Cymru 1-2 Denmark
- Bruun gave Denmark the lead
- Holland levels with a stunning strike
- Game of chances as Cain misses immediately before Vangsgaard scores
- Cymru await assessment of Holland injury
Football is a game of chances as Rhian Wilkinson’s team were dealt a harsh lesson as Denmark’s winner came immediately after Hannah Cain missed a chance to give Cymru the lead.
Cymru suffered a further blow when late in the match Ceri Holland was forced off the pitch on a stretcher following a heavy challenge that left her requiring lengthy treatment on the field of play.
Wilkinson will await a medical assessment of the Cymru attacker and will hope for positive news ahead of future games.
This was a well contested game with Denmark on top in the early stages as they created more chances and took the lead through Signe Bruun.
Cymru looked on the ropes for a period of time after this as Denmark went looking for a second goal but Wilkinson’s team have such grit and determination and this kept their opponents at bay.
Cymru eventually enjoyed a period of dominance themselves and could sense that their pressure may lead to an equaliser.
From a corner, Cymru piled the pressure on the Danish defence and when the ball worked its way to Holland, she remained calm and from a tight angle fired a stunning strike into the roof of the net to make it 1-1.
The Red Wall thought Cymru were going to take the lead when Alice Griffiths played a long ball forward to put Cain through one-on-one with Maja Bay Østergaard. As the crowd waited for the ball to hit the back of the net, the Danish goalkeeper blocked the shot and Denmark counterattacked with precision.
With Amalie Vangsgaard now one-on-one with OIivia Clark, she took her chance to give Denmark a 2-1 lead. The goal turned out to be the winner.
Cymru now go to Gothenburg for their next match against Sweden in the UEFA Women’s Nations League on Tuesday (8 April).
Follow the build-up to the game in the Cymru match centre.
As it happened
See the goals and post-match reaction
