Eriksen shines, Denmark shares points with Slovenia

(Dan Tri) - Midfielder Eriksen shined in his first return to Euro after a cardiac arrest 3 years ago. He played brilliantly and scored a goal, but unfortunately Denmark was held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia on the night of June 16.

Eriksen celebrates after opening the scoring.

After the opening whistle, Denmark pushed up their formation to pressure Slovenia. With a superior midfield, Denmark kept the ball rolling almost exclusively on Slovenia's side of the field in the first few minutes. Slovenia understood Denmark very well as they were in the same group in the qualifying round, so coach Kek let his players play an active defense and wait for counter-attack opportunities. Despite dominating the ball, Denmark did not create many scoring opportunities. The surprise happened in the 17th minute, when the Danish players had quick and smooth coordination, and Eriksen received the ball in the penalty area and shot diagonally to open the scoring.

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Eriksen celebrates after opening the scoring.

The opening goal boosted the Danish players' confidence, but unfortunately the "Tin Soldiers"'s finishing accuracy was too poor, with only one shot on target out of eight in the first 45 minutes. Entering the second half, Denmark still controlled the ball, but Slovenia was no longer as resigned as in the first half. Kek's team had many sharp counterattacks, causing Schmeichel's goal to encounter many difficulties. In the 77th minute, Janza shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit a Danish player and changed direction into the net, helping Slovenia tie the score 1-1. After the match at Stuttgart Arena returned to balance, the two teams played quite openly and both had scoring opportunities, Slovenia's chances were clearer than Denmark's, but the score did not change. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with each team taking a point.

90+4'

Time's up

The two teams drew 1-1.

88'

Verbic missed a chance to score.

Verbic missed a chance to score when he shot wide from just 6 metres.

Poulsen shields the ball from two Slovenian players.

86'

Hjulmand's shot was too gentle.

Hjulmand's shot from the edge of the penalty area was not too hard, and goalkeeper Oblak had no difficulty catching the ball.

85'

Celar was shown a yellow card.

Celar was shown a yellow card for a foul.

82'

Sporar shoots the ball into the side of the net

Danish players passed the ball wrongly, creating an opportunity for Slovenia to attack quickly. Sporar rushed forward strongly and finished from the right side of the penalty area, the ball went into the side of the net.

Dan mach 1.jpg — Sporar shot the ball into the side of the net.

79'

Sporar shot over the bar

Sporar received a good pass from his teammate, unfortunately his shot from inside the penalty area went over the bar.

77'

Goal. Janza equalizes.

Janza volleyed with his left foot from the left side of the centre, the ball hit the Danish player and changed direction into the right corner of the goal, Schmeichel flew to the left so he couldn't block it.

Dan mach 2.jpg — Janza celebrates after scoring.

76'

The ball hits the post.

Sesko rushed to receive the ball in the middle and unleashed a powerful shot, the ball went beyond Schmeichel's reach but hit the post and bounced out.

75'

Sporar shot wide

Sporar rushed down to receive his teammate's free kick, Slovenia's number 9 striker cushioned the ball from about 6 meters out.

70'

Wind header is too bad

Wind made the perfect run and jump to head a Danish corner, but the ball went wide of the Slovenian goal.

66'

Cerin headed wide.

Receiving a cross from the left, Cerin jumped high and headed the ball from about 7 meters away, the ball went across the face of the goal to the right of the goal.

Andersen made a successful save against two Slovenian players

65'

Oblak made a great save

Oblak had a good reflex to successfully block Hojlund's close-range shot, before that Denmark had a good attack from the left.

60'

Kristiansen's cross was inaccurate.

Kristiansen crossed from the wing into the Slovenian penalty area to find a teammate, but he failed and Denmark's attack was extinguished.

54'

Stojanovic was shown a yellow card.

Stojanovic was booked for a foul. Then, from Denmark's free kick, a Slovenian player cleared the ball into his own net.

52'

Stormy in front of the Danish goal

The Danish goal was in turmoil as the ball kept wandering around the penalty area. At least twice, Slovenian players rushed in to shoot but both times they missed.

60'

Hjulmand was shown a yellow card.

Hjulmand was shown a yellow card after the Denmark player pulled an opponent's shirt.

46'

Start of the second half

Denmark serve.

45+2'

End of first half

Denmark lead 1-0 against Slovenia.

43'

Eriksen shot over the bar

Eriksen received an accurate pass in the penalty area, he immediately shot towards the goal but the ball went over the crossbar.

40'

Eriksen missed the shot.

Eriksen received the ball quite comfortably on the right side of the penalty area, Denmark's number 10 carefully finished but a Slovenian player jumped to block.

33'

Stojanovic unfortunately missed the ball

Stojanovic broke the offside trap to receive a long pass from his teammate. He tried to jump up to block the ball at the edge of the penalty area but was unsuccessful.

30'

Schmeichel appeared in time

Sporar received a cross in the Danish penalty area, but goalkeeper Schmeichel actively blocked the ball and Slovenia's chance was gone.

28'

Mlakar almost scored an own goal

After Eriksen's cross, Sesko cleared the ball and it hit Mlakar, bouncing back. Luckily for Slovenia, the ball went across the face of the goal.

21'

Janza wins a corner kick

Janza fired a shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hit the Danish player's leg and bounced out of the field.

17'

Goal. Eriksen's classy goal

Wind backheeled after a teammate's throw-in, passed the ball to Eriksen, entered the penalty area, received the ball and shot diagonally past goalkeeper Oblak to open the score.

Eriksen celebrates after opening the scoring.

16'

Sesko's shot missed the post.

Sesko received the ball in the middle, he calmly released a powerful shot, the ball missed the left post of the Danish goal by just a little.

Dan Mach — Sesko competes for the ball with Hojbjerg.

15'

Referee warns Bijol

The referee reminded Bijol when he rushed to knock down Wind from Denmark.

11'

Christensen headed over the bar

Christensen went up to take a free kick from Denmark, he headed the ball from the edge of the penalty area, the ball went over the bar.

10'

Denmark overwhelmed the opponent

With the midfield actively pushing up, Denmark was putting pressure on the opponent, the ball almost only rolled on Slovenia's field in the first 10 minutes.

Hojlund's shoe fell off.

Hojlund collided with a Slovenian player and lost his shoe, but the referee did not blow the whistle. The Danish player appeared to be in pain but then got up and continued playing.

23:00 - Match begins

Slovenia serves.