Lukas Hradecky saved Huuhkaji a point against Denmark, the strongest team in the EC qualifying group.
Denmark claimed a narrow victory over Finland with the goals of 1-0 in the European football qualifiers on Sunday. Huhkajat was very close to keeping a clean sheet for the fifth game in a row, when Lukas Hradecky made numerous top saves in the game. by Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg The long shot was too much in the end.
– The goal at the end was a relief for us, because we got a very important victory. This was a wonderful feeling. Our goal was the decisive moment in the whole group, the head coach of Denmark Kasper Hjulmand said, according to Danish media, at the post-match press conference.
With the goal, Denmark rose to the top of the group, with four matches remaining in the qualifiers. The best two go to the European Championships. There are four teams within a point of each other in the group: behind Denmark are Slovenia, Finland and Kazakhstan.
Hjulmand especially praised Hradecky after the match.
– I’m already a bit tired of his long arms, Hjulmand opened up about his frustration.
Hjulmand incensed all of Huuhkajie’s extracts.
– It was really difficult to play against such a compact and hard-fighting defense, Hjulmand described.
He saw that Denmark’s physicality decided the match.
– We pushed hard until the end. We were prepared for such a match. We wanted to win. That’s what we did, Hjulmand formulated.
At halftime, Hjulmand wanted Denmark to play a little more directly and quickly through the Huuhkajie lines.
– We could have played better in the first half. The last passes were not successful. We changed positions a bit in the second half. It made us more dangerous, Hjulmand commented.
Höjbjerg, who scored the winning goal, thanked the 1,600 Danish supporters who came to Helsinki for their support.
– It’s hard to win here. We did it. The victory was important, because now our destiny is in our own hands. That’s what we wanted, Höjbjerg said.
23.3. Denmark–Finland 3 to 1
26.3. Northern Ireland–Finland 0–1
16.6. Finland–Slovenia 2–0
19.6. Finland–San Marino 6–0
7.9. Kazakhstan–Finland 0–1
10.9. Finland–Denmark 0–1
Sat 14.10. at 19 Slovenia–Finland
Tue 17.10. at 19 Finland–Kazakhstan
Fri 17.11. at 19 Finland–Northern Ireland
Mon 20.11. at 21:45 San Marino–Finland
The best two of the group will qualify for the summer 2024 European Championships, which will be played in Germany.
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