UEFA Nations League

Denmark vs Iceland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Denmark
  • 12': Christian Eriksen (P)
  • 90'+2': Christian Eriksen (P)
FT
2 - 1
Iceland
  • 85': Vidar Örn Kjartansson

Denmark down Iceland in Nations League as Eriksen strikes twice from the spot

A pair of penalties by Christian Eriksen, including a stoppage-time winner, capped a superb individual performance as Denmark beat Iceland 2-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Iceland. Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson tries a through ball, but Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
  • 2': Foul by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Iceland).
  • 2': Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 4': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
  • 6': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 7': Offside, Denmark. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
  • 11': Penalty Denmark. Daniel Wass draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Penalty conceded by Ari Freyr Skulason (Iceland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 11': Ari Freyr Skulason (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Goal! Denmark 1, Iceland 0. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 18': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Denmark).
  • 18': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson.
  • 29': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 29': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Offside, Denmark. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
  • 31': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Denmark. Simon Kjaer tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 39': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Hördur Magnússon.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 45'+1': Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Denmark 1, Iceland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Denmark 1, Iceland 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Denmark. Frederik Rönnow replaces Kasper Schmeichel because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Iceland. Victor Pálsson replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  • 46': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Simon Kjaer (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
  • 54': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland).
  • 55': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ari Freyr Skulason (Iceland).
  • 56': Offside, Denmark. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
  • 57': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
  • 57': Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
  • 57': Sverrir Ingason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Victor Pálsson with a headed pass.
  • 63': Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
  • 63': Martin Braithwaite (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Offside, Denmark. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
  • 66': Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Daniel Wass (Denmark).
  • 66': Daniel Wass (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hördur Magnússon following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Substitution, Denmark. Jens Jonsson replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 70': Substitution, Iceland. Aron Gunnarsson replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
  • 71': Substitution, Iceland. Vidar Örn Kjartansson replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  • 73': Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Thomas Delaney (Denmark).
  • 74': Substitution, Iceland. Alfred Finnbogason replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 76': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Simon Kjaer.
  • 76': Substitution, Denmark. Lucas Andersen replaces Martin Braithwaite.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Foul by Sverrir Ingason (Iceland).
  • 82': Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Andersen.
  • 83': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson.
  • 85': Offside, Denmark. Thomas Delaney tries a through ball, but Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
  • 85': Goal! Denmark 1, Iceland 1. Vidar Örn Kjartansson (Iceland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ari Freyr Skulason with a through ball.
  • 87': Foul by Lucas Andersen (Denmark).
  • 87': Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Birkir Már Saevarsson (Iceland).
  • 89': Birkir Már Saevarsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Denmark. Jonas Wind replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Andersen with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Denmark 2, Iceland 1. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Iceland. Gylfi Sigurdsson tries a through ball, but Vidar Örn Kjartansson is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Iceland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Denmark 2, Iceland 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
42.5 Possession 57.5
7 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
358 Accurate Passes 515
440 Passes 599
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 53
14 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 7
6 Tackles 14
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 4
12 Effective Clearances 11
12 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 141

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 France 6 +6 13
2 Italy 6 +5 13
3 Belgium 6 -3 4
4 Israel 6 -8 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

DEN Denmark (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4 Simon Kjaer
3 Jannik Vestergaard
6 Andreas Christensen
15 Mathias Jensen
8 Thomas Delaney
10 Christian Eriksen
17 Jens Stryger Larsen
18 Daniel Wass Yellow Card
20 Yussuf Poulsen
9 Martin Braithwaite
Denmark Substitutes:
Rasmus Kristensen, Lucas Andersen, Frederik Ronnow, Mathias Jørgensen, Alexander Scholz, Henrik Dalsgaard, Mikkel Damsgaard, Jonas Wind, Alexander Bah, Pione Sisto, Jens Jonsson, Jonas Lössl.

ISL Iceland (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Rúnar Rúnarsson (GK)
3 Hólmar Eyjólfsson
18 Hördur Magnússon Yellow Card
5 Sverrir Ingason
21 Arnór Sigurdsson
10 Gylfi Sigurdsson
8 Birkir Bjarnason
23 Ari Skúlason Yellow Card
2 Birkir Saevarsson Yellow Card
20 Albert Gudmundsson
22 Jón Bödvarsson
Iceland Substitutes:
Hannes Halldórsson, Ragnar Sigurdsson, Kári Árnason, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Alfred Finnbogason, Aron Gunnarsson, Jóhann Gudmundsson, Vidar Örn Kjartansson, Ögmundur Kristinsson, Hjörtur Hermannsson, Victor Palsson, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson.

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