Denmark vs Finland, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipFinland beat Denmark but game overshadowed by Eriksen collapse
Finland claimed a 1-0 win over Denmark after the match had been suspended when Christian Eriksen required emergency medical treatment on the pitch.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 4': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 4': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Robin Lod (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 5': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 6': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
- 6': Lukás Hrádecky (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jonas Wind (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 7': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 8': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Wass with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 10': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
- 10': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wass.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jonas Wind (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Delaney with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
- 13': Lukás Hrádecky (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark).
- 13': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Denmark).
- 13': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Delaney.
- 15': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 18': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 19': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
- 21': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 22': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
- 24': Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 27': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
- 27': Joona Toivio (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
- 30': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Robin Lod.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 42': Attempt saved. Daniel Wass (Denmark) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
- 43': Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Eriksen because of an injury.
- 45': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
- 45': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Denmark 0, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Denmark 0, Finland 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 47': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
- 48': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 48': Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 51': Foul by Tim Sparv (Finland).
- 51': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Tim Sparv (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Mathias Jensen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 54': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
- 54': Simon Kjaer (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Jonas Wind (Denmark) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
- 58': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaney (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 60': Goal! Denmark 0, Finland 1. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jere Uronen with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 61': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Daniel Wass (Denmark).
- 62': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen replaces Jonas Wind.
- 63': Substitution, Denmark. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Simon Kjaer.
- 67': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
- 67': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo tries a through ball, but Robin Lod is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
- 72': Penalty Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty saved! Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 75': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 75': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Substitution, Denmark. Jens Stryger Larsen replaces Daniel Wass.
- 76': Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Thomas Delaney.
- 76': Substitution, Finland. Rasmus Schüller replaces Tim Sparv.
- 76': Substitution, Finland. Joni Kauko replaces Teemu Pukki.
- 76': Attempt missed. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg following a set piece situation.
- 81': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Paulus Arajuuri.
- 84': Substitution, Finland. Marcus Forss replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
- 85': Foul by Jukka Raitala (Finland).
- 85': Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
- 89': Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Finland. Leo Väisänen replaces Jukka Raitala because of an injury.
- 90': Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Marcus Forss (Finland).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jens Stryger Larsen with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joakim Maehle with a cross.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Denmark 0, Finland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Denmark 0, Finland 1.
Statistics
 FIN |
DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 37 | Possession | 63 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 193 | Accurate Passes | 542 |
| 283 | Passes | 629 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 22 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 33 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 13,790
Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 13,790
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Denmark (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 6 | Andreas Christensen |
| 4 | Simon Kjaer |
| 5 | Joakim Maehle |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 8 | Thomas Delaney |
| 10 | Christian Eriksen |
| 19 | Jonas Wind |
| 9 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 20 | Yussuf Poulsen |
Finland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 2 | Paulus Arajuuri |
| 3 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy |
| 4 | Joona Toivio |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala |
| 14 | Tim Sparv  |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 10 | Teemu Pukki |
| 20 | Joel Pohjanpalo |
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