FC Copenhaga got back to winning ways on 31 August 2026, beating Sonderjyske 3-1 in the Superliga dinamarquesa and moving up to fourth place. Mohamed Elyounoussi scored twice, and Mads Emil Madsen added the other goal as the team collected 12 points from five games.
The result matters because it gave FC Copenhaga a clean answer after the 0-4 defeat to Viborg FF in the previous round. A league side that can be blown away one week and respond the next is not yet settled, but it is no longer carrying the weight of that loss into the coming days.
That is why the match against Sonderjyske is being read beyond the scoreline. FC Copenhaga is now one point behind Nordsjaeland, which leads the league with 13 points, and the next league game is set for Thursday at Parken. A win there would not only extend the recovery from the Viborg FF setback, it would also sharpen the team’s league position before it turns toward SC Braga in the Liga Europa.
There was still a reminder in the final score that the bounce-back is incomplete. Alexander Munksgaard scored Sonderjyske’s goal, and the visitors remain last with one point from six rounds and no league wins, which means FC Copenhaga did not face a side in form when it needed a response. That does not erase the value of the three points, but it does show the performance was a step back toward control rather than a full recovery.
For Elyounoussi, the afternoon was the kind that can change the mood around a team fast. Two goals, a move up the table and a Thursday meeting with the league leader give FC Copenhaga a platform, but the real test now is whether it can carry this rhythm into Parken and then into Europe.
