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Yussuf Poulsen
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End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: Peru 0 - 1 Denmark - The Danes weather the storm to hold onto three points. Peru should have gone one up in the first half, when Cueva missed his penalty, but Denmark were the more clinical of the two sides. A goal on the counter by Poulsen was the difference, and Denmark move level on points with France in group C.
  • 95'
    Schmeichel palms it away, and Denmark almost go through on the break, save some good defensive work from Trauco.
  • 94'
    Late corner for Peru. Can they nick a late goal?
  • 92'
    Goalscorer Poulsen sees yellow for a tactical foul on the halfway line.
  • 90'
    Five minutes of added time to be played.
  • 89'
    Denmark are having to soak up a lot of pressure here. Eriksen is serving as a useful outlet, but Peru are throwing everything at them.
  • 88'
    Aquino now comes on to replace Farfan, and Ruidiaz takes Tapia's place.
  • 87'
    Yellow card for Delaney, for hauling down a Peru player.
  • 86'
    Big stop up the other end from Gallese, after Eriksen went virtually one-on-one.
  • 84'
    Massive save from Schmeichel! The Leicester keeper was forced into stopping Jefferson Farfan's attempt with his foot, after the Peruvian forward received a golden cut-back on the edge of the box.
  • 80'
    A limping Andreas Christensen is replaced by Jorgensen. There are now two Jorgensens on the field: Mathias and Nicolai.
  • 77'
    CLOSE! Substitute Guerrero comes extremely close to scoring a cheeky backheel, but it dribbles just wide of the post.
  • 74'
    Denmark are under threat here, as Peru hit them with attack after attack. Garillo and Advincula both have attempts on goal but they can't find the back of the net.
  • 69'
    A series of dangerous attacks from Peru, who look very eager to level the score. Rodriguez is the creator of the latest opportunity, that goes just past the far post.
Substitution

Substitution

at Dinamarca
  • 67'
    Braithwaite comes on for Sisto.
Substitution

Substitution

at Perú
  • 62'
    And here comes the main man. Guerrero comes on to replace Flores.
  • 58'
    GOAL! Denmark! Poulsen! After a wasted chance from Peru, Denmark make full use of their own opportunity on the counter. Eriksen puts in some excellent work, shuttling it upfield on the break, before laying it on for Yussuf Poulsen. The forward makes no mistake, and side-foots it past Gallese. 0-1.
  • 57'
    A big chance goes begging for Peru, after Cueva did brilliantly to cut his way into the box. He decides to lay it off instead of shooting, but his teammates fail to finish it off.
  • 48'
    Chance for Jorgensen, who is found with a lofted ball on the right hand of the box, however he is well offside.
  • 46'
    We're back underway!
  • 45'
    HT: Peru 0 - 0 Denmark - A dramatic end to the first half sees Peru awarded a penalty by VAR, which is then missed by Christian Cueva. Denmark started under the kosh, but grew into the game and looked the more threatening towards the end of the period.
  • 45'
    And he skies it! Cueva takes the penalty, stuttering in his run up, before whacking it over the crossbar. Shocking attempt!
  • 44'
    It's a penalty! Replays show that Cueva has his foot taken from under him inside the box. Drama!
  • 44'
    Or does he! A few seconds later he signals for VAR, and we will await the result.
  • 43'
    Big penalty call! Cueva is brought down in the box but the referee waves it away.
  • 38'
    Eriksen is the man on set-piece duty, and he fires his effort into the wall. The rebound is hit by Schone, and it tests the keeper, but Gallese holds it.
  • 37'
    Very dangerous free-kick for Denmark, after Sisto was brought down just outside the box.
  • 34'
    And here is that change. Kvist comes off on a stretcher, and is replaced by Schone.
  • 32'
    William Kvist is down on the ground after a mid-air collision with Farfan. The medics are surrounding him on the pitch and it looks like he might have to come off.
  • 29'
    Close from Farfan, who found himself free in the box. He blazes the ball towards goal, but it's blocked for a corner.
  • 26'
    Delaney wastes a good opportunity to break, hitting a speculative long range effort over the bar.
  • 25'
    A couple of corner kicks in a row for Denmark. Eriksen is the man on deliveries, and he puts a couple of good ones in, but no luck for the attackers in the box.
  • 21'
    Peru have a free-kick from around 40 yards out after an Andreas Christensen body-check. The ball gets pumped into the box but the linesman flags for offside.
  • 20'
    First real chance for Denmark, who are starting to get themselves into the game. Sisto nips into the box and tries to hit a shot on goal, but sees it blocked.
  • 15'
    Advincula wants a penalty after being brought down in the box, but the referee judges Christensen's challenge to be fair.
  • 13'
    More dangerous play from Peru. Andre Carrillo skips down the right flank and cuts inside, letting fly from around 20 yards. Schmeichel makes a solid save to keep it out, but Denmark are being hit by an energetic start from Peru here.
  • 8'
    Schmeichel makes a fairly simple catch from a long-range shot by Yotun. Peru are buzzing around here, and look very energetic up front.
  • 5'
    The ball looks to be falling nicely for Kvist just outside the box, however a lack of communication from Delaney sees the chance go begging, as the midfielder fails to leave it for his teammate.
  • 3'
    First chance of the game goes to Peru, who whip a ball in from the left flank. It gets clawed back into the mixer by Carrillo, but nobody can get any meaningful contact on it in the box.
  • 1'
    Denmark get the ball rolling and we're off in Saransk!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Denmark's anthem follows on, but there is a tad less passion from the Danes in their delivery of the hymn.
  • PRVW
    The Peru national anthem sounds out. Over 15,000 fans have travelled from Peru to be in Russia, and the stadium is packed out.
  • PRVW
    For Denmark, all eyes are on Christian Eriksen. The Spurs midfielder scored half of his nation's goals in qualifying, and is being deployed out on the right today in Saransk.
  • PRVW
    The big news is that Peru's captain Paulo Guerrero, who recently had his drugs ban overturned to make it to Russia, is only fit enough for the bench. He had been passed fit to start in the lead-up to the tie, but Ricardo Gareca has clearly decided not to risk it.
  • PRVW
    And here's how Denmark will line up: Schmeichel, Kjaer, Christensen, Dalsgaard, Stryger, Kvist, Delaney, Eriksen, Jorgensen, Yuraru, Sisto.
  • PRVW
    Here's Peru's lineup for the clash: Gallese, Rodriguez, Trauco, Ramos, Advincula, Cueva, Tapia, Yotun, Farfan, Carrillo, Flores.
Info

Pre-match

16 June 2018, 18:00

Referee: Bakary Gassama

Stadium: Mordovia Arena

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our coverage of the World Cup Group C action! After France moved to the top of the group with a win over Australia earlier in the day, Peru take on Denmark in what could end up being a key battle in the war for second spot in the group.