Isaksen stars as Denmark sails past Wales
Denmark earned its first win of the UEFA Nations League after cruising to a 2-0 victory over Wales at Parken.
A Ben Davies own goal broke the deadlock before Gustav Isaksen added some insurance, as Denmark moved to three points in Group A4, leaving Wales bottom with none.
Isaksen and Patrick Dorgu gave Wales a couple of early warnings, flashing efforts just wide of the left post before the former thought he had broken the deadlock 24 minutes in.
A pacy counter-attack saw Rasmus Hojlund lift a delicate cross between the defenders and Isaksen superbly volleyed past a helpless Danny Ward, but it was chalked off after a video assistant referee (VAR) review for an offside in the build-up.
From a quick throw-in, Hojlund then teed up Mikkel Damsgaard on the edge of the D, but his fizzing drive struck the foot of the left post.
Connor Roberts saw an instinctive flick tipped over by Filip Jorgensen in Wales's best chance of the first half, while Neco Williams's deflected drive flew into the goalkeeper's gloves just after the break.
Damsgaard's whipped right-sided free-kick caused chaos in the 53rd minute, and in trying to block Hojlund from getting to the ball, Davies deflected it into the back of his own net.
It was another Damsgaard free-kick that led to the second goal, too. Joachim Andersen's header was cleared off the line, but Isaksen put his laces through the rebound to send a deflected volley over Ward in the 66th minute, and this one survived the VAR check.
Two late goals were both ruled out, with Hojlund drifting offside before turning past Ward with four minutes of the 90 remaining, while Williams's finish did not count after the referee blew his whistle early for a foul by Ethan Ampadu in the build-up.
