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Christian Eriksen scored moments after entering as a substitute for Denmark against the Netherlands on Saturday to make a dream return in his first international match since his cardiac arrest during the European Championship in June. ()
The Netherlands won the wide-open match 4-2 but the result of the friendly seemed almost irrelevant to the crowd at the stadium where Eriksen first rose to prominence for Ajax.
바카라To be back here is always beautiful,바카라 Eriksen, speaking Dutch, told Dutch broadcaster NOS. 바카라I had many beautiful years here.바카라
He said he still thinks often of the night he collapsed in Copenhagen against Finland.
바카라It바카라s part of me. It바카라s part of the world,바카라 he said.
Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand enjoyed the comeback, too.
바카라It바카라s always a pleasure to see Christian Eriksen play football,바카라 he said.
Eriksen, fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, got a pat on the back from Hjulmand, a handshake from Memphis Depay, and a standing ovation from much of the Johan Cruyff Arena as he trotted onto the pitch to make his return to international competition at the start of the second half.
Hjulmand said he went through some tactics with Eriksen before sending him on. Then he had a simple message: 바카라I said, 바카라Enjoy it and welcome back.바카라바카라
Just over two minutes later Eriksen got on the score sheet, firing home a powerful shot to cut the Dutch lead to 3-2 after a thrilling first half.
바카라I had goosebumps,바카라 Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt said. 바카라It바카라s great that he바카라s back, and how he scored and hit the post today showed his absolute class.바카라
The Dutch dominated before the break with goals from Steven Bergwijn, Nathan Ake and Depay.
Jannik Vestergaard바카라s 19th-minute header kept the Danes in touch.
Bergwijn opened the scoring in the 16th minute, rising to meet a Daley Blind cross from the left.
Vestergaard바카라s equalizer came three minutes later past stranded goalkeeper Mark Flekken, making his Netherlands debut.
Aké restored the Dutch lead in the 29th and Depay converted a 38th-minute penalty to give the Netherlands a two-goal cushion at halftime.
Eriksen바카라s powerful shot to cut the lead was his 37th international goal, matching Denmark great Michael Laudrup.
Bergwijn scored his second of the night after a powerful run out of midfield by Frenkie de Jong. The winger collected De Jong바카라s pass, cut inside from the left and curled a shot over Kasper Schmeichel. Bergwijn바카라s last four goals in all competitions have been scored against Schmeichel.
Still, Eriksen wasn바카라t done. He fired a long-range shot in the 74th that beat Flekken, but slammed into the post.
At fulltime he got a big hug from Netherlands defender Daley Blind, a former Ajax teammate who also has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. Eriksen then walked alone to one corner of the ground to soak up plaudits from the Danish section of fans as his teammates also applauded.
바카라For the fans here, it was the perfect game,바카라 De Ligt said.
Eriksen has resumed his playing career in the past few weeks at English Premier League club Brentford but only started on the bench after recently recovering from COVID-19.
바카라He바카라s back and has the best football in front of him,바카라 Hjulmand said.
