Bille Nielsen buoys Danish optimism
Tuesday 13 October 2009
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Keld Bordinggaard was pleased with his side's victory in Aalborg (©Getty Images)
Denmark 3-1 Georgia
Nicki Bille Nielsen scored his first two goals for Denmark as the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship hosts continued their preparations with a friendly win against Georgia in Aalborg.
Georgia opener
The home side were forced to come from behind after Irakli Klimiashvili stunned the 2,150 fans in the first half but they quickly levelled through Nicolaj Agger. That set the stage for Bille Nielsen and the FC Nordsjælland forward did not disappoint, scoring at either end of the second period to confirm the victory.
Second-half efforts
Klimiashvili struck in the 26th minute to enhance the possibility of an upset, yet that strike was cancelled out just two minutes later when Agger registered with a shot from the edge of the area. Bille Nielsen then found the net for the first time at U21 level, in his fifth appearance, when he benefited from a long throw-in three minutes after the break and in the final minute he added a second following a pass from Henrik Dalsgaard, the debutant impressing on the ground where he plays his club football for Aalborg BK.
Creativity required
"This win took us further on our way," said Denmark coach Keld Bordinggaard. "Now the challenge will be to keep up the good work. We need to create more opportunities in the box than we did for parts of today's game. I also think that our defence has improved, but we can still be more aggressive at times. In general, though, I am content."
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