Denmark v Sweden - MATCH REPORT
Sweden and Denmark book quarter-final tickets
Sweden and Denmark drew 2-2 on Tuesday and both qualified for the knock-out stages of Euro 2004 at the expense of Italy.
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| Denmark's forward Jon Dahl Tomasson (C) celebrates with his teammate midfielder Christian Poulsen (R) after his second goal against Sweden, 22 June 2004 during their Euro 2004 football match at the Bessa stadium in Porto. Denmark and Sweden are competing in Group C with Italy and Bulgaria. AFP PHOTO ADRIAN DENNIS |
Sweden, Denmark and Italy all finished with five points in Group C but despite Italy's 2-1 win over Bulgaria, the Scandinavian nations go through to the quarter-finals.
Group runners-up Denmark will play the Czech Republic on Sunday while Sweden must await the outcome of Wednesday's Group D matches.
The testing wet and windy conditions did not prevent the sides serving up some exhilirating football with a fine passage of play from Denmark in the first half rewarded with the first of Tomasson's goals in the 28th minute.
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| Sweden's striker Mattias Jonson (L) scores the Sweden second goal despite of enmark's goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen (2ndR), 22 June 2004 during their Euro 2004 football match at the Bessa stadium in Porto. Denmark and Sweden are competing in Group C with Italy and Bulgaria. |
Everton's Thomas Gravesen initiated the move, setting up Ebbe Sands who flicked the ball onto Tomasson, the AC Milan playmaker unleashing a sweet volley from 20 metres which floated over towering Swedish keeper Andreas Isaksson's head and into the top right hand corner of the net.
Sweden tried in vain to break down the Danish defence - the only one of the competition to boast a blank sheet until this match - but that fine record lasted all of 70 seconds into the second half when Larsson converted a penalty after the former Celtic striker was brought down by Sorensen.
Sweden were dominating their neighbours by now and Larsson went close to doubling up when his low drive on the hour edged right but then in the 65th minute the Danes regained the upper hand when Tomasson pounced on a deflection from Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom and scored from close range.
But there was one more twist as Johnson scored an 88th minute equaliser.
The only down side for Sweden was the second yellow card picked up by left-back Erik Edman which will rule him out of their quarter-final.