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SARANSK, Russia, June 16-- Yussuf Yurary Poulsen's lone goal in the second half ensured Denmark's 1-0 win over Peru in a tough World Cup Group C clash here on Saturday. In the 59th minute, Poulsen slotted the ball into the bottom left corner after meeting a clever pass from teammate and star player Christian Eriksen. Despite the Peruvians’ continuous fierce attacks, they failed to level the score till the end. It was the first ever encounter between the two teams, which are rather evenly matched, as Peru is ranked the world’s 11th and Denmark 12th according to FIFA. The Peruvians, playing a 4-2-3-1 formation, launched fast attacks from the very beginning, making attempts at the goal three times within the first nine minutes. But the efforts didn’t pay off in face of the strong defense of the Danish side. In the fifth minute, Peru’s Luis Advincula shot wide after meeting a pass from teammate Renato Tapia. Just three minutes later, Yoshimar Yotun took a speculative shot but the ball was confiscated by veteran goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel of Denmark. A minute later, another attempt from the Peruvian side was again stopped by Schmeichel. The best chance for Peru perhaps came at the last minute of the first half, as Christian Cueva was awarded a penalty kick after Video assistant referee (VAR) technology showed that he was fouled by Denmark’s Yussuf Yurary Poulsen. But his right-foot shot went over the bar. | 
