Denmark - Bulgaria 4: 0
1:0 Rasmussen 39, 2:0 Eriksen 72, 3:0 Eriksen 74, 4:0 Eriksen 82
Denmark: Schmeichel, Kerr, Ankersen, Vestergaard, Christensen, Durmisi, Kvist, Eriksen, Hoyberg, Rasmussen, Fischer.
Coach: Age Hareide
BULGARIA: Mitrev, V.Vasilev (79-St.Velev) I.Ivanov, A. Alexandrov, Bozhikov, Dyakov, Chochev, G. Milanov (67 M.Alexandrov), I.Popov (81-St. Popov), Marcelinho (76 Delev), Rangelov (61-V. Hristov).
Coach Ivaylo Petev
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Assistants: Toru Sagara (Japan), Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japan)
Fourth referee: Yuda Yamamoto (Japan)
Stadium: "Suita City"
Attendance: 13 543
Bulgaria lost to Denmark 0:4 his second game in the „Kirin Cup“ 2016. This was the first game in the history of „Suita City“ Stadium, between two European national teams and also a opportunity for both teams to win their first game in the Tournament.
Denmark, which lost its opening match 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday in „Toyota Stadium“, was the more industrious of the two sides.
Viktor Fischer shooted wide on 28 minutes before Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s low drive brought a smart save out of Bulgaria goalkeeper Bojidar Mitrev.
Denmark opened the scoring six minutes before the interval, when Fischer founded Rasmussen who fired the ball into the net.
Second half
Denmark continued to force the pace in the second period and Eriksen scored his first of the game - sweeping into the right-hand corner with Bulgaria keeper Mitrev rooted to the spot in 72nd minute.
Just two minutes later Eriksen doubled his tally with a shot through the legs of Bulgaria defender Ivo Ivanov from the edge of the box and then secured the victory with a perfect finish in the 82nd minute.
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