Finland won Saturday June 12 1-0 a "Scandinavico" against Denmark rich in emotions counting for the first day of Group B of Euro-2021 football.
The game was marked by the discomfort of the Danish Eriksen, star of his national team and Inter Milan, who suddenly collapsed on the pitch, his eyes rolled back.
The match was immediately interrupted.
After long minutes where the medical services practiced cardiac massage, the player was evacuated to the hospital "conscious" and in "stable state", according to the Danish federation.
Faced with this drama, the football content of the match may seem secondary.
However, since the players wanted to go to the end in honor of Christian Eriksen, it is a question of doing the same.
A match dominated by Denmark
Before the interruption, Denmark had logically taken control of the game against the Finns playing their first final phase of European competition.
Christian Eriksen was particularly in legs until his dramatic exit, just like Barcelona's Martin Braithwaite.
Before the interruption in the 39th minute, the bill could have been steep for the Finns without an excellent Lukas Hradecky.
The goalkeeper of the Owls intervenes during a long confusion consecutive to a center of Eriksen (6th).
Then, he is attentive on a strike from Wind (7th).
Finally, the goalkeeper of Bayer Leverkusen pushes back a head of Hojbjerg (15th) with a tap.
These images of Danish and Finnish supporters singing and responding to each other in support of #Eriksen is heartbreaking ❤️ #DENFIN #DEN pic.twitter.com/aoESUQKeJ1
- Emilie Lopez ⭐️⭐️ (@emilielopez) June 12, 2021
After the long hiatus which saw a long communion between Danish and Finnish supporters as well as between the players, the match initially resumed for the last five minutes of the first half before a very short half.
Sober Goal Celebration
On returning from the locker room, it is Jensen, who entered instead of Eriksen, who plants the first banderilla.
A distant strike that passes over (51st).
A little later, Kamara loses the ball in his own area.
Delaney tries to take advantage of it but misses the frame (59th).
Then, against the course of the game, Finland opened the scoring Pukki, from the right lane, addressed a precise cross that Pohjanpalo took over with a head within 6 meters.
Schemeichel, on his line, touches the ball but watches it slip into the back of the net.
In view of the circumstances, the Finns soberly celebrate this goal which is however their first in a final phase of international competition (60th, 1-0).
Denmark have the opportunity to come back.
Hojbjerg serves in the Poulsen depth which is slightly unbalanced by Toivio.
Hojbjerg wants to take charge of the penalty.
With the flat of the foot, he shoots to the left of the Finnish goalkeeper.
Hradecky easily blocks (74th).
The Tottenham player blames himself.
Despite a merciless domination on the lawn, Denmark bowed to the Finns with ruthless realism: a shot on target, a goal.
The main thing was not there for the Danes, however.
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