FCK won 3-0, with two goals to Viktor Claesson and one to Pep Biel.
No Stamenic in the matchday squad once again though. Seems the Superliga only has nine-man benches compared to 12 allowed in UEFA competition, so that possibly explains his exclusion. It's a bit strange to give him a run in a tight UCL playoff match if he was deemed not strong enough for a 20-man squad, though it looks like the player he replaced went off injured (albeit was fit to start today).
He's too old for U19s, so he could get stuck in the old 'Matt Henry conundrum' (for any cricket fans), in that he's too good to let go, but not yet good enough to break in to the team, so he ends up not playing anywhere. It's not like Thorup is averse to playing young players, as six of the players used (four of whom started) are younger than Stamenic. It could just be a case of being patient, and having to wait for an injury to get a shot, but minutes are paramount and he only has 54 through seven FCK matches this season.
No Stamenic in the matchday squad once again though. Seems the Superliga only has nine-man benches compared to 12 allowed in UEFA competition, so that possibly explains his exclusion. It's a bit strange to give him a run in a tight UCL playoff match if he was deemed not strong enough for a 20-man squad, though it looks like the player he replaced went off injured (albeit was fit to start today).
He's too old for U19s, so he could get stuck in the old 'Matt Henry conundrum' (for any cricket fans), in that he's too good to let go, but not yet good enough to break in to the team, so he ends up not playing anywhere. It's not like Thorup is averse to playing young players, as six of the players used (four of whom started) are younger than Stamenic. It could just be a case of being patient, and having to wait for an injury to get a shot, but minutes are paramount and he only has 54 through seven FCK matches this season.