The European Soccer Championship has its first attract Germany: The match between Denmark and Slovenia ended 1-1 (1-0) in Stuttgart on Sunday (June 16, 2024). Erik Janza was in a position to equalize Christian Eriksen’s first purpose early (seventeenth minute) late (77th).
The Danes, with Wolfsburg’s Jonas Wind within the beginning line-up, have been the pre-match favorites and confirmed why from minute one. Former Mainz coach Kasper Hjulmand’s workforce set the tempo from the beginning. The Slovenians – with Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko within the beginning line – pulled again and defended at instances with all eleven males in their very own half.
Eriksen scored for Denmark’s closing
It didn’t take lengthy for this era of stress from the Danes to be rewarded. After a throw-in, Wind shortly switched gears and back-heeled the ball to Eriksen, who then scored 1-0 after a terrific reception and clearance from a couple of meters (seventeenth). The primary interim purpose for the Hjulmand workforce was achieved.
Christian Eriksen in a duel with Zan Karnicnik
However: Slovenia additionally tried to go forward with tentative makes an attempt, it was clear that Sesko missed the primary alternative (twenty fifth). The sport was now somewhat extra even when it comes to pitch and instantly supplied slapstick as properly. After a pointy cross from Eriksen, Sesko shot at teammate Jan Mlakar in his personal field and the ball rolled only a few meters over the purpose (twenty eighth).
Slovenia does not have a terrific concept
The Slovenians made life tough for themselves on the again, and on offense they didn’t have the nice concept within the first half to place the Danish backline round former Bundesliga champions Jannik Vestergaard and Jesper Christensen in deep trouble. The Danes, who shifted down a gear from the thirtieth minute onwards, didn’t have an excessive amount of hassle with the Slovenian assault till the half-time whistle. Eriksen missed the final likelihood within the first half within the forty third minute.
The query within the second half was whether or not the Slovenians would discover a solution to embarrass the Danes, who have been main. Instantly after the restart they at the least tried, however initially there was little greater than somewhat dysfunction within the Danish penalty space after Slovenia had been thrown in. The Danes recovered from this early stage and had their first good likelihood of the second half following a free kick within the fifty fifth minute: however Jan Oblak’s deflected header missed the purpose.
Janza scored the equalizer
The sport after that was fairly robust because the Danes solely led by one purpose and did not do a lot to alter the state of affairs. The primary excellent likelihood solely got here from Wind once more, which Oblac denied from a couple of meters within the sixty fourth minute. The sport wasn’t nice at this level, however the shut consequence was actually thrilling. Adam Gnezda Cerin had the subsequent likelihood for the Slovenians (67′).
Sesko fired the final warning shot earlier than the equaliser, however his excellent long-range shot hit the put up (76th). Denmark have been lastly punished for his or her damaging model of play within the second half by Janza, whose chipped shot landed in Kasper Schmeichel’s field within the 77th minute.
Denmark now in opposition to England
Have been the Danes awake once more now? By no means! Benjamin Verbic nearly put Slovenia forward within the eightieth minute. That was the top of Slovenia’s energy play, and neither workforce had any likelihood. After the match, goalscorer Eriksen acquired additional reward from coach Hjulmand: “He has one thing very particular. He performed a terrific sport for us as we speak and units the tempo for our workforce.”
Denmark proceed in opposition to England on July 20 (6 pm) in Frankfurt, the Slovenians’ subsequent opponent is Serbia at 3 pm on the identical day. This sport takes place in Munich.