Nicklas Bendtner's hat trick gave Denmark a 3-2 win over the USA, which had led 1-0 and 2-1. It marked the fifth time in the last seven games the USA led or
tied going into the 75th minute and gave up goals that cost it the lead or the game. This was the first time the USA led by ended up losing.
March 25 in
Aarhus Denmark 3 USA 2. Goals: Bendtner 33. 83, 90+1; Altidore 19, Johannsson 66.
Denmark --
Andersen; Wass, Kjar, Sviatchenko, Bollesen (Busk Poulsen, 53); Kvist (Christiansen, 46), J.Poulsen (Delaney, 46), Vibe, Eriksen, Krohn-Dehli (Schoene, 78), Bendtner.
USA -- Rimando; Chandler, Orozco (Alvarado, 80), Brooks, Garza; Zardes (Yedlin, 67) Bedoya (Morales, 46), Bradley, F.Johnson (Shea, 46); Altidore, Johannsson (Rubin,
67).
Yellow Cards: Denmark -- Kvist 25; USA -- Altidore 78, Alvarado 89.
Referee: Mattias Gestranius
(Finland).
Att.: 10,505