Article by Daniel Grigore – published on Friday, October 3, 2025, 08:24 / Updated on Friday, October 3, 2025 08:24
Midtjyland, a team that in November 2024 was losing in Bucharest, 0-2 with FCSB, produced a big surprise in stage 2 of the Europa League group, winning City Ground, 3-2 with Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest, one of the representatives of the Premier League in the European Cups, the 7th place last season, remains without victory and after the second stage of the main phase in the Europa League.
The draw from Spain, 2-2 with Real Betis, was followed by a surprising defeat, 2-3 on their own ground with the Danes from Midtjyland. The guests had odds between 8.40 and 9.25 at the victory!
Midtjylland produced a big European surprise: 3-2 away with Nottingham Forest!
Ousmane Diao opened the scoring against Ange Postecoglou's team (18th minute), for Dan Ndoye to equal 4 minutes later. Bech Sorensen ('24) set the score of the first part, 1-2.
In the second side with Nottingham in search of equalizing emptiness, guests escaped on the counterattack and gave the blow to their only quadrated shot from those 45 minutes. The one who scored was Valdemar Byskov, in the 88th minute.
Until the last whistle, the “forests” had the power only to reduce the disability. Chris Wood, from the lime point, set the final score, 2-3, in the 90+3 minute.
The supporters shouted to Postecoglou: “You will be dismissed at the first hour!”
It was the sixth match for Ange Postecoglou at Nottingham's helm. The balance sheet is worrying, two draws and 4 defeats, and the patience of the supporters and the Evangelos Marinakis patron is limited. Some spectators even started shouting, after the Gulk 3 of the guests, that “you will be dismissed at the first hour!”.
How did Postecoglou reacted on those scandals?
“Yes, I heard. They are supporters, they want to see their team winning, they have the right to opinion. It doesn't surprise me in football anymore”.
As for the game, the Australian appeared “really disappointed”.
“I received the goals very, very easy in the first half. I allowed the opponents to be comfortable and … yes, it is the story of our last games. I was wrong in the game moments. We knew what danger I can put, and we did not show the same wish and the same determination as the opponent.
We have to continue. We cannot hide in this sport. We have to hold the heads up, to recover. A difficult match awaits us with Newcastle at the weekend and we have to be prepared for him, ”he said.
