Championship contenders FC Midtjylland showed major signs of weakness on Saturday when they, after an otherwise dominant display, threw away a 2-0 lead and only managed a 2-2 draw against Sonderjyske in the Superliga championship game.
Aral Simsir and Dario Osorio both scored in the first half, and Elias Olafsson saved a penalty kick, before Sonderjyske's Mohamed Cherif and Olti Hyseni managed to restore parity in the final phase.
It was Midtjylland's fourth successive league match without a win, and championship rivals AGF now have the chance to open a seven-point gap to Mike Tullberg's outfit with just seven rounds of the season left with a victory at Viborg FF on Monday evening.
Sonderjyske is still third in the table, well behind the top duo, but is therefore still in contention for a ticket for the European competitions.
The home side otherwise made a strong start on Saturday, and Chilean Dario Osorio had a close-range effort from distance before Simsir opened the score after 12 minutes.
Defender Ousmane Diao broke up a Sonderjyske attack, and after using Cho Gue-sung as an intermediary, the ball ended up in the box with Simsir, who directed the ball through Maxime Soulas' legs and past Sonderjyske goalkeeper Marcus Bundgaard.
The home side was in control for the most part in the following period, and 19-year-old starting debutant Julius Emefile, among others, tested Bundgaard.
At the end of the first half, Midtjylland lost midfielder Valdemar Byskov to injury and moved Diao into central midfield.
On the hour-mark, the home side then doubled the lead when Osorio used Simsir's well-tempered deep run to his advantage, passed Bundgaard, and rolled the ball over the line.
Victor Bak, who had been selected for the national team's recent matches but did not get playing time, was close to making it 3-0 shortly afterwards with a thunderous long shot.
After 67 minutes, the visitors then squandered an opportunity to cut the deficit when goalkeeper Eilas Olafsson saved a penalty from Lirim Qamili, but seven minutes from the end, the powerful Cherif made it 1-2 after Tobias Klysner's cross.
With just a minute left, Olti Hyseni then completely silenced the local crowd with a very late equalizer.
