Thursday night was a drama for armchair fans flickering between channels while watching the Super League and Eurovision.
Scene vs stadium
By representing Denmark in Rotterdam, Fyr og Flamme was last in the 17-strong second semifinal and needed a top ten finish to advance, and eerie players expected this to be an advantage.
Brøndby, meanwhile, was in Aarhus, a man down, but held on to a draw 1-1 with AGF – a ‘Waterloo’ that would take the goal of this year’s Superliga, which is scheduled for the highlight on Monday, out of their hands.
Honestly, it looked like the boys on stage had better prospects than those at the stadium.
Rotten in Rotterdam
But despite Jesper Groth and Laurits Emanuel giving it their all with their snazzy 1980s clothes and dance moves, they suffered a humiliating exit.
It seems that the choice to perform in Danish has backfired, as the European public and juries undoubtedly prefer weaker contributions from people like Albania and Moldova. The results, once published after the final, will confirm how close Denmark came.
It is Denmark’s first failure to reach the final in five years. To really rub it in, all the other Nordic countries went through to the finals this year.
“I do not want to say that I am disappointed. It’s pretty wild. There has been a huge retro-kitsch-like movement at home at the bodegas and kiosks in Copenhagen, and it has been cool to see that something new has come out, ”said Groth, after the competition was over.
He should be disappointed, and the same should Denmark with choosing the scary song in the first place.
Riot at Ceres Park
FC Midtjylland fans know that feeling of disappointment this morning. For 60 minutes last night, they had the right to expect their side to be in the driver’s seat, came Monday.
With the score 1-1, a lonely point for Brøndby would leave the big Copenhagen side a point behind FCM in the last games.
But at Ceres Park, ahead of the closest you can get to a capacity crowd these days, Mikael Uhre stepped up to write himself into the club’s history with a key winner less than 20 minutes from time – his second goal of the game.
One night, when they conceded two penalties and lost a man (Morten Frendrup) before half time, Brøndby were victorious to place themselves within a victory of their first Superliga title since 2005 – so long ago that Michael Laudrup was the coach.
Beat FC Nordsjælland at home on Monday, and the title is theirs.
Source: The Nordic Page