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AGF launch new temporary home stadium with wild comeback-win against FC Copenhagen

AGF earned a hard-fought win in their new temporary home against FC Copenhagen
AGF earned a hard-fought win in their new temporary home against FC CopenhagenČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Gonzales Photo/Tobias Jorgensen
Trailing 3-0 at the break, AGF launched an amazing comeback in the second half to earn a 4-3 win against bitter rivals FC Copenhagen in a test match as they launched their new temporary stadium at Vejlby while their new stadium is under construction.

On Saturday AGF lauched their new temporary home, Ceres Park Vejlby, when they faced FC Copenhagen in their last training match before the Danish Superliga is back next weekend.

The visitors needed just 13 minutes to get on the scoreboard as Magnus Mattsson sent young Amin Chiaka through on goal, and despite Chiaka producing a somewhat clumsy finish it was good enough to roll past AGF-keeper Jesper Hansen into the net.

A few minutes later Robert Silva doubled the lead for the visitiors and bad then turned to worse for the home side after 27 minutes when Magnus Mattson converted a penalty after Jordan Larsson was brought down in the box. 

A few minutes into the second half, AGF reduced the deficit to 1-3 after Mikael Andersson converted a penalty following a tough challenge from Thomas Delaney on Gift Links in the box. 

This spurned the home side on and just four minutes later Andersson was again on target as he took possession of a poor clearance from Kevin Diks to send a stinging drive into the net to give the home crowd futher hope.

After Viktor Claesson had squandered a big chance for the guests, Patrck Mortensen levelled the match four minutes from the end with a bullet header and to complete an amazing afternoon for the home side, Nicolai Poulsen made it 4-3 in injury time.

AGF will kick off the second part of the Superliga season with an away fixture against Sønderjyske on 16 February while FC Copenhagen will face Randers on away turf the day after.