Denmark vs Northern Ireland, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Denmark

45'+2': Gustav Isaksen
67': Christian Eriksen

FT
2 - 1

Northern Ireland

6': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (OG)

About

Denmark are hosting Northern Ireland at Parken Stadium, , Denmark, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
4': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
6': Own Goal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Denmark. Denmark 0, Northern Ireland 1.
10': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ali McCann.
12': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
12': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Attempt blocked. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
18': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark).
18': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
22': Foul by Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland).
22': Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
26': Conor Hazard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Rasmus Højlund (Denmark).
29': Offside, Denmark. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
31': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Conor Hazard (Northern Ireland).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
37': Justin Devenny (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Gustav Isaksen (Denmark).
41': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Ali McCann (Northern Ireland).
42': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Lucas Høgsberg (Denmark).
45': Foul by Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland).
45': Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Trai Hume.
45'+2': Goal! Denmark 1, Northern Ireland 1. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
45'+4': First Half ends, Denmark 1, Northern Ireland 1.
45': Second Half begins Denmark 1, Northern Ireland 1.
45': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Pierce Charles replaces Conor Hazard because of an injury.
48': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
48': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Ruairi McConville.
49': Attempt missed. Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
53': Christian Eriksen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Shea Charles (Northern Ireland).
55': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gustav Isaksen with a cross.
55': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
56': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
57': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Conor Bradley.
57': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
57': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
57': Ethan Galbraith (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Lucas Høgsberg (Denmark).
61': Foul by Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
61': Lucas Høgsberg (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jamie Donley replaces Ethan Galbraith.
61': Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Ali McCann.
63': Attempt missed. Joachim Andersen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Dion Charles (Northern Ireland).
65': Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Kvistgaarden replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
65': Substitution, Denmark. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Joachim Andersen.
66': Substitution, Denmark. Mika Biereth replaces Rasmus Højlund.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Goal! Denmark 2, Northern Ireland 1. Christian Eriksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
69': Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Mathias Kvistgaarden (Denmark).
69': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
70': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
70': Offside, Denmark. Joakim Mæhle is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Paul Smyth replaces Dion Charles.
72': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Conor Bradley.
74': Attempt saved. Gustav Isaksen (Denmark) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
74': Attempt blocked. Mika Biereth (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
75': Foul by Paul Smyth (Northern Ireland).
75': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
76': Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Mika Biereth (Denmark).
77': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Shea Charles with a headed pass.
80': Substitution, Denmark. Matt O'Riley replaces Christian Eriksen.
80': Substitution, Denmark. Morten Hjulmand replaces Christian Nørgaard.
83': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Justin Devenny.
84': Attempt saved. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Pierce Charles (Northern Ireland). Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a headed pass.
85': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
88': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Substitution, Denmark. Anders Dreyer replaces Gustav Isaksen.
89': Attempt blocked. Matt O'Riley (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
90': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark).
90': Jamie Donley (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Anders Dreyer (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
90'+2': Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Trai Hume.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Denmark 2, Northern Ireland 1.
0': Match ends, Denmark 2, Northern Ireland 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Parken Stadium
Location: , Denmark
Attendance: 29,981

Line-Ups

Denmark (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Filip Jørgensen (GK)
4	Lucas Høgsberg
2	Joachim Andersen
5	Joakim Maehle
13	Rasmus Kristensen
10	Christian Eriksen
23	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
15	Christian Nørgaard
9	Rasmus Højlund
14	Mikkel Damsgaard
8	Gustav Isaksen

Denmark Substitutes:

Victor Froholdt, Mika Biereth, Morten Hjulmand, Matt O'Riley, Anton Gaaei, Mathias Kvistgaarden, Patrick Dorgu, Oliver Christensen, Anders Dreyer, Carlo Holse, Jannik Vestergaard, Kasper Schmeichel, Kasper Dolberg.

Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Conor Hazard (GK)
4	Danny Ballard
5	Trai Hume
3	Ruairi Mcconville
19	Shea Charles
16	Alistair McCann
15	Justin Devenny
2	Conor Bradley
9	Dion Charles
14	Isaac Price
7	Ethan Galbraith

Northern Ireland Substitutes:

Terry Devlin, Callum Marshall, Brodie Spencer, Dale Taylor, Ronan Hale, Luke Southwood, Pierce Charles, Paul Smyth, Jamie Donley, George Saville, Aaron Donnelly, Lee Bonis, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Brad Lyons.

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