Thursday June 17, 2021
Two-time commitment, where the top Danes during the first half and opened the result just started the match. But the ‘Red Devils’ raised their level and ended up winning, to qualify for the next round. The place is bottom of Group B.
At the Parken Stadion in Copenhagen, Denmark hosted Belgium for the second date of Group B of the Eurocup. The meeting was marked by what happened on Saturday 12/6 with the collapse of Christian Eriksen, but the local could not win for his player and they fell 2-1.
Just started the game, the Danes opened the scoring through Yussuf Poulsen (2 ′), after a rude mistake by Jason Denayer. The defender handed the ball to Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and he assisted the Leipzig forward to make it 1-0.
In 10 ‘, it was time to pay tribute to Eriksen. The ball was sent off the field and both teams, the refereeing body and the public gave a heartfelt applause to the midfielder. Mikkel Damsgaard came close to raising, but his shot narrowly missed.
Denmark showed good football and was superior in the first half. The 1-0 at halftime was a fair prize for what was exhibited by both teams.
But in addition, the course of the game turned 180 °. Belgium showed why they are favorites to stay with the victory and managed to turn the result around. First with the partial draw of Thorgan Hazard (54 ′), after a great collective play in which Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne and the Belgian winger combined.
And later, the Manchester City midfielder was in charge of unbalancing in favor of the ‘Red Devils’ with a goal: an unstoppable left-foot, after good team association, put the second on the scoreboard (70 ′). In 86 ′ Martin Braithwaite was close to equalizing, but his header hit the crossbar.
Two-half game, which found the finest Belgium in its prime. Those led by Roberto Martínez are leaders with 6 points, classified for the next round. The Danes for their part are bottomless units. They will close the first phase against Finland and Russia, respectively.
