Viborg has developed into a strong force at home, and the home side also had the brightest start in Sunday's match with creative one-touch football and clever build-up, and they were rewarded already after seven minutes, when Asker Beck found an unmarked Sami Jalal inside the box, and Jalal steered the ball past AGF goalkeeper Jesper Hansen.
However, the home side did not have long to celebrate as Viborg-keeper Lucas Lund invited the visitors back into the match when he failed to hang on to a cross from Felix Bejimo, and German striker Janni Serra reacted quickly to poke the ball over the line to the despair of the local supporters.
Despite the equalizer, Viborg continued to dominate the match and created many half-chances without being able to restore the lead against a resilient AGF outfit, who, during a very difficult period of the match, were saved by a very resilient rearguard. And against the run of play, AGF took a very undeserved lead four minutes from the interval when Serra scored his second of the night as he rose high to head home a long throw-in from Henrik Dalsgaard.
In the second half, the visitors settled more into their stylish stride, even though Viborg were still dangerous on the counter. AGF failed to take advantage of a host of chances to make it 3-1, allowing Viborg to preserve the hope of a late equalizer, but AGF hung on for what could turn into a hugely important win for their title aspirations.
Vejle Boldklub, who are bottom of the league, still need a virtual miracle to escape relegation even though they scored a last-gasp equalizer to claim a point against Randers. Elies Mahmoud had otherwise given the visitors the lead after ten minutes when he coolly steered the ball into the net as the ball fell kindly at his feet following a free-kick. However, Vejle had the last laugh and claimed their third successive draw when Mikkel Duelund converted a penalty in injury time after Bismark Edjeodji had been brought down in the box by Daniel Hoegh.
OB reclaimed seventh spot in the league and can still dream of playing in Europe next season when German striker Jona Niemiec gave them a 1-0 win with a clinical first-timer deep into injury-time against Fredericia. Gustav Marcussen otherwise had the chance to give the visitors an unlikely win when he was put clean through in the second half against Odense keeper Viljar Myhra, but squandered the attempt, giving the home side the chance to steal the win in the dying seconds.
