Denmark held by Slovenia after Christian Eriksen’s fairytale goal

Christian Eriksen marked his return to the European Championship with a goal but Denmark were held to a 1-1 draw by Slovenia.

It is almost three years to the day since Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s Euro 2020 match against Finland before coming back to the sport eight months later.

Benjamin Sesko also hit the post for Slovenia, who will feel they could have snatched all three points.

Much-hyped RB Leipzig striker Sesko had the first real chance of the match, driving just past the post from outside the box.

But shortly afterwards Denmark took the lead with a fine goal, Jonas Wind flicking on a quick throw-in to Eriksen, who chested the ball down and placed his shot inside the post.

Slovenia were struggling to get into the game and Eriksen nearly created a second goal with a drilled cross that Sesko hit against team-mate Jan Mlakar before the ball trickled just past the post.

Jan Oblak kept them in the game in the 64th minute with a great block to deny Rasmus Hojlund after a ball into the six-yard box from Wind.

But thereafter Slovenia provided most of the threat, with Adam Gnezda Cerin and Andraz Sporar both missing the target when they should have done better.

With 76 minutes on the clock, Sesko took the ball down 25 yards out and fired a superb strike against the post, but from the resulting corner Slovenia made the breakthrough.

Denmark were only able to clear to just outside the box, where Janza met it with a crisp volley that flew past Kasper Schmeichel via a sizeable deflection.