Kenyan defender Daniel Anyembe lasted the entire game as his Viborg side were bundled out of the Landspokal Cup by Fredericia on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regular time.Anyembe started just his third game since joining the side back in July from Esbjerg where he spent his entire career since joining the senior side back in 2016.⏳ Så er der snart kickoff pic.twitter.com/AKwrm3SNGP— Viborg FF ☘️ (@viborgff) September 2, 2021 Fredericia started the game brightly and made their early dominance count when Patrick Egelund put them ahead after only 21 minutes as they went into the halftime break leading 1-0.Viborg aimed to salvage something from the game with head coach Lars Friis making a triple substitution at the half-hour mark in a bid to up the ante. Their persistence finally paid off four minutes from time when Jay-Roy Grot level proceedings with Fredericia’s resistance finally being broken.Viborg had a chance to seal the tie in extra time but Jakob Jansen missed a penalty in the 104th minute with Sebastian John saving his spot-kick. Hjemmeholdet var skarpest i straffesparkskonkurrencen, og dermed er VFF ude af Sydbank Pokalen ☘️ pic.twitter.com/fJTQ5wVp5L— Viborg FF ☘️ (@viborgff) September 2, 2021 With nothing to separate both sides, the game went into penalties with Jacob Bonde missing his kick from 12 yards out as Christian Nielsen converted his penalty to hand Fredericia the win. Viborg will now shift their attention to the Danish Super League where they face Aalborg on Sunday 12 September as they aim to pull out of the relegation group.
