Robbie Russell and Viborg came up a little short against FC Midtjylland, while Aalborg BK notched a road draw without suspended captain Danny Califf.

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BRAVE VIBORG LOSE AGAIN
Viborg FF kept their dignity but are zero for four after Sunday afternoon's 1-0 away loss to rivals FC Midtjylland.

Robbie Russell delivered a passable performance at right back for the guests before being replaced by Lasse Kryger in the 59th minute.

Midtjylland coach Erik Rasmussen left Mikkel Thygesen and Simon Poulsen out of the starting lineup for a breather, and the absence of two key players allowed Viborg to dominate the first half.

A shot from Steffen Højer in the 17th minute nearly gave Viborg the lead, but Midtjylland keeper Martin Raska was equal to the challenge and the first half remained goalless.

Thygesen and Poulsen replaced Adigun Salami and Danny Olsen at halftime, and it was a more determined home side that returned tothe field.

The result came six minutes later when Poulsen provided Christian Olsen with an easy tap-in opportunity for the opener.

Baba Collins could have made it two 10 minutes later, but John Alvbåge made the save and the scoreline held.

Viborg remain in last place with no points on a combined 1-11 tally. They face fellow strugglers Brøndby IF next Monday.

Scoring
FCM - Christian Olsen 2 (Simon Poulsen) 51'

Line-ups
FCM - Martin Raska, Kolja Afriye, Magnus Troest, Maros Klimpl, Christopher Poulsen, Christian Olsen, Adigun Salami (Mikkel
Thygesen 46'), Ajilore Oluwafemi (Frank Kristensen 72'), Danny Olsen (Simon Poulsen 46'), Baba Collins, Sergei Dadu

VFF - John Alvbåge, Robbie Russell (Lasse Kryger 59'), Thomas Frandsen, Asbjørn Sennels, George Popkhadze (Thomas Andie 88') Petter Furuseth-Olsen (Rurik Gislason 76'), Robert Åhman-Persson, Jakob Glerup Nielsen, Simon Nagel, Steffen Højer, Christian Muomaife

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ON THE SIDELINE
Suspended captain Danny Califf stayed behind as Aalborg BK took home a 1-1 draw from second place AC Horsens.