In the match between Denmark and Belgium, a tribute to Christian Eriksen took place on Thursday evening. After ten minutes, a reference to the attacking midfielder’s jersey number, applause rang out from the stands of the Parken stadium. Belgium then outplayed the ball and the players, together with referee Björn Kuipers, applauded Eriksen.
In the studio of the NOS Kenneth Perez is complimentary about the role of Kuipers. The arbiter seemed to take matters into his own hands when Belgium passed the ball around: he gestured for the ball to be played out, which happened then. “Kuipers made it a bit. Belgium didn’t quite understand what to do: the game went from left to right. It was good that Kuipers took the lead, otherwise it would have become uncomfortable,” says Perez during the break of the match.
At halftime, Denmark leads 1-0, thanks to an early goal from Yussuf Poulsen. Perez has been positively surprised by the performance of his compatriots so far. “Enjoy Denmark. You don’t know at all how such a match will go after what happened, but they seem very stable in their behavior and put pressure. I think they have to do it on mentality today. Denmark is a less team , but the mentality makes the difference today.”
On Wednesday, Romelu Lukaku already announced that Belgium would kick the ball out after ten minutes. “That’s the most natural thing in the world because we have several players in the group who know him personally,” said the striker, who plays with Eriksen at Internazionale. Lukaku added that he has sent Eriksen a message and would like to drop by. in hospital, but that the Dane must first be given time to convalesce with his family.
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