Christian Eriksen scores  mins into worldwide comeback

Christian Eriksen scores mins into worldwide comeback

Christian Eriksen scored two minutes into his international comeback as Denmark fell to a four-2 loss towards the Netherlands in Saturday's friendly at Johan Cruijff Arena.

The midfielder changed into back in Denmark's squad for the primary time considering suffering a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 and made an on the spot effect after being added on at 1/2-time.

Eriksen's well-taken intention, coming on the floor in which he made a name for himself with Ajax, got Denmark back into the game after the hosts spread out a 3-1 lead on the destroy.

Steven Bergwijn and Nathan Ake netted either facet of Jannik Vestergaard's leveller before Memphis Depay transformed a penalty, with Bergwijn rounding matters off after Eriksen's strike.

The Netherlands had already examined Kasper Schmeichel 3 times before Bergwijn met Daley Blind's left-sided move and headed in a sixteenth-minute opener.

Denmark's reaction was a quick one, with Joakim Maehle sending in a go for Vestergaard to glance in a leveller 4 minutes later after Jesper Lindstrom's free-kick was blocked.

Ake restored the Netherlands' lead quickly earlier than the half of-hour mark with every other headed purpose, completing from near variety as soon as picked out by means of a first-class Steven Berghuis transport.

Louis van Gaal's men had a few respiration space earlier than the c programming language thanks to a Depay penalty, which became offered for Vestergaard's undertaking on Berghuis.

Denmark lost Yussuf Poulsen and Thomas Delaney to harm but have been given a lifeline while Eriksen converted fellow substitute Andreas Skov Olsen's skip with a first-time finish.

Bergwijn's curled effort with 20 mins to go ended Denmark's hopes of saying a draw, though there was nonetheless time for Eriksen to ship a long-variety shot off the publish.

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