Denmark and Switzerland played to a 1-1 Nations League draw on Tuesday night. Christian Eriksen, a player for Manchester United, scored a goal and set up another one.
Just before the half-hour mark, Remo Freuler put the home team ahead, but it didn’t last long. A minute later, Denmark tied the game again.
Eriksen was the first to respond. He took a quick free kick and set Gustav Isaksen free. With goalkeeper Gregor Kobel at his mercy, Isaksen made no mistake.
Then Zeki Amdouni scored from the penalty spot to give Switzerland the lead going into the tunnel. While the game was still going on, Eriksen was in the right place at the right time to smash the ball into the back of the net and make sure that both teams shared the win.
There were 90 minutes, plus extra time, that Eriksen played, and he touched the ball 59 times.
He was able to find his teammates with 35 of the 40 passes he tried, for an 88% success rate per pass. The third pass Eriksen made was a key pass.
Six crosses and five long balls were thrown by United’s number 14 player to try to find his teammates. Three crosses and as many long balls went through without a hitch.
Eriksen set up Isaksen’s goal, which was a big chance.
The center superstar, who is 32 years old, took four shots, two of which hit the goal and two of which missed. Another thing he did was finish the one move he started.
There were three ground fights between Eriksen and he won all three. He made two stops.
It’s great to see Eriksen having a great time at both the club and foreign levels. He shared the field with Rasmus Hojlund, a United player from the same country.
Hojlund, on the other hand, didn’t have as good of a game as Eriksen and was taken off after 57 minutes.
The attacker touched the ball 17 times and made 10 accurate passes. He only got off one shot, so Kobel had to come in and help right away.
Also, the United striker won the one ground fight he got into.
These numbers come from Sofascore.
Eriksen and Hojlund are now focused on the club’s game against Brentford at Old Trafford this coming weekend.