Christian Eriksen makes an emotional Euro comeback. Eriksen is a happy man.
Denmark drew 1-1 with Slovenia in their UEFA Euro 2024 Group C opener at the Arena Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, on Sunday at 1:00 a.m. ET. The result leaves Denmark second in the group with one point and Slovenia third with one point.
It was Denmark who opened the scoring. In the 17th minute, Jonas Wind got onto the back foot of a ball thrown in by Alexander Ba from a Danish throw-in. Eriksen cut in, collected it with his chest, and fired a right-footed shot into the back of the net. The first half ended with Denmark leading 1-0.
The game was back to square one. In the 32nd minute of the second half, a Slovenian corner kick was cleared by the Danish defense and Eriks Janja was on hand to take the ball with his left foot. Janja's shot was powerful and deflected off Morten Hjulman for the goal. The game ended 1-1.
On the day, Eriksen led Denmark's attack with crisp passes from the midfield. Eriksen didn't limit himself to a specific position, moving around and finding opportunities, which led to his goal. Eriksen's goal was his Euro debut.
According to soccer stats outlet Sofa Score, Eriksen scored one goal, had one shot on target, two shots off target, two shots blocked, 78 touches 카지노사이트 of the ball, 88% pass success rate (44 out of 50), seven key passes, seven crosses (14 attempts), and four ground battles (six attempts) while playing full-time. His rating was the highest at 8.7. Eriksen was also named the match MVP.
After the game, Eriksen said, "My story at this Euro is different than last time. I was confident to play and I was happy just to be on the pitch. It's always special to play at the Euros. I am happy that I was able to help the team with my goal."
Eriksen's start in this match marked his return to the Euro stage after an absence of 1,100 days. Eriksen suffered a shocker at Euro 2020 three years ago. Eriksen started Denmark's first group game against Finland. But in the 40th minute, Eriksen collapsed to the ground. Not because of a collision with an opponent, but because his heart stopped.
The medical team was quickly called in and performed first aid for 15 minutes. Luckily, Eriksen regained consciousness but didn't finish the game. Eriksen had a defibrillator inserted into his body and continues to play.
