FC Midtjylland book ticket for playoff round in Conference League in entertaining clash

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/midtjylland/8GZDmdbB/"]FC Midtjylland[/a] advanced to the Conference League playoff round following a 3-2 home victory and a 5-2 aggregate win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bohemians/zHEZJ8Wc/"]Bohemians[/a].[/p][p]While the scoreline might suggest a comfortable victory, the numbers mask two rather unconvincing performances against the unheralded Irish side.[/p][p]The 2-0 win in Dublin a week ago was marred by several blunders, and head coach Mike Tullberg had set a goal of decisively dispatching the visitors in Herning on Thursday night.[/p][p]That did not happen, however; the home side were fortunate to lead 1-0 at halftime, and things did not improve much during the final 45 minutes.[/p][p]Midtjylland's next challenge before the league phase will be against Croatian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rijeka/zXKuUR5J/"]Rijeka[/a], who defeated Finland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ilves/pYGmWmwa/"]Ilves[/a] 2-1 on aggregate.[/p][p]In Denmark, Rijeka are perhaps best known for knocking FC Copenhagen out of the Europa League playoff round in 2020 following a bizarre own goal—a clip that still periodically goes viral online.[/p][p]The Midtjylland side's errors against Bohemians were not quite that egregious, though the visitors did have two goals disallowed within the first ten minutes of Thursday's match.[/p][image alt="FC Midtjylland - Bohemians - Player Ratings" id="67c4c8de-a262-4d23-b2b7-d58d0a12e610" credit-line="Flashare" guid="7483ca9e-aafd-465f-a8c3-adf67058cd64" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]The first was ruled out for offside, and the second due to a seemingly very soft foul called during a corner kick. Furthermore, FC Midtjylland struggled significantly to impose themselves in possession or create chances against the hardworking away team.[/p][p]The breakthrough finally came after 25 minutes, when Franculino—a player currently viewed as a prime candidate for a future transfer—converted a penalty won by his striker partner, Cho Gue-sung. Defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/erlic-martin/n9FYAE96/"]Martin Erlic[/a] came close to making it 2-0 before the break, but the lead was doubled early in the second half when teenager Sofus Johannesen fired a loose ball in the box past the Irish goalkeeper.[/p][p]Just past the hour mark, Bohemians finally reaped the rewards of their efforts when a Midtjylland turnover was punished by a counter-attack and a deflected shot from substitute Zach Myers.[/p][p]Shortly after, Martin Erlic was fortunate to escape with only a yellow card following a poor defensive play where he brought down an Irish player who otherwise had a clear run at goal.[/p][p]The home side extended their lead to 3-1 when Stanley Iheanacho bundled the ball over the line following a Midtjylland counter-attack, but the performance never became convincing.[/p][p]It was therefore fitting that the Irish side had the final say, pulling a goal back with a header.[/p]