Denmark’s fairy tale run at the EURO 2020 continues after Kasper Dolberg brace secured a 4-0 win over Wales in the first Round of 16 matches at the Amsterdam Arena on Saturday.

The win secured a place for Denmark in the quarter-finals stage.

The Danish team had endured a difficult start to the campaign, losing talisman Christian Eriksen who suffered a cardiac arrest in the opening match which they lost to Finland before their second defeat to Belgium in their second game.

But against all odds, Kasper Hjulmand came alive with a stunning 4-1 victory over Russia which they consolidated on to beat the Welsh team.

A sublime curling strike from Dolberg in the 27th minute after a Mikkel Damsgaard pass gave the Danish team the lead they took into the break.

Denmark continued from where they left off after the break as Dolberg doubled the lead just three minutes into the second half to increase their chances of a last-eight spot.

Wales’ effort to get back into the game proved abortive as they failed to get past the sturdy Danish defence.

With two minutes to the end of the second half, Joakim Mæhle made it 3-0 with a fine finish after Barcelona’s Martin Braithwaite hit the post for Denmark.

Wales were reduced to 10 men in the 90th minute when Harry Wilson received a red card for a lazy challenge on Maehle in what looked like a tackle worthy of a yellow card.

Brathwaite would finally get his goal in the additional minutes, hitting the last nail on the coffin of the hapless Welsh team to make it 4-0 to the delight of the Danish fans and Eriksen who would have been watching from his home.

There was a momentary scare as the VAR took a while to check for a possible offside.

Denmark who became the first team in European Championship history to reach the knockout stages of the competition having lost their first two group games would face the winner of tomorrow’s clash between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic in the quarter-final.