| Denmark | 2 - 1 | Portugal |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Krohn-Delhi (13') |  | |
| Dennis Rommedahl (45) |  | |
| Nicklas Bendtner (63') | | |
| Michael Silberbauer (75) | | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (90') | |
| Date | : | Tue, Oct 11, 2011 |
| Time | : | 20:15 CET |
| Stadium | : | Parken Stadion |
| Competition | : | European Championship Qualifying |
Highlights
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Denmark beat Portugal in a Euro 2012 automatic victory in their winner-takes-all meeting in Copenhagen.
Michael Krohn-Delhi gave a 13 minutes and Nicklas Bendtner doubled the lead shortly after the hour mark.
Cristiano Ronaldo's late goal will prove a comfort to the Portuguese, who must now negotiate the play-offs if they are to play in Poland and Ukraine.
Denmark got its first chance of the match when midfielder Christian Eriksen found young Krohn-Delhi that ended at the edge of the area.
Nani of Portugal sought an answer, but his shot was charged by Andreas Bjelland Krohn-Delhi before he approached a second at the other end.
Portugal launched a concerted effort to equalize before the break, but Jorge Rolando missed the target when well placed, while Ronaldo took a couple of stops from Thomas Sorensen and Raul Meireles shot out.
Krohn-Delhi had another chance early in the second half, but brighter than before Portugal became the charge again, with Jorge Carlos Martins missing a couple of occasions.
Denmark capitalized as they doubled their lead, Bendtner get home from Dennis Rommedahl cross on 63 minutes.
Portugal attacked straight from the restart, but lost Martins, Ronaldo and Nani headed a shot off when they looked under a cutting edge up front.
Eriksen fluffed the chance to finish off Portugal 17 minutes from time, allowing Portugal another roll of the dice as Bruno Alves headed just wide of the cross of Meireles and Chelsea man then shot out from a good position.
Bendtner header 84 minutes before Rommedahl turned not a short-range effort, and create a finished scratching losses nervous after a Ronaldo free-kick a minute into injury time.
He had added four minutes in total, but after Nani was caught offside in the final attack of the match, Portugal - which would have advanced with a tie - were forced to settle for second.
Ronaldo became the fourth top scorer in Portugal's all-time scoring with 30.
fast news
Michael Krohn-Dehli, who scored in Friday's 4-1 victory over Cyprus is a doubt for the winner-takes-all tie after suffering a stroke, leaving Leverkusen Nicolai Jorgensen end with the opportunity to make his international debut. Elsewhere, there are doubts about the fitness for Andreas Bjelland, Simon Poulsen, Dennis Rommedahl and Niki Zimling, but is expected to confrontation.
Despite his poor performance against Iceland on Friday, Rolando, Bruno Alves set to retain their seats in the center of defense in light of the crisis of injuries and their nation in the center of defense. Meanwhile, the third choice left-back will still be shown Eliseu well in Porto on Friday that saw him score one and set up two others.
Denmark vs Portugal lineup prediction
Denmark 4-2-3-1: Sorensen, Jacobsen, Kjaer, Bjelland, S. Poulsen, Kvist, Zimling, Rommedahl, Eriksen, N. Jorgensen, Bendtner
Portugal 4-3-3: Rui Patricio, Pereira, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Eliseu, Moutinho, Meireles, Martins, Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo
Denmark last 5 match
Oct 7, 2011, Cyprus 1 - 4 Denmark
Sep 6, 2011, Denmark 2 - 0 Norway
Aug 10, 2011, Scotland 2 - 1 Denmark
Jun 4, 2011, Iceland 0 - 2 Denmark
Mar 26, 2011, Norway 1 - 1 Denmark
Portugal last 5 match
Oct 7, 2011, Portugal 5 - 3 Iceland
Sep 2, 2011, Cyprus 0 - 4 Portugal
Aug 10, 2011, Portugal 5 - 0 Luxembourg
Jun 4, 2011, Portugal 1 - 0 Norway
Mar 29, 2011, Portugal 2 - 0 Finland
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