With Cristiano Ronaldo absent, Rasmus Hojlund levelled the scores against Portugal before mimicking his idol’s iconic ‘siuuu’ celebration.
Trailing 1-2 against Portugal, Denmark conjured a sublime team move from deep inside their own territory to equalise in the 53rd minute.
After snuffing out a Portuguese attack, the hosts broke forward with crisp, incisive passing, sweeping into the opposition half in a flash. Damsgaard unlocked the defence with a pinpoint pass into space for Rasmus Hojlund, who comfortably outpaced Ruben Dias before bearing down on Diogo Costa to execute a delicate dink over the onrushing goalkeeper.
The Napoli frontman, who has long idolised Cristiano Ronaldo, repeated the tribute he previously unveiled 18 months ago. Even with the Madeira-born forward missing on Thursday night in the wake of controversy involving Jorge Jesus, the Dane was undeterred, wheeling away to perform his hero’s unmistakable ‘siuuu’ celebration.
