MATCH 13 REPORT : DANISH DELIGHT IN BRAGA

Late goals
Tomasson opened the scoring a minute before half-time with a simple finish from close range and Grønkjær completed the success two minutes into added time, sidefooting into the corner to seal the three points. The final score might have been more emphatic, but Ebbe Sand's thunderous last-gasp strike rebounded off the crossbar. Bulgaria therefore bowed out of the tournament after following up Monday's 5-0 loss against Sweden with defeat by Morten Olsen's team.

Gravesen back
As expected Thomas Gravesen returned to the centre of the Danish midfield after his one-match suspension with Christian Poulsen dropping to the bench. After a good performance against Italy in Guimarães on Monday, Dennis Rommedahl kept his place in the starting lineup with Grønkjær among the substitutes, having joined the squad on Tuesday following a family bereavement. Bulgaria also kept their changes to a minimum with centre-back Ilian Stoianov coming in for Predrag Pazin, who failed to recover from an ankle injury.

Kirilov caution
It was a lively start, with Bulgaria's Rosen Kirilov earning himself a yellow card for a challenge from behind on Tomasson as early as the fourth minute. It was his second booking of the tournament and rules the central defender out of Bulgaria's last group match against Italy.

Grønkjær in action
Denmark were forced to make a change after 23 minutes when Rommedahl pulled up and had to be replaced by Grønkjær. The winger's first meaningful action almost resulted in a goal when the Bulgaria defence failed to clear Jørgensen's cross and the ball broke for the substitute, but Bulgaria goalkeeper Zdravko Zdravkov got down smartly to smother at his near post.

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