Eriksen hit with coin in post-game comeback
A mindless thug threw a coin at Christian Eriksen after the Dane made his first international appearance since his on-pitch heart attack, writes ETIENNE FERMIE.
The now Brentford player was back in action for his country 287 days after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch against Finland at Euro 2020.
Eriksen shook off a recent bout with Covid to be involved and was summoned from the bench at half-time in the friendly clash against Netherlands.
Fittingly taking place at the former Ajax star’s old Amsterdam Arena home, Eriksen made an instant impact.
Introduced with his side trailing 3-1, Eriksen stepped onto a 47th minute Andreas Skov Olsen cutback to fire emphatically beyond Dutch goalkeeper Mark Flekken.
The Netherlands would go on to win 4-2, before the shocking coin throwing incident after the game.
Eriksen, 30, was being interviewed on the pitch following his return, but was struck by a projectile midway through.
The former Tottenham star was momentarily distracted as a coin appeared to strike his side, before carrying on with his answer.
Looking shocked, he said: “Did they just throw a coin? Unbelievable.”
This bizarre incident put a sour note to Eriksen’s big day.
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