Superliga: Unbeaten Brondby cruise past Silkeborg to reclaim position at top of the table

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brondby/67R5vKqt/"]Brøndby IF[/a] are back in first place in the Danish Superliga. Both Viborg FF and FC Nordsjaelland had overtaken them with wins on Sunday, but a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brondby-67R5vKqt/silkeborg-4dCl8IE5/?mid=8GyjUo9T"]3-1 home victory[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/silkeborg/4dCl8IE5/"]Silkeborg IF[/a] put Brondby back on top.[/p][p]Defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vanlerberghe-jordi/WtHgWlYP/"]Jordi Vanlerberghe[/a] and young forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fenger-oskar/fPnh9XUN/"]Oskar Fenger[/a] turned the match around early in the second half with goals each, after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mccowatt-callum/b3ByUPYq/"]Callum McCowatt[/a] had fired Silkeborg into the lead during the first half.[/p][p]Brondby captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/binks-luis/vFEyVV1J/"]Luis Binks[/a] sealed the win in the closing stages with his first goal of the season. The victory marks Brondby's fourth successive win, and the team has now collected 13 out of a possible 15 points since Thomas Norgaard took over as head coach.[/p][p]Monday's match was off to a lively start as Rami Al Hajj, a midfielder by trade who was once again playing as the furthest man forward for Silkeborg, headed the ball against the crossbar, and the visitors also had a couple of penalty appeals.[/p][p]Lightning-fast Lucas Riisgaard repeatedly tested the Brondby defense, though two penalty claims were overturned following VAR reviews.[/p][image alt="Brondby - Silkeborg - Player Ratings" id="d9aeff5e-9491-4c8e-a2b6-ce136418018c" credit-line="Flashare" guid="09501a96-e823-40f3-b4ce-617935780073" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]At the other end, young forward Oskar Fenger squandered a one-on-one chance for Brondby, and it looked set to be a goalless first half until Silkeborg standout Callum McCowatt scored a spectacular goal in the 44th minute. The New Zealander fired a first-time volley from the edge of the box past Patrick Pentz, thereby adding to the price his suitors will have to pay to persuade Silkeborg to sell.[/p][p]Brondby had enjoyed the lion's share of possession, but the payoff didn't come until the second half.[/p][p]In the 51st minute, Jordi Vanlerberghe fired home the equalizer to make it 1–1, after his fellow defender Luis Binks had flicked the ball on following a corner kick.[/p][p]Just a couple of minutes later, they took a 2–1 lead when Marcus Younis delivered a hard, low cross that Fenger simply had to steer in with the inside of his foot.[/p][p]The match lost much of its pace in the second half. Silkeborg had sporadic chances but generally struggled to create significant opportunities in their pursuit of an equalizer.[/p][p]Instead, Binks sealed the match from close range, heading Marko Divkovic’s free-kick past Aske Andresen.[/p]