Jaroslav Šilhavý’s Czech Republic are out of Euro 2020 after Denmark pulled a stunning performance that led to a 2-1 win in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Czech Republic which sacked Netherlands to book a place in the quarter finals were not daring enough to get the needed result on Saturday.
The overwhelming win by Denmark will see them battle with either England or Ukraine in the semi finals.
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Thomas Delaney fired home a goal for Denmark in the 5th minute, while Kasper Dolberg doubled their lead in the 42nd minute.
The teams had chances to add to the score chart before the end of the first half, but the score line remained unchanged until the first half break.
Patrik Schick narrowed Denmark’s lead as he found the back of the net in the 49th minute of play.
Schick secured his fifth goal of the Euro after guiding Vladimir Coufal’s cross from the right past Schmeichel.
But Czech were surely subjected to few moment of pressure just after the goal.
In the 53rd minute, Czech looked particularly impressive and were more likely to score the next goal.
Denmark maintained their lead until Bjorn Kuipers blew the final whistle.