UEFA European Championship

FT Sunday, June 16, 2024
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Slovenia WDWWD 1
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Match Report

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Eriksen's fairytale Euro comeback spoilt by Slovenia in draw

Denmark's Christian Eriksen crowned a remarkable return to the European Championship with a goal 1,100 days after suffering a cardiac arrest but Slovenia snatched a 1-1 draw in an entertaining Euro 2024 Group C opener on Sunday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
9
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
67.8
Possession
32.2
16
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
583
Accurate Passes
241
658
Passes
311
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
5
25
Crosses
14
0.4
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
52
17
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
2
2
Effective Tackles
7
7
Tackles
14
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
13
17
Effective Clearances
30
17
Clearances
30

Head to Head

DEN leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

SVN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jan OblakG
  2. 6Jaka BijolCD-L
  3. 21Vanja DrkusicCD-R
  4. 13Erik JanzaLB
  5. 2Zan KarnicnikRB
  6. 10Timi ElsnikCM-L
  7. 22Adam Gnezda CerinCM-R
  8. 17Jan MlakarLM
  9. 20Petar StojanovicRM
  10. 11Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  11. 9Andraz SporarCF-R

DEN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Andreas ChristensenCD
  3. 3Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  4. 2Joachim AndersenCD-R
  5. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  6. 21Morten HjulmandCM-R
  7. 10Christian EriksenAM
  8. 17Victor KristiansenLM
  9. 18Alexander BahRM
  10. 9Rasmus HøjlundCF-L
  11. 19Jonas WindCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Slovenia 0, Denmark 1. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Wind.
  2. 49' Morten Hjulmand (Denmark) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 67' Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Verbic replaces Petar Stojanovic.
  5. 75' Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Celar replaces Jan Mlakar.
  6. 75' Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Timi Max Elsnik.
  7. 77' Goal! Slovenia 1, Denmark 1. Erik Janza (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  8. 77' Substitution, Denmark. Joakim Mæhle replaces Victor Kristiansen.
  9. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  10. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Dolberg replaces Jonas Wind.
  11. 83' Substitution, Denmark. Christian Nørgaard replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  12. 84' Zan Celar (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Substitution, Denmark. Thomas Delaney replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  14. 90'+4' Substitution, Slovenia. David Brekalo replaces Andraz Sporar.
  15. 90'+4' Substitution, Slovenia. Jasmin Kurtic replaces Benjamin Sesko.

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