Denmark won on Tuesday night against San Marino, but the team ranked 207 in the world almost pulled off a crazy surprise against Denmark, who had to “make do” with a 2-1 victory.
Rasmus Højlund scored to increase the score to 1-0 just before the break, after a difficult first half for the Danish team.
– I think it’s a pity that things turned out like this. I think the San Marino players were too harsh on me and my teammates, he explained to TV2 after the match.
– They will smash me
Rasmus højlund played at Italy’s Atalanta before moving to Manchester United this summer. And he listened to the Italian lesson because he could clearly absorb the strategy of the Sanmarinese.
– I understand Italian. I could hear them talking about banging me and coming in and accompanying me and my teammates. It’s ridiculous, he said.
And captain Simon Kjær, who plays for AC Milan and speaks Italian, backed the young Danish player’s experience:
– It was a clear red card for Højlund. It was 100% intentional and I think there was a case with Neymar where he got a knee in the spine and broke his back.
Here, the captain refers to a situation in the second half, when Rasmus Højlund was kneed straight in the back and fell to the grass in great pain.
Rasmus højlund was generally unimpressed with the refereeing team’s efforts in the match.
– I don’t feel the referee and his team have the right to control the match, that’s what I have to say about it, he said.
Although Rasmus Højlund was disappointed with the referee’s efforts, he did not hide that Denmark’s effort was too bad.
– We have to do better, it’s not good enough, I have nothing more to say. It’s a very mental thing today, but it’s basically in our heads.
– We must not concede against San Marino. It must be impossible. “We got the win, that’s always important, but it wasn’t good enough, we know that,” he said.
Although victory does not take Denmark to the EC on Tuesday night, the three points are a big step on the way to the summer finals in Germany.
In all probability, Denmark will compete with Slovenia for the top spot, and here the goal score could become a deciding factor.