Tuesday 12 June 2012

Russia 1-5 Denmark

Sommegaard showed why he's one of the sought-after players in Europe with a hat-trick

Denmark ruined Russia's national day as they thrashed the hosts 5-1, after they led 1-0 at half-time at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Bjarne Sommegaard scored a hat-trick and Chrisitan Ikemoah two, as the Danes displayed their own version of the Spanish tiki-taka style.

Russia: 1 Konstantin Leskov; 22 Sergey Savannov, 2 Igor Tiranov, 5 Alexey Zoltin, 3 Ivan Volkovich; 7 Igor Vladimov, 9 Igor Semikov, 4 Sergey Belinin, 15 Ivan Semikov; 12 Andrey Pavlychkin, 10 Roman Bogomirov

Denmark: 1 Kristian Jensen; 13 Robert Busk Jensen, 3 Thomas Carlsen, 19 Richard Jensen, 5 Jørgen Christensen; 21 Daniel Skanstrud, 2 Nicklas Neckegaard, 11 Nicolaj Last Nielsen, 10 Brian Stendahl; 8 Bjarne Sommegaard; 9 Christian Ikemoah

Referee: Stefan Schneer (Germany)

Goals: Pavlychkin 33' (Russia), Sommegaard 51', 64', 74', Ikemoah 84', 89' (Denmark)

Man of the Match: Bjarne Sommegaard (Denmark)

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