead. Before halftime, Franculino scored the third goal for Midtjylland in the 41st minute, solidifying their dominance.
Celtic showed flashes of resilience in the second half. R. Hatate converted a penalty in the 81st minute, narrowing the deficit. However, Midtjylland maintained control, preventing a comeback from the Scottish side. The match was marred by yellow cards for Celtic’s P. Bernardo and D. Maeda in the final minutes, reflecting the team’s frustration.
Midtjylland demonstrated a more disciplined game, committing fewer fouls (12 to 14) and avoiding any cautions, while Celtic accumulated three yellow cards. With 12 shots on target compared to Celtic’s 3, FC Midtjylland fully justified their win.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 J. Kenny came in and C. Osmand went out., at minute 46 J. Forrest came in and D. Maeda went out., at minute 69 B. Nygren came in and R. Hatate went out., at minute 75 A. Engels came in and P. Bernardo went out., at minute 75 S. Tounekti came in and M. Balikwisha went out.
Substitutions fc midtjylland: at minute 59 Franculino came in and Junior Brumado went out., at minute 59 M. Gogorza came in and A. Simsir went out., at minute 59 D. Osorio came in and D. Castillo went out., at minute 71 P. Billing came in and V. Byskov went out., at minute 85 M. Erlic came in and O. Diao went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Midtjylland
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Celtic
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