Last Sunday I went to see a local football match in Copenhagen. Lyngby vs. Vejle. No big names on the pitch like the last game I saw in Barcelona, but as it was quite an important match in the Danish 1st. division. The situation on top:

So 4 more matches left and Lyngby had to win this one to stay in the race for one of the top 2 places which earns promotion to the “Superliga”. Quite amazing Lyngby made it so far, as it’s only their first year back in the 1st. division, after they just made promotion last year.

Lyngby is Mette’s favourite team, and ever since I went with her and Thomas to see a match, I can’t help by like them as well! First game I ever went to there was 2 years ago, when Lyngby played their first year in the 2nd division (Lyngby was set back to the 3rd division in the 2002/2003 season, due to financial problems). Lovely little stadium, still enthusiastic fans, open fire (not kidding!!) on the stands to keep the grill going for the famous Lyngby sausages and a lady that goes around the football stadium with a baby-stroller filled with coffee pots and cookies (not kidding again!!). :-)

Also the game I saw back then was quite extraordinary… Lyngby was 0-3 down at halftime, but still played 3-3 with the Lyngby goalie (…) scoring the 3rd Lyngby goal 5 minutes in overtime (!!!!)… Just looked up the game details, quite fun to see again and remember that fun day:

It was great to see that Lyngby has come a long way from that game. Especially the number of spectators (tilskuere) have increased enormously! 518 when they played 2nd. division two years ago and a stunning 4.826 in the 1st. division last Sunday!

The match itself was quite exciting! Lyngby had to win, Vejle would almost be sure of promotion when they would win. Vejle starts great and leads with 0-2 after 20 minutes… Lyngby fights back till 2-2 but just before half time Vejle get lucky with a clumsy Lyngby own goal. Barely 5 minutes in the 2nd. half a Vejle player makes are horrible foul and is send off. With 11 against 10 Lyngby plays to win, gets at least 4 big chances, doesn’t score and as more often in football the goal “falls” on the other side on a counter attack. 2-4. Game over.

Sad result, as I was clearly cheering for Lyngby, but they still have a little chance, and else they will go up to the Superliga next year! :-) Just one sad thing with the increase in crowd was that I didn’t see the coffee-lady anymore with her baby-stroller… Or maybe she is just at home at the moment recovering from a burn-out? ;-)

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