Mabil is on loan at Esbjerg for the 2016-17 season and reminded his parent club of his quality with the opening goal in a 3-1 defeat.

The 21-year-old produced a fine free-kick with a mixture of power and placement to put Esbjerg ahead on 24 minutes.


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The former Adelaide United man was making just his second start for Esbjerg, where he's been used six times as a substitute.

Mabil was sent off on his Esbjerg debut in August and is desperate to impress having made only nine first-team appearances for Midtjylland last season.

Esbjerg remain bottom of the Superliga with one win from 14 games.