Denmark lose to Finland after Christian Eriksen collapse as Euro 2020 match resumes with Kasper Schmeichel mistake and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg penalty miss after midfielder was confirmed to be OK in hospital

Denmark lost 1-0 to Finland in their Euro 2020 opener, but the result felt totally irrelevant after Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.

The match resumed after Eriksen was confirmed to be OK, following a seriously distressing stoppage during which the midfielder required CPR and a defibrillator.

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UEFA confirmed Eriksen has been transferred to hospital and stabilised

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The players were in serious distress

Scenes of anguish and despair quickly turned into pure relief as the 29-year-old was revealed to be out of danger, but football remained the furthest thing from everyone’s mind with Eriksen recovering in hospital.

Nonetheless, Denmark agreed to resume the match at 7.30pm, with 49 minutes left to play and the scores level at 0-0.

What followed was indicative of a team distracted by the welfare of their friend, as goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made an uncharacteristic mistake to let Joel Pohjanpalo’s header squeeze past him.

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The Denmark captain would usually save the header

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Hojbjerg missed a tame effort from the spot

Finland refused to over-celebrate out of respect for the situation.

Denmark were given the chance to salvage a point when Anthony Taylor awarded them a penalty, but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s tame effort was saved.

The defeat will hurt Denmark and represent a historic moment for Finland, but the match will not be remembered for either of those things.

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