MILTON KEYNES (Reuters) - Denmark captain Pernille Harder's second-half header earned them a 1-0 win over Finland in the Women's European Championship on Tuesday to keep their knockout hopes alive.
After a lacklustre first half, Denmark got the breakthrough in the 72nd minute when their all-time top-scorer Harder nodded home from a rebound after Karen Holmgaard's header hit the crossbar.
It was attacking midfielder Harder's 69th goal for Denmark, who were runners-up in the 2017 edition of the tournament. Harder went down in the 85th minute after a clash of heads with Finland's Emma Koivisto and went off after receiving treatment. Denmark goalkeeper Lene Christensen pulled off a brilliant one-handed save towards the end of the game to block a shot from Jenny-Julia Danielsson from outside the box, as Finland suffered successive defeats.
Denmark remain third in Group B on three points after two matches, below Germany and Spain who are due to meet later in London. Finland are bottom without any points.
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