I am happy I delivered when it mattered most-Dolberg

Nothing can be sweeter that rising to the occasion when it matters most. That was the submission of goal hero Kasper Dolberg after he opened scoring in Demark’s 4-0 demolition of Wales.

Dolberg insisted Denmark believed they could go far at Euro 2020 after Saturday’s emphatic 4-0 defeat of Wales in Amsterdam took them through to the quarter-finals.

“We dreamed about this and at the end of the day I think we also believed we could get here,” said the striker who scored his side’s first two goals in the last-16 tie at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

“We have a lot of great players. It is hard to say we expected to be here but we are happy to be through to the quarter-finals.”

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Dolberg had not started any of Denmark’s games in the group stage but was brought into the line-up by coach Kasper Hjulmand and delivered in style at the ground where he made his name with Ajax.

Dolberg scored his side’s first two goals before Joakim Maehle and Martin Braithwaite added further strikes late on as Wales capitulated, finishing with 10 men after Harry Wilson was sent off.

The occasion at the Johan Cruyff Arena was like a home game for Denmark with a huge travelling support inside the stadium.

“This is something I have been waiting for after being on the bench,” Dolberg said.

“I felt that I contributed something great today and walking around the city and then to the stadium it felt really special to me.”