Christian Eriksen made a scoring return with Denmark in a friendly match against the Netherlands on Saturday night.
The Brentford midfielder was making his first appearance with his national team since suffering a cardiac arrest against Finland at Euro 2020 in June.
287 days after that terrible moment at the Euros, Christian Eriksen scores for Denmark. What a fairytale. ❤️🇩🇰 #Eriksen
We love to see that, @ChrisEriksen8! pic.twitter.com/StInKtZygJ
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 26, 2022
The midfielder was introduced at half-time in the friendly played at the Amsterdam Arena and incredibly scored with his first touch to get his side back into the game at 3-2.
A clever team move allowed Andreas Skov Olsen to move into the Netherlands penalty area before he pegged the ball back for Eriksen to smash a first-time effort into the top corner.
CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN SCORES TWO MINUTES INTO HIS RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL!!! pic.twitter.com/BztWOVLGqM
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 26, 2022
The goal didn’t come as a surprise for the 30-year-old as he spent three years playing his home football at the same stadium while representing Ajax but it did less from preventing his team from going 4-2 down to the hosts.
