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FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka · Conference League

FC Midtjylland beat HNK Rijeka 2-0 in the Conference League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

FC Midtjylland and HNK Rijeka met in the Conference League at MCH Arena in Herning on Thursday, 20 August 2026.

Goalscorers

FC Midtjylland: G. Cho 20'; S. Johannesen 48'. HNK Rijeka did not score.

How the match went

FC Midtjylland saw more of the ball, 60% of it. FC Midtjylland had 18 shots with 10 on target, HNK Rijeka 9 with 1 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to FC Midtjylland and 4 to HNK Rijeka. FC Midtjylland conceded 17 fouls, HNK Rijeka 19. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for FC Midtjylland, 3 for HNK Rijeka).

Line-ups

FC Midtjylland started in a 3-5-2: Elías Ólafsson, Philip Billing, Magnus Jensen, Mads Bech Sørensen, Darío Osorio, Rasmus Kristensen, Pedro Bravo, Denil Castillo, Valdemar Byskov, Franculino Djú, Gue-sung Cho.

HNK Rijeka started in a 4-2-3-1: Aleksa Todorović, Ante Oreč, Ante Majstorović, Alfonso Barco, Mladen Devetak, Ivan Ćubelić, Branko Pavić, Toni Fruk, Tiago Dantas, Niko Janković, Daniel Adu-Adjei.

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Minute by minute

  1. 20'Goal! FC Midtjylland 1-0 HNK Rijeka. G. Cho (FC Midtjylland) scores, assisted by F. Djú.
  2. 45'Half-time. FC Midtjylland 1-0 HNK Rijeka.
  3. 48'Goal! FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka. S. Johannesen (FC Midtjylland) scores.
  4. 90'Full-time. FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka.
Full commentary (59 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: FC Midtjylland vs HNK Rijeka.
  2. 2'Corner, FC Midtjylland.
  3. 7'Attempt missed. D. Castillo (FC Midtjylland), header. xG 0.08.
  4. 20'Goal! FC Midtjylland 1-0 HNK Rijeka. G. Cho (FC Midtjylland) scores, assisted by F. Djú.
  5. 23'Attempt missed. D. Castillo (FC Midtjylland), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  6. 26'Offside, HNK Rijeka.
  7. 27'Corner, HNK Rijeka.
  8. 27'Attempt blocked. T. Fruk (HNK Rijeka), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  9. 31'Offside, FC Midtjylland.
  10. 35'Corner, HNK Rijeka.
  11. 36'Yellow card for I. Ćubelić (HNK Rijeka) for foul.
  12. 36'Attempt missed. R. Kristensen (FC Midtjylland), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  13. 38'Attempt missed. N. Janković (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 42'Attempt blocked. F. Djú (FC Midtjylland), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  15. 44'Corner, HNK Rijeka.
  16. 45'Attempt missed. A. Majstorović (HNK Rijeka), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  17. 45'1 minute of added time.
  18. 45'Half-time. FC Midtjylland 1-0 HNK Rijeka.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, FC Midtjylland: S. Johannesen comes on for V. Byskov.
  21. 46'Substitution, FC Midtjylland: S. Iheanacho comes on for F. Djú.
  22. 46'Attempt missed. S. Iheanacho (FC Midtjylland), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  23. 48'Attempt blocked. S. Iheanacho (FC Midtjylland), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 48'Goal! FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka. S. Johannesen (FC Midtjylland) scores.
  25. 49'Attempt saved. N. Janković (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 50'Yellow card for T. Fruk (HNK Rijeka) for foul.
  27. 51'Attempt saved. S. Johannesen (FC Midtjylland), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  28. 53'Corner, FC Midtjylland.
  29. 53'Attempt saved. M. Jensen (FC Midtjylland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  30. 53'Corner, FC Midtjylland.
  31. 59'Substitution, FC Midtjylland: K. Wätjen comes on for D. Castillo.
  32. 60'Yellow card for S. Johannesen (FC Midtjylland) for foul.
  33. 64'Corner, FC Midtjylland.
  34. 65'Attempt saved. S. Iheanacho (FC Midtjylland), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  35. 66'Offside, HNK Rijeka.
  36. 67'Substitution, HNK Rijeka: J. Puljić comes on for T. Dantas.
  37. 68'Attempt missed. D. Osorio (FC Midtjylland), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 68'Attempt blocked. G. Cho (FC Midtjylland), header from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
  39. 72'Attempt missed. I. Ćubelić (HNK Rijeka), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  40. 73'Attempt blocked. N. Janković (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 74'Substitution, HNK Rijeka: A. Gojak comes on for I. Ćubelić.
  42. 74'Substitution, HNK Rijeka: Y. Kabadayi comes on for N. Janković.
  43. 74'Substitution, FC Midtjylland: F. Etim comes on for G. Cho.
  44. 79'Attempt saved. F. Etim (FC Midtjylland), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  45. 80'Offside, FC Midtjylland.
  46. 86'Attempt saved. F. Etim (FC Midtjylland), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  47. 86'Attempt saved. K. Wätjen (FC Midtjylland), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  48. 87'Substitution, HNK Rijeka: A. M. Jurić comes on for D. Adu-Adjei.
  49. 87'Substitution, HNK Rijeka: J. Lasickas comes on for T. Fruk.
  50. 89'Yellow card for A. Barco (HNK Rijeka) for foul.
  51. 89'Substitution, FC Midtjylland: A. Gabriel comes on for D. Osorio.
  52. 90'Corner, FC Midtjylland.
  53. 90'Attempt saved. M. Jensen (FC Midtjylland), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  54. 90'Attempt saved. P. Billing (FC Midtjylland), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  55. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  56. 90+1'Attempt missed. J. Lasickas (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  57. 90+1'Attempt blocked. A. M. Jurić (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  58. 90+1'Attempt blocked. J. Puljić (HNK Rijeka), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  59. 90'Full-time. FC Midtjylland 2-0 HNK Rijeka.
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