>> ....and the reports of the match in the Danish press ?
Most of them claim to have been robbed by a dubious penalty.
From Kristeligt Dagblad
The Danish football adventure is over for this time.
40 days after the European Championship team showed up at Kastrup Airport and traveled to training camp in Austria, Kasper Hjulmand's team was sent out of the European Championship by England in the semifinals.
It happened on Wednesday night at Wembley, where a hard-fought Danish team had to capitulate after extended playing time. The 90 regular minutes ended 1-1 before England won 2-1 after extra time.
Mikkel Damsgaard had otherwise put Denmark ahead 1-0 on a free kick in the first half, but before the break the English equalized on an own goal by a relegated Simon Kjær.
In goal, Kasper Schmeichel showed world-class time and time again, and he also saved a penalty kick from Harry Kane in extra time, but the English star was first over the return ball and won the match.
That goal was the end of an emotional European Championship final, which began with Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest and resuscitation. Since then, the European Championship team helped to unite the Danes about football, which was the basis for the folk festivals that have been in the streets and alleys across the country in recent weeks.
On Sunday, however, the football parties will take place in Italy and England, when the two teams meet in the European Championship final.
The first Danish European Championship semi-final in 29 years was intense and captivating from the first to the last whistle.
The English tried to kiss the Danes with an energy-based pressure in the beginning of the match, but after Denmark had resisted it for a quarter of an hour, the English had for a while run out of energy.
The first attempt of the match came after 25 minutes of play, when Mikkel Damsgaard turned the ball just past the goal frame.
That was apparently enough to make the football comet from Jyllinge hot. Five minutes later, he blasted Denmark in front directly on a free kick a handful of meters outside the field and sent the 8000 Danish fans behind one goal in ecstasy.
Maybe the English thought it was Jens Stryger Larsen who should take the free kick, but instead it was 21-year-old Damsgaard. He ran to the ball and banged it over Harry Kane and the rest of the English Wall.
In the goal, Jordan Pickford got the tip of his fingers on, but not enough to fend off the tournament's first goal against England.
The lead goal came as a shock to most of Wembley, and the next few minutes both the English players and fans just had to find themselves before they were ready to allocate forces for a sporting and vocal response.
When the English first got themselves picked up, the reward came.
First, however, Raheem Sterling managed to burn a huge chance when he on a straight cross from Harry Kane got the ball all alone with Kasper Schmeichel from close range. However, Sterling only managed to smash the ball in the middle of the Danish bouncer.
A few moments later came the equalizer.
The ball was then played back to Jannik Vestergaard who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post.
In an attempt to ward off the post, Simon Kjær directed the ball into his own net. Had the Danish captain not tried it, Sterling, despite the blur the seconds before, could hardly have avoided equalizing anyway.
Thus, the score was 1-1 after 39 minutes of play, and it would take another 65 minutes - and two breaks - before the match's next goal fell.
In the long intermediate period, England were the best and the home team could also have settled the match in regular time.
Ten minutes after the break, Kasper Schmeichel had to dish up a world-class save on Harry Maguire's header attempt after a set piece.
There were draws for many English chances, but the team's endings were either outside the goal frame or were blocked by the heroic Danish defenders.
The heavy English pressure continued into the extended playing time.
Three minutes after the short water and instruction break, Kasper Schmeichel again showed goalkeeping play at the highest level as he dived down and averted Harry Kane's hard, flat kicks.
Since then, he also pillaged Kane's penalty kick, but could not line up anything against the return ball.
Before that, the Danish players had complained violently about the penalty kick, which Joakim Mæhle committed. Seconds before the offense, there were two balls on the court - close to each other - but the game was allowed to continue. WAS then also no reason to cancel the penalty kick.
Denmark had a quarter plus the loose to equalize, and although the Danes for the first time since the first half had longer periods on the ball, there was only danger on the move once, where Martin Braithwaite forced Pickford to a good save.
The English players were carried to the final whistle by an impressive soundscape, and on Sunday they will have the opportunity to put an end to 55 years of national team suffering for the proud, but otherwise often underperforming football nation.
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