Midtjylland beat Rijeka 1-4 in the Liga Conferência after coming from behind on the road. D. Adu Adjei put the hosts in front early, but four different visitors scored as the away side leveled before half-time and then pulled clear after the break.

Match Summary

Rijeka needed little time to find the net at Stadion HNK Rijeka Dean Šćulac. D. Adu Adjei had the home side in front after four minutes, A. Orec the provider, and for a short spell the hosts had the match where they wanted it. The lead did not survive the first 20 minutes. After J. Lasickas was booked, S. Iheanacho equalized in the 17th minute with an assist from K. Watjen, and the sides went in level.

The second half belonged to the visitors. M. B. Sorensen was booked almost immediately after the restart, yet Midtjylland still struck. D. Osorio put them ahead in the 51st minute with help from D. Castillo, and M. Jensen followed five minutes later, R. Kristensen the provider this time. Rijeka chased and collected cautions for J. Puljic and A. Majstorovic. Cho Gue-Sung added a late fourth, assisted by S. Johannesen. Jasper Vergoote of Belgium refereed a match that finished 1-4.

Key Moments

An early home goal should have given Rijeka a platform. It did not, because Midtjylland were level inside a quarter of an hour and the hosts never built a lead they could defend. The contest then hinged on the spell just after half-time, when two goals in five minutes flipped a level game into a cushion and forced Rijeka to chase. From that point the visitors could pick their moments rather than protect a draw. The late fourth, with a little more than 10 minutes remaining, ended the argument and left the scoreline in line with how the second half had gone.

Match Statistics

The numbers explained why the second half felt so one-sided. Midtjylland held 56 percent of possession to Rijeka's 44 and more than doubled the attempt count, 17 shots to 8, with six on target against three. Corners ran 7-2 in the visitors' favour. Rijeka finished with three yellow cards and Midtjylland with one. Neither side received a red card.

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