27.03.2022
International

Trapp saves penalty, full debut for Jakic

The four Eintracht players in international action had little to play for in sporting terms, but there were plenty of positives to take from Saturday’s friendlies.

Kristijan Jakic made his full Croatia debut and played the full 90 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia in Al-Rayyan, while Kevin Trapp played the second half of Germany’s 2-0 win over Israel in Sinsheim and even saved a late penalty. At Wembley Stadium, Djibril Sow came on for the final 30 minutes as England came from behind to defeat Switzerland 2-1.

Jesper Lindström started Denmark’s 4-2 defeat by the Netherlands, but the final score was little more than a side issue on an emotional evening at Amsterdam’s Johan Cruijff ArenA, as Christian Eriksen made his first international appearance since his cardiac arrest at EURO 2020 last summer. The midfielder replaced Lindström for the second half in the Dutch capital and scored Denmark’s second goal less than two minutes after entering the fray.

All international fixtures involing Eintracht players at a glance

Player Opponents Competition Match info Stadium
Rafael Santos Borré (Colombia) Bolivia (3-0) World Cup qualifiers Friday 25 March 0:30 CET Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Venezuela World Cup qualifiers Wednesday 30 March 1:30 CEST Estadio Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana
Ajdin Hrustic (Australia) Japan (0-2) World Cup qualifiers Tuesday 24 March 10:10 CET Accor Stadium, Sydney
Saudi Arabia World Cup qualifiers Tuesday 29 March 20:00 CEST King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Jesper Lindström (Denmark) Netherlands (2-4) Friendly Saturday 26 March 20:45 CET Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Serbia Friendly Tuesday 29 March 18:00 CEST Parken, Copenhagen
Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) Slovakia (2-0) Friendly Friday 25 March, 18:00 CETUllevaal-Stadium, Oslo
Armenia FriendlyTuesday 29 March, 18:00 CESTUllevaal-Stadium, Oslo
Martin Hinteregger, Stefan Islanker (Austria) Wales (1-2) World Cup qualifiers Thursday 24 March 20:45 CET Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Djibril Sow (Switzerland) England (1-2) Friendly Saturday 26 March 18:30 CET Wembley Stadium, London
Kosovo Friendly Tuesday 29 March 18:00 CEST Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
Filip Kostic (Serbia) Hungary (1-0) Friendly Thursday 24 March 19:30 CET Puskás Arena, Budapest
Denmark Friendly Tuesday 29 March 18:00 CEST Parken, Copenhagen
Almamy Toure (Mali) Tunisia (0-1) World Cup qualifiers Friday 25 March 18:00 CET Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Tunisia World Cup qualifiers Tuesday 29 March 21:30 CEST Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès
Kristijan Jakic (Croatia) Slovenia (1-1) Friendly Saturday 26 March 15:00 CET Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Bulgaria Friendly Tuesday 29 March 16:00 CEST Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan
Kevin Trapp (Germany) Israel (2-0) Friendly Saturday 26 March 20:45 CET PreZero Arena, Sinsheim
Netherlands Friendly Tuesday 29 March 20:45 CEST Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
Ansgar Knauff (Germany U21) Latvia U21 (4-0) UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers Friday 25 March 18:15 CET Neuer Tivoli, Aachen
Israel U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers Tuesday 29 March 17:00 CEST HaMoshava Stadium, Petah Tikva