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During the first round of matches in Group C of the second round between Denmark and Bulgaria monks were played. The victory with a score of 2-0 was achieved by the Danes, greatly increasing their chances of reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament. Meanwhile, for the defeated Bulgarians, this means that their tournament will definitely end after the group stage.
Denmark - Bulgaria 2 - 0 44' 90+2'
From the very beginning of the match, Danish players began to dominate the field. Even four of them could have changed the result in favor of the Danes, but the Bulgarians were saved by their goalkeeper. The Danes dominated in every aspect on the field. They had more shots on goal and earned more corner kicks.
In the 23rd minute, the Danish coach had to make a forced substitution. J.Gronkjaer ran onto the field instead of the injured D.Romedal. The Bulgarian coach also replaced his player. In the 39th minute, Z.Zagorichius entered the field, replacing M.Petrov.
Throughout the match, the Danish footballers who had the initiative could not score a goal. But in the 44th minute, they finally succeeded: T. Gravesen made a pass to M. Jorgensen, who passed the ball to J.D. Tomason, who then scored into the empty goal.
At the end of the first half, the Danish national team players who scored a goal in the first half gradually gave the initiative to the opponents in the second half. Bulgarians began to control the ball more than in the first half of the match. Although the game evened out, the Bulgarians failed to create special opportunities to score a goal.
The referee Batista, known for distributing cards, showed a second yellow card to Bulgarian player S. Petrov for disputes in the 84th minute. The Bulgarian footballers, left to play with ten men, finally collapsed.
During the added time, the Danes managed to score a second goal. J.Gronkjaer, who appeared on the field in the first half, scored with a precise shot into the corner of the goal after receiving a pass from Tomason.
At the very end of the match, E. Sandas could have scored a third goal in these matches, but his shot hit the goal post.
