REPORT: Denmark 1-1 Ireland
A header from Shane Duffy in the final five-minutes cancelled out Pierre Emile Hojbjerg’s opener ten-minutes earlier.
The draw leaves Ireland on seven points, five ahead of Denmark, but a game more played.
After 20-minutes, Ireland came close to opening the scoring. A free-kick on the left from Conor Hourihane, was met by Shane Duffy at the back post, but the defender was unable to score acrobatically with his back turned to goal,
Both sides started brightly in the second-half with Denmark’s Yussuf Poulsen coming close twice, and James McClean forcing Kasper Schmeichel into a fine save.
The opening goal came 15-minutes from time, when substitute Pierre Emile Hojbjerg scored. The striker’s late run into the box, saw him head the ball into the bottom left corner, beating Darren Randolph.
The visitors silenced the partisan Parken crowd in the final five-minutes when Duffy got on the end of a pinpoint Alan Judge cross to earn a valuable draw.
Ireland return to action on Monday night against Gibraltar in Aviva Stadium. Tickets are still available and can be purchased at fai.ie/tickets
Denmark: Kasper Schmeichel; Henrik Dalsgaard, Andreas Christensen, Simon Kjaer (capt), Jens Stryger Larsen; Yussuf Poulsen, Thomas Delaney, Lasse Schone (Pierre Emile Hojbjerg 72), Christian Eriksen; Nicolai Jorgensen, Martin Braithwaite (Kasper Dolberg 65)
Republic of Ireland: Darren Randolph; Seamus Coleman (capt), Shane Duffy, Richard Keogh, Enda Stevens; Conor Hourihane (Scott Hogan 82), Glenn Whelan, Jeff Hendrick; Robbie Brady (Alan Judge 66), David McGoldrick (Callum Robinson 88), James McClean
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR)