Danish weekend Game 4 & 5

Final two games of the weekend and both games at the Valby Sports complex

Saturday 2 August 2025, Vigerslev BK 0 IF Skjold Birkerod 5 - Friendly, Opvisningsbanen  i Valby Idraetspark

Easy metro trip to Copenhagen South Station, then just a 10 minute walk to the Valby Sports complex, very large with 2 sports halls, an indoor Handball arena, the main stadium of BK Frem, BK Frem clubhouse ( about 200 metres from stadium and numerous grass and G3 football pitches plus an American Football pitch and a cricket pitch ( with a game being played on their today).

3 of the outside pitches are on the Futbology App, 1 Grass and 2 x G3. I was off to see Frem at 2pm and spotted two Pre-season games being played by Regional League sides at 12 noon, trouble is App had them both down as on same pitch. On arrival quickly realised it was Fremad Valby were playing on the pitch indicated and that the other home team, down to play - Vigerslev BK were playing on another pitch and one right next to BK Frem stadium and the one used by Fremad Valby and Vigerslev BK for league games. Both pitches were G3 but the Opvisningsbanen pitch ( think a rough translation is Exhibition Pitch) had an area for spectators on one side inside the cage, railed and two small stands of bench seating, two wooden dug outs, now converted to small stands if wet and a tea/beer hut ( not open today). The other pitch being used today by Fremad, was just a cage with no spectator area.

Game started quite even with both teams having chances, with the visitors managing to convert one chance on 32 minutes. Second half was a different game with the visitors dominating and adding a further 4 goals. After 62 minutes the Ref disappeared, again lightning seemed the reason, but we had no rain, both teams stayed on the pitch and the other football ame and the cricket game continued to play on!

The match officials returned and the game continued, then we did get the rain- plus thunder and the game was quickly stopped and agreed that the score would stand as there were only a few minutes left. 

It was then just a 2 minute walk to the BK Frem stadium for a 2pm kick off but because of rain and possible lightning, kick off was put back to 2.30pm. 

BK Frem 3 Sundby Boldklub 2 - Danish 3rd Division, Valby Idraetspark

Left the best game to last, and liked the ground best and a good atmosphere - hard to think this was a Third Division game whilst the the day before a 1st division game did not even get a 1,000 fans.

One large seated stand, also housed the changing rooms, but you could watch games from all 4 sides but because of the rain, in the first half most just watched from the main stand behind one gaol, was bench seating , where the ultras would normally stand plus food, beer, souvenir huts - other end some terracing. Far side was terracing with grass bank above and a hut selling beer, where I positioned myself for the second half! Only downside is the pitch was a distance from this stand, guess before plastic pitch was put down, there had been an athletics track round the pitch.

BK Frem had a greats start to the game, numerous chances and they managed to convert two of those within the first 4 minutes! They added a a third on 27 minutes, but it had not been all one way traffic with Sundby getting a goal back on 32 minutes.

Second half more even, and with Sundby getting a second goal on 75 minutes, it was a nervy last 15 minutes for the home supporters.

Team celebrated the win on the pitch, then many of the fans made their way to the clubhouse which is about 200 metres from the ground.