Nathan Trott watched from the bench as his FC Copenhagen teammates secured a slender 1-0 away victory against Viborg FF in the first leg of the Danish Cup semi-final at the Energi Viborg Arena.
A moment of quality from Jordan Larsson proved to be the difference between the two sides. Despite Copenhagen ultimately taking the lead, the home side, Viborg, arguably had the better of the opening exchanges. The Superliga giants struggled to find their usual fluency, particularly in containing the lively Serginho. The 24-year-old Portuguese winger caused the Copenhagen defence significant problems with his attacking threat.
Viborg had a golden opportunity to break the deadlock six minutes before half-time when Serginho was brought down on the edge of the penalty area. However, Isak Jensen, the 21-year-old who boasts an impressive record of three goals from direct free-kicks this season, was unable to capitalize, failing to hit the target.
The tie remains finely poised ahead of the return leg, which will be played at FC Copenhagen's Parken stadium on Thursday, May 8th. The winner of this semi-final will go on to face either Brondby or Silkeborg in the Danish Cup final. Their first semi-final encounter in Copenhagen ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw, suggesting a potentially exciting conclusion to the cup competition.
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