A Red card and a first half penalty told the story of an evening to forget as Denmark seized victory over 10-man England.
The Danes took control quickly in the game and mistake prone Harry Maguire risked his place on the field twice and was sent off for a rash challenge after his first in the opening minutes yielded only a yellow. A defensive mix up and a foul that only the referee saw gave the Danish a penalty, which Christian Eriksen converted.
A second half spark from England nearly brought a goal, denied only by the heroics of Kasper Schmeichel who seemed to claw the ball from behind his starting position and a goal line clearance kept the Danes in front in a famous victory over England.
A late penalty shout by England was waved away by the referee after Coady went down after a light brush at his heels. Tempers began to flare with the clock ticking down and a flurry of yellow cards for unkind words by England and a play acting performance worthy of an Oscar by Pedersen gave the referee a busy end to the game.
Edit: Reece James was also sent off after the final whistle for more unkind words
Harry Maguire was the first talking point of the first half, a ‘beg breaker’ challenge saw the Manchester United defender cautioned early on and dismissed later in another challenge that could have caused harm to the opponent. Moments later and England were in more trouble. Walker looked to have been fouled before a fumbling with his Goalkeeper, but a foul was given against Walker in a challenge that looked fair, with the referee thinking different and Eriksen converted from twelve yards. Good work down the right side by James and excellent delivery from both channels gave England hope of snatching an equaliser in the second half
However, the equaliser was not to come as England pushed desperately against a brick wall. An amazing save from Kaspar Schmeichel denied a certain goal and further defensive hard work kept Denmark on a clean sheet. A final free kick from Pickford summed up England’s evening as it flumped down to the first man and posed little threat to the Danish goal. A flurry of free kicks and yellow cards ended a cold evening at Wembley with Denmark above England in Group A2 of the UEFA Nations League, but the possibility of England, Denmark, and Belgium finishing top. Iceland are relegated to Group B
Full Time. England 0-1 Denmark
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