Denmark’s Eriksen returns with goal but Dutch win thriller
Christian Eriksen’s return to the Denmark team stole the show as he scored with his first touch after coming off the bench at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday where Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn netted twice as the hosts won 4-2.
Eriksen fired home two minutes after being sent on in the second half to cut the home side’s 3-1 halftime lead. It was 288 days since the midfielder had suffered a near-fatal heart attack on the pitch at last year’s European Championship.
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Nathan Ake and Memphis Depay, with a penalty, added the Netherlands’ other goals after Jannik Vestergaard equalised with Denmark’s first in a World Cup warm-up for both countries.
Eriksen, 30, also hit the upright later in the game as he wasted no time fitting back into the Denmark side.