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Finland marked their arrival at a first international tournament with a 1-0 win over Denmark in Copenhagen, where the match had been suspended just before half-time after Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n
It had been a bright opening by the hosts in the Group B fixture, with Finland keeper Lukas Hradecky saving from Jonas Wind and then a header from Tottenham midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.<\/p>\n
Eriksen tested Hradecky again in the 18th minute with a drive from the edge of the penalty area, which forced Hradecky into another diving stop.<\/p>\n
Finland threatened when Norwich forward Teemu Pukki, now recovered from ankle ligament damage suffered at the end of the Sky Bet Championship campaign, looked to break away from Simon Kjaer.<\/p>\n
The Denmark captain appeared to pull back Pukki, but English referee Anthony Taylor was not interested and waved play on.<\/p>\n
Shortly before half-time, the match was then suspended after Eriksen collapsed.<\/p>\n
The Inter midfielder was eventually taken away on a stretcher for further assessment at hospital, where his condition was said to have stabilized.<\/p>\n
UEFA confirmed players from both sides requested the Group B fixture be finished on Saturday evening, restarting at 7.30pm Irish time.<\/p>\n
After both sets of teams were applauded back on to the pitch, the remaining five minutes of the first half were played out at a low tempo ahead of a short half-time break.<\/p>\n
Denmark substitute Mathias Jensen, who had replaced Eriksen, fired a shot over from the edge of the penalty area early in the second half.<\/p>\n
Finland took the lead in the 58th minute when Bayer Leverkusen forward Joel Pohjanpalo headed past Kasper Schmeichel, who could not keep the ball out.<\/p>\n
Denmark made a double change shortly after the hour mark as Andreas Skov Olsen and Southampton\u2019s Jannik Vestergaard replaced captain Kjaer and Wind.<\/p>\n
The hosts were awarded a penalty in the 74th minute when Yussuf Poulsen was brought down by a sliding challenge from Paulus Arajuuri, with contact from the defender\u2019s knee appearing minimal.<\/p>\n
Hojbjerg, though, saw his spot-kick saved as Hradecky dived low to his left.<\/p>\n
Vestergaard sent in a low cross through the six-yard box, but Skov Olsen was denied by a saving tackle from Finland\u2019s Robin Lod as there was to be no fairytale ending for Denmark.<\/p>\n