Midtjylland share spoils with AGF in hard-fought draw to book ticket for Danish Cup final

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aarhus-OOXnKGbO/midtjylland-8GZDmdbB/?mid=8MTZOgBm"]The aggregate win[/a] seemed a logical outcome after a game that the home side controlled for the greater periods of the game against the Superliga's current league leaders.[/p][p]After a shot on the post in the early parts of the game from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carstensen-rasmus/4hGyTe7N/"]Rasmus Carstensen[/a], AGF struggled to handle the home team's energetic pressure.[/p][p]The visitors made a series of errors in their build-up that could have proved costly, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] wasted several opportunities to put themselves in front.[/p][p]Turkish international playmaker Aral Simsir came close when he hit the woodwork after AGF goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hansen-jesper/b1grbWwo/"]Jesper Hansen[/a] had kicked the ball straight into the feet of an opponent.[/p][p]The Midtjylland pressure on the ball continued after the break, but AGF still managed to take the lead after a little more than an hour.[/p][image alt="FC Midtjylland - AGF - Player Ratings" id="ec66986f-0e5d-44c8-965d-8a3e5d002567" credit-line="Flashare" guid="84fb8b71-84b0-47ca-89c4-664b24d901f6" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The recipe was simple. A long pass from goalkeeper Jesper Hansen was flicked on by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/serra-janni-luca/Sj1nU4Ob/"]Janni Serra[/a] for the onrushing Kristian Arnstad, who delivered an accurate ball for Tobias Bech, who gave the visitors the lead with a low stinging drive, leaving Elias Olafsson no chance in the Midtjylland goal. [/p][p]AGF managed to preserve the lead for about ten minutes until Han-Beom Lee flicked on a long throw for Brumado, who equalized with a finely struck volley into the far corner.[/p][p]A slightly injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mortensen-patrick/EeKfyzVe/"]Patrick Mortensen[/a] then replaced Serra up front, and the experienced forward got a huge chance eight minutes before time to keep his team alive.[/p][p]Kevin Yakob delivered a superb ball across the face of the goal, where Mortensen arrived at the back post, but when it seemed easier to score, Mortensen had a poor touch and missed the open net to the astonishment of the travelling away supporters. [/p][p]The missed chance took the final sting out of AGF's pressure for an equalizer, and time ran out without the home team's goal being seriously threatened.[/p]