Action from the 2 June qualifier in Denmark
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The Danish Football Association (DBU) has lodged an appeal
with UEFA against the decisions taken by UEFA's Control and Disciplinary
Body in relation to the abandoned UEFA EURO 2008T qualifier against Sweden
in Copenhagen on 2 June.
Default win
On Friday, UEFA awarded the match to Sweden by default and both fined
the DBU CHF100,000 (?61,000) and ordered the Danes to stage their next
four home UEFA EURO 2008T qualifiers at least 250km from Copenhagen. These
are the fixtures against Liechtenstein (12 September), Spain (13 October),
Latvia (17 October) and Iceland (21 November). The Liechtenstein tie will
also have to be played behind closed doors.
Match abandoned
German referee Herbert Fandel abandoned the qualifier in the closing stages
with the scores level at 3-3. He had awarded a penalty to Sweden and given
a red card to Denmark's Christian Poulsen when a spectator came on to
the pitch and assaulted him. Midfielder Poulsen was also banned for three
competitive internationals for striking an opponent.
