Scottish Premiership

SCHMEICHEL’S DENMARK ANGUISH

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3 days ago

October 13, 2024

KASPER SCHMEICHEL’S heroics went for nothing when he was beaten by a deflected shot in Denmark’s 1-0 loss in their UEFA Nations clash against Spain in Murcia.

Before the European champions scored the winning goal eleven minutes from time, the Celtic goalie had already stopped Alvarez Morata twice.

Martin Zubimendi’s effort from outside the box caught Schmeichel off surprise as it deflected off a Danish defender and eluded the goalkeeper low to his left.
The Real Sociedad midfielder, who was fortunate to have his first-time effort strike an opponent’s heel on its way into the net, was the recipient of the ball after the Hoops shotstopper had been upset during the build-up, having also appealed for a foul committed by Mikle Merino against Victor Nelsson.

Schmeichel and his teammates suffered a bitter defeat following a heroic comeback by the hosts in the second half, as they were keen to put

Spain controlled the game, but were thwarted by Schmeichel and on other occasions their finishing was wasteful.

At the other end, Arsenal No.1 David Raya twice made excellent saves to foil Kasper Dolberg.

The Spaniards lead the group at the halfway mark with seven points from their three games, followed by the Danes on six and Serbia on four, with Switzerland still waiting for their first win.