Xtra Time Web Desk: Debutant Finland shocked heavyweights Denmark in EURO 2020 Group B clash at Telia Parken stadium. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the winner for Finland in the 59th minute while goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky saved a penalty. The match was overshadowed by Christian Eriksen’s collapse on the field.
The game was suspended for about 90 minutes after Eriksen needed urgent medical treatment near the end of the first half before being taken to a hospital. The Danish soccer federation says Eriksen is awake and in stable condition.
Pohjanpalo put Finland ahead against the run of play when the match resumed. He rose above Joakim Maehle to head home a cross from Jere Uronen.
Denmark dominated most of the game and was handed a penalty when Yussuf Poulsen went down under a challenge from Paulus Arajuuri. But Hradecky dived to his left to stop a tame effort from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.