Denmark coach Morten Olsen couldn’t hide his frustration after the Portugal defeat but praised his players for the way they fought back into the match
Portugal got the upper hand in the match when a http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 header and Helder Postiga strike gave A Seleccao a 2-0 lead in the first half. However, Nicklas Bendtner's brace looked to glean a point for the Danes that could have sent them at the top of the Group
B.
Danish hearts were broken when Silvestre Varela's strike, 3 minutes from the end of normal time handed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 a valuable win. The result has left Morten Olsen’s side in need of a victory against Joachim Low’s side to progress from the group stage.
While talking to reporters after the match, Morten Olsen rued the 87th-minute goal his team conceded. But the coach was very pleased with the performance his team put up in the two matches of the competition.
"It's a horrible feeling to lose so close to the end. I was proud against Holland and proud of the way we fought back."
Olsen stated that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denmark-c2884 was the better side of the two and his side should have scored in the first 10 minutes of the game to get the upper hand.
"In the first 10 minutes we got into the game very well, we had a few corners but the quality was lacking a bit."
The 62-year-old claimed that despite winning the match, Portugal team was not that dangerous and they were lucky to win in the end. The coach of the Danish national team is of the view that the opposite side was good on breaks and his should have dealt with
that but they failed.
"Maybe they were a bit better, they had a few free runs - that was our mistake. I don't think they had the big chances.”
Denmark suffered another setback when their key players, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904. Olsen claimed that the injury to Zimling broke his side’s rhythm and that was the turning
point in the game as the midfielder is a very important player for his side.
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