FC Midtjylland beat Lyngby 3-2 on Sunday to move to the top of the Danish Superliga. The win also marked a response to a 0-1 defeat against St. Truiden on Thursday.
How the match unfolded
Cho Gue-sung put Midtjylland 1-0 up after 17 minutes. Simon Colyn equalized for Lyngby just past the half-hour mark.
Philip Billing put Midtjylland ahead 2-1 just before the break by converting a penalty awarded after Oskar Buur handled the ball. Friday Etim extended Midtjylland's lead to 3-1 shortly after the restart following a setup by Kjell Wätjen.
Late goal for Lyngby
Gustav Fraulo narrowed the deficit shortly before the end of regulation time with a direct free kick.
Table position
With the victory, FC Midtjylland have 28 points from 12 matches and sit at the top of the Superliga table. FC Copenhagen have 25 points ahead of their home match against OB on Monday.