Manchester United duo Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund were in action this evening (14 October), as Denmark beat Kazakhstan 3-1 at home in the UEFA European Championship qualifiers.
Both Reds played pivotal roles across the goals, helping the Danes make it five wins from seven in Group H, where they sit in second place and are only behind Slovenia on goal difference.
Eriksen’s free-kick proved the catalyst for the opener, while Hojlund provided an excellent assist for Robert Skov to make it two.
Skov completed his brace in the second half, thanks to a sublime Eriksen pass as Denmark ran rampant in Copenhagen.
Despite dominating large parts of the opening 45 minutes, Denmark would have to bide their time when it came to carving out clear-cut chances on goal.
The breakthrough eventually came after 35 minutes, with Jonas Wind firing them ahead. Eriksen’s floating free-kick was nodded into the path of the goalscorer by Joachim Andersen before Wind swivelled and cushioned the ball into the back of the net.
On the stroke of half-time, Hojlund would provide an excellent assist for Skov to make it two. Our no.11 picked the ball up before a driving run towards goal saw him get the better of the defenders, crossing towards the back post where Skov applied the finishing touch.
Fans in Copenhagen were still returning to their seats when the Danes added their third of the evening, with Skov doubling his tally.
Eriksen executed a sublime pass over the opposing backline to his onrushing team-mate, who edged ahead of his defender before burying the ball in the back of the net.
Yan Vorogovskiy pulled one back for the visitors with 30 minutes to go, but it would prove to be nothing more than a consolation as Kazakhstan remain fourth in the group.
Elsewhere on international duty was defender Jonny Evans, who captained Northern Ireland to a 3-0 victory over San Marino in Belfast.
Our no.35 played 63 minutes before being rested as part of a triple substitution, at which point his homeland were already two goals to the good.
Goals from Paul Smyth and Josh Magennis set them on their way, before Conor McMenamin came off the bench to score their third strike, nine minutes from time.
Morocco, meanwhile, left it late to equalise against Ivory Coast in a 1-1 affair, but Reds midfielder Sofyan Amrabat was not involved in that encounter.
Source: Manchester United
