Euro 2020: Finland snatch win over Denmark after Christian Eriksen collapse
Updated On: 13 June, 2021 08:04 AM IST | Copenhagen | AFP
The stadium had fallen into a shocked silence as the medics worked but Eriksen was eventually carried off the field at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and a photo showed him apparently holding his head as he laid on the stretcher.
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Finland`s players celebrate with fans at the end of the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. Pic/AFP
Finland beat Denmark 1-0 in their opening match of Euro 2020 which was overshadowed by Christian Eriksen collapsing and having to be revived on the field by medics. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the only goal on the hour mark of a Group B match which was stopped for nearly two hours after Danish playmaker Eriksen slumped to the turf towards the end of the first half. There were fears for his life as he was given CPR by medics on the pitch as his teammates, some distraught, formed a circle around him. The stadium had fallen into a shocked silence as the medics worked but Eriksen was eventually carried off the field at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen and a photo showed him apparently holding his head as he laid on the stretcher.
The Danish Football Union (DBU) said the Inter Milan player was awake and had been able to speak to teammates. "We`ve been in contact with him, and the players have spoken to Christian," DBU director Peter Moeller told Danmarks Radio (DR). "That`s the great news. He`s doing fine, and they are playing the game for him," The match, which had kicked off at 1800 local time (1600 GMT), resumed two-and-a-half hours later in front of a passionate crowd at the Parken Stadium. Chants of "Christian" and "Eriksen" from both sets of supporters rang around the stadium as news of his status began to filter through to supporters. The two teams played out an uneventful final few minutes of the first half after both sets of players returned to the pitch with several Danish players in tears.
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