FC Nordsjaelland humiliate Icelandic minnows in Conference League goalshow

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nordsjaelland/2wZHnGDH/"]FC Nordsjælland[/a] steamrolled their way into the Conference League playoff round [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/nordsjaelland-2wZHnGDH/valur-GdxJccH5/?mid=427vbGHF"]following a 7-0 aggregate victory[/a] over Iceland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/valur/GdxJccH5/"]Valur[/a].[/p][p]The groundwork had already been laid in the first leg in Reykjavik, where the North Zealand side won 2-0. On the artificial turf in Farum on Thursday evening, any lingering doubts were emphatically dispelled.[/p][p]The home side ran crushed the Icelanders with a 5-0 victory, easily booking their ticket to the next round.[/p][p]Five different players got on the scoresheet for FC Nordsjaelland, who could have won by an even wider margin. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rasmussen-hjalte/vRTYvjub/"]Hjalte Rasmussen[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/berthelsen-villum/EkyoCBj4/"]Villum Berthelsen[/a], Marcus Walker, Lamine Sadio, and Levy Nene each scored once.[/p][p]Awaiting them in the battle for a spot in the Conference League league phase is either FC Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova or FC St. Gallen from Switzerland.[/p][image alt="FC Nordsjaelland - Valur - Player Ratings" id="d1540028-5399-4de4-b974-6d71b62a00d6" credit-line="Flashare" guid="26bf50b9-484f-4ad1-93f3-2345fdaffab5" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]From the opening whistle in Farum, the North Zealand side firmly took control of the match. It took just four minutes for their dominance to translate into a goal. Prince Amoako played the ball across to Hjalte Rasmussen, who easily fired into an empty net.[/p][p]Chances continued to come FC Nordsjaelland's way. Although the intensity dropped slightly towards the end of the first half, the Icelandic visitors struggled to keep up.[/p][p]Even so, the home side came close to handing Valur a way back into the match when Juho Lähteenmäki's shot struck an opponent.  The visitors appealed for a penalty, but after the referee reviewed the incident on the VAR monitor, no penalty was awarded.[/p][p]However, Lähteenmäki soon played a decisive role at the other end of the pitch. He played the ball into the Icelandic box, where Villum Berthelsen easily tapped it over the line.[/p][p]The onslaught continued after the break. Just over an hour into the match, Marcus Walker capitalized on a rebound to make it 3–0. Chances came thick and fast for the home team, and ten minutes later, Lamine Sadio beat the Icelandic goalkeeper.[/p][p]Levy Nene wanted in on the action, too. Just three minutes after coming on, he cut into the box and made it 5–0.[/p]