It was an unchanged XI for FCH from the team that began the defeat to Lyngby. Holding tight with the main lads despite the awful run of results. That confidence seemed to help them against Fredericia as Helsingør produced one of their best attacking performances in months, getting out on the front foot early and keeping up that danger for pretty much the whole way. Eli Just had an early crack at goal blocked. McCowatt tried one from distance on the half-volley but it was straight at the keeper. Fredericia’s pace on the counter kept up a threat but two can play at that game and a turnover in midfield allowed McCowatt to dash forward in a move that ended with a Just shot deflected over the top.
FCH finally took the lead in the 44th minute. Captain Daniel Norouzi with the banging finish after a mistake at the back had allowed the ball to sneak through to him in the area with space to pick his spot. Fortunate as it happened, but a well-taken strike and a deserved lead going into the break. A lead, however, that didn’t last as long as they’d have liked. 52’ and Oliver Olsen found some space of his own on the right side of the penalty area for Fredericia and smashed one low towards goal which snuck under the goalie. Good strike, should still have saved it. The move had come about from a broken bit of play as the Helsingør defence wasn’t able to lock things down.
To their credit, FCH wrangled things back in their favour straight away. A bicycle kick from Mikkel Knudsen was quite brilliantly saved. The same Fredericia keeper was at it minutes later when Just fed McCowatt in the box and his curler was palmed away at full stretch. Then another top save from a header off a free kick delivery. But right as it was starting to feel like another cursed afternoon... Eli Just came to the rescue.
2-1 and that was the way it ended. Same as how that five-game losing streak has now ended. Three massive points to get the FC Helsingør promotion train back on the tracks and they got a huge boost there as, half an hour before the end of their game, the final whistle blew on Horsens beating Lyngby 2-1 which puts FCH back up to second on the ladder for the second promotion spot. They play Horsens next week and a win will send them first again. Right back where they started the championship phase.
Just was subbed off with six mins to go, McCowatt was subbed straight after the winning goal. That makes it 7 goals and 4 assists from 25 appearances for Just this season while McCowatt has 6 goals and 6 assists from 24 games. And they’re not done yet.
Up Next: Horsens vs FCH, Saturday at 5am (NZT)
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Unknown editoredited May 10, 2022 14:23
From Flying Kiwis.
Here’s the goal that Elijah Just scored to win the game for FC Helsingør vs Fredericia
It was an unchanged XI for FCH from the team that began the defeat to Lyngby. Holding tight with the main lads despite the awful run of results. That confidence seemed to help them against Fredericia as Helsingør produced one of their best attacking performances in months, getting out on the front foot early and keeping up that danger for pretty much the whole way. Eli Just had an early crack at goal blocked. McCowatt tried one from distance on the half-volley but it was straight at the keeper. Fredericia’s pace on the counter kept up a threat but two can play at that game and a turnover in midfield allowed McCowatt to dash forward in a move that ended with a Just shot deflected over the top.
FCH finally took the lead in the 44th minute. Captain Daniel Norouzi with the banging finish after a mistake at the back had allowed the ball to sneak through to him in the area with space to pick his spot. Fortunate as it happened, but a well-taken strike and a deserved lead going into the break. A lead, however, that didn’t last as long as they’d have liked. 52’ and Oliver Olsen found some space of his own on the right side of the penalty area for Fredericia and smashed one low towards goal which snuck under the goalie. Good strike, should still have saved it. The move had come about from a broken bit of play as the Helsingør defence wasn’t able to lock things down.
To their credit, FCH wrangled things back in their favour straight away. A bicycle kick from Mikkel Knudsen was quite brilliantly saved. The same Fredericia keeper was at it minutes later when Just fed McCowatt in the box and his curler was palmed away at full stretch. Then another top save from a header off a free kick delivery. But right as it was starting to feel like another cursed afternoon... Eli Just came to the rescue.
2-1 and that was the way it ended. Same as how that five-game losing streak has now ended. Three massive points to get the FC Helsingør promotion train back on the tracks and they got a huge boost there as, half an hour before the end of their game, the final whistle blew on Horsens beating Lyngby 2-1 which puts FCH back up to second on the ladder for the second promotion spot. They play Horsens next week and a win will send them first again. Right back where they started the championship phase.
Just was subbed off with six mins to go, McCowatt was subbed straight after the winning goal. That makes it 7 goals and 4 assists from 25 appearances for Just this season while McCowatt has 6 goals and 6 assists from 24 games. And they’re not done yet.