Slovenia and Denmark present the primary draw of the Euro Cup

Stuttgart. Slovenia managed to cancel out Christian Eriksen’s purpose to attract 1-1 in opposition to Denmark on Sunday in Stuttgart, within the first match of group C of Euro 2024.

In entrance of the Danish followers, Eriksen opened the scoring (17) after chesting down a great go from Jonas Wind and powerfully beating the Slovenian goalkeeper and captain Jan Oblak.

Past the ultimate distribution of factors, the purpose is vital for the Danish captain, because it comes 1,100 days after the gifted midfielder collapsed attributable to cardiac arrest throughout Denmark’s entry into the fray in opposition to Finland within the Euro 2021.

With a defibrillator since then, Eriksen has returned to skilled soccer, and on Sunday he opened his staff’s purpose tally and was named UEFA Man of the Match.

However the Purple Dynamitewinner of the event in 1992 and semi-finalist in 2021, started to be harassed insistently by the Slovenians, returning 24 years later to a European Championship.

Led by new RB Leipzig attacker Benjamin Sesko, who had a fantastic likelihood simply earlier than Eriksen’s purpose, Slovenia swarmed Kasper Schmeichel’s purpose with hazard, whereas Denmark was content material to take care of possession, with out ever having an opportunity. clear alternatives to attain the purpose of tranquility.

Seconds after the crossbar repelled a strong shot from Sesko (76), defender Erik Janza (77) powerfully fired a rebound after a nook kick, to switch the clear equality on the sector to the scoreboard.

Oblak’s teammates smelled blood and sought victory, whereas the Danes additionally confirmed delight within the closing minutes, with out the end result altering.

Slovenia, which is enjoying solely its second European Championship, manages to attain in opposition to one of many two hardest rivals in Group C, which is accomplished by England and Serbia.