from a hooked Klinsmann pass midway into the Denmark half who ran with it before shooting from the edge of the penalty area but Schmeichel pushed the ball out. Soon after half-time, Germany made their first substitution of the match with Doll coming on to replace Sammer. Midway through the second half, Denmark's John Sivebæk was brought off in favour of Claus Christiansen. In the 71st minute, Vilfort received the ball from Christofte before running into the Germany penalty area but struck his shot wide of the far post. Nielsen cleared a Klinsmann cross to prevent Riedle from scoring, before Klinsmann himself out-jumped two Denmark defenders to head a cross goal-bound but Schmeichel tipped it over the crossbar. With twelve minutes of the match remaining, a clearance from Helmer was headed by Sivebæk to Vilfort who dragged the ball back and away from two converging Germany defenders and struck a left-footed shot off the bottom of the post and into the Germany goal past a diving Illgner to make it 2–0. That remained the final score and Denmark secured their first European Championship. Details Post-match Denmark's Schmeichel and Laudrup, along with Germany's Brehme, Kohler, Effenberg and Häßler, were all named in UEFA's team of the tournament. Germany's manager Berti Vogts suggested that conceding the first goal had a detrimental effect on his side, "after going a goal behind, we fell into the headless chicken syndrome." Schmeichel said "it really sank in when we were in Copenhagen in the town hall for the celebrations with the rest of Denmark. That was unbelievable, truly unbelievable." Vilfort later said "We had fantastic spirit. The team wanted to win and that's a very good thing when you're at the highest level... We didn't have the best players, but we had the best team." Jan Mølby, who was not part of the Denmark squad during the tournament, later said "In 1992, it was a big surprise for everybody... It shows what team spirit and confidence is able to do." Reflecting at the time on Denmark's recent referendum where they decided against joining the European Union, the Danish foreign secretary Uffe Ellemann-Jensen joked "If you can't join them, beat them". Denmark's victory has been described as one of the biggest shocks in international football history, and is listed by UEFA as one of the most surprising results in the European Championship. The BBC and The Guardian