This week, a series of friendlies at international level broke up the usual European football season, as players from across the continent flew home to represent their national sides. There were various FCK men involved over the midweek, many of who received valuable match practice before the game against Chelsea on 22 February.
by Joe Short
As we all know Denmark met England at PARKEN and lost 2-1. During the game two Copenhagen regulars, William Kvist and Mathias Zanka, were handed places in the starting XI. Zanka played the first half, while Kvist managed the entire game, suffering cramp in the final minutes. Martin Vingaard also got a run-out with three minutes remaining, and almost got an assist when his free kick was nudged clear from a bounding Poulsen.
The Lions also had a large representation in Sweden, with Johan Wiland, Oscar Wendt and Pierre Bengtsson all playing on Tuesday night against Cyprus. The game ended with a 2-0 victory for the Swedes. The match was part of a mini-tournament in Cyprus, and Sweden also played on Wednesday night against Ukraine. Here, however, none of the FCK players made it onto the pitch, although Bengtsson did warm up the bench.
Zdenek Pospech was once again in action for the Czech Republic. He played in a 4-2 defeat away to Croatia.
There was also a game across the Atlantic for Bryan Oviedo and Christian Bolaños, as Costa Rica played Venezuela. The match ended 2-2 with Oviedo scoring the first. Bolaños was also named in the starting line.
Last but not least, Dame N'Doye played for a Senegal side that defeated Guinea 3-0. N'Doye scored the last goal of the match.
