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THE WORLD CUP DREAM LIVES ON IN YEREVAN
The Copenhagen Post, Denmark
Sept 10 2013
Christian Wenande
September 10, 2013 - 21:58
There's still much to do, but a second-half penalty by Daniel Agger
has kept Denmark's hopes to qualify for the 2014 World Cup alive
Danish hopes to reach the 2014 World Cup in Brazil remained intact
after a narrow 1-0 win over Armenia in Yerevan tonight.
Embattled coach Morten Olsen and his boys had been severely criticised
for their performances recently, but dominated throughout and were
rewarded with a game-winning penalty twenty minutes from time.
The penalty was won after young sub Viktor Fischer produced a moment
of brilliance out of nothing. After skinning one defender near the
touch-line, Fischer poked the ball away from another defender, who
clattered the youngster, giving away the spot-kick.
Captain Daniel Agger stepped up and coolly slotted the penalty home
to hand the Danes the three points needed to stave off World Cup
qualification elimination.
For the moment at least, the ugly memories of the Armenian defeat in
Copenhagen had vanished. So had Olsen's ill-advised comparisons the
day before.
The win moves the Danes up to 12 points and temporarily into third
place in the group behind leaders Italy and second-placed Bulgaria,
who retained their one-point lead this evening by beating Malta 2-1.
The Czech Republic, meanwhile, will draw level with Denmark on points
should they win in Italy. Heading into the second half, they are
leading 1-0.
The result means that Denmark still have a chance of making the
play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil next year if they manage to
beat Italy and Malta in their final two games next month.
http://cphpost.dk/sport/world-cup-dream-lives-yerevan
The Copenhagen Post, Denmark
Sept 10 2013
Christian Wenande
September 10, 2013 - 21:58
There's still much to do, but a second-half penalty by Daniel Agger
has kept Denmark's hopes to qualify for the 2014 World Cup alive
Danish hopes to reach the 2014 World Cup in Brazil remained intact
after a narrow 1-0 win over Armenia in Yerevan tonight.
Embattled coach Morten Olsen and his boys had been severely criticised
for their performances recently, but dominated throughout and were
rewarded with a game-winning penalty twenty minutes from time.
The penalty was won after young sub Viktor Fischer produced a moment
of brilliance out of nothing. After skinning one defender near the
touch-line, Fischer poked the ball away from another defender, who
clattered the youngster, giving away the spot-kick.
Captain Daniel Agger stepped up and coolly slotted the penalty home
to hand the Danes the three points needed to stave off World Cup
qualification elimination.
For the moment at least, the ugly memories of the Armenian defeat in
Copenhagen had vanished. So had Olsen's ill-advised comparisons the
day before.
The win moves the Danes up to 12 points and temporarily into third
place in the group behind leaders Italy and second-placed Bulgaria,
who retained their one-point lead this evening by beating Malta 2-1.
The Czech Republic, meanwhile, will draw level with Denmark on points
should they win in Italy. Heading into the second half, they are
leading 1-0.
The result means that Denmark still have a chance of making the
play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil next year if they manage to
beat Italy and Malta in their final two games next month.
http://cphpost.dk/sport/world-cup-dream-lives-yerevan