The Finnish Football Federation was glowing about Huuhkajie’s victory over Denmark two years ago. The fact that Christian Eriksen was not mentioned in the update angered some of the commentators and made the topic headlines in Denmark and Sweden.
On Monday, the Finnish Football Federation celebrated the victory over Denmark two years ago in the opening match of the European Championships on Huuhkajie’s social media accounts.
Finland won Joel Pohjanpalon 1–0 with a header in the second period. The match is especially remembered for Denmark’s star player Christian Eriksen from cardiac arrest. Eriksen was revived on the field for a long time and the continuation of the match was uncertain for a long time.
Eriksen recovered and was able to resume his career with a pacemaker. He currently plays for Manchester United.
– Two years have passed since the historic victory in the European Championships at Parken. A match that we will remember forever was written on Huuhkajie’s social media.
The fact that Eriksen was not mentioned at all in the update attracted the attention of the commentators.
– Yes. The day Eriksen’s horrific seizure happened shocked the football world. What form of nostalgia, for example, one commenter wondered.
– The day when Eriksen stepped onto the pitch in front of his friends, family and the whole world. It was a fun memory, another commented.
Tuesday at Huuhkajie’s someti an update was releasedwhich apologized for the formatting of yesterday’s update.
– We apologize that yesterday’s update was poorly formatted. This was absolutely not our intention. The reason we will remember this match forever is Christian Eriksen. The account manager was also there, crying and singing with you all. And I’m really sorry.
The topic became number one in the Danish afternoon newspaper Ekstra Bladet, among others on the sports page. Also the Swedish newspaper Expressen you noted the topic.
– Eriksen was not mentioned: Now Finland says sorry, Ekstra Bladet started.
– The Finnish Football Association in a storm: Sorry Denmark, belongs title of the Danish BT site.
Palloliitto’s communications manager Taru Nyholm comment on the matter to BT. He was sad about the situation.
– We are sorry, we did not choose the right format in our message on social media. We didn’t show enough respect to the Danish national team, Eriksen and the Danes.
Nyholm emphasized that the events of the match connect the history of the Finnish and Danish national teams.
– We are very grateful that Eriksen has recovered and is doing well. The events of that match have left a deep impression on the players of our national team as well.
– We also apologize to the Danish supporters. We hope that our apology will be accepted and we can continue our good cooperation in the future.