Denmark - 2 Cameroon - 1WORLD CUP/Friendly: A disputed penalty secured Denmark's 2-1 win over African champions Cameroon in their World Cup warm-up match in Copenhagen yesterday.
Rune Pedersen awarded the 58th-minute penalty for a foul on Claus Jensen, converted by Jon Dahl Tomasson, which gave the Danes a 2-0 lead even coach Morten Olsen admitted was unfair and undeserved.
"I must admit that the result was not fair. But a victory for them wouldn't have been fair either," Olsen said.
The Danes dominated the first half, but only went ahead through an own-goal from Lucien Mettomo, who deflected Dennis Rommedahl's cross into the net after 20 minutes.
After spurning a series of half-chances Modeste Mbami pulled a goal back, heading home from a well-worked set piece on 74 minutes.
DENMARK: Sorensen; Toefting (Nielsen 64), Henriksen, Heintze (Jensen 87), Helveg, Gravesen, Gronkjaer (Loevenkrands 46), Tomasson, Joergensen (Jensen 46), Lustu, Rommedahl (Michaelsen 80)
CAMEROON: Boukar, Nlend, Song (Tchato 46), Mbami (Feutchine 83), Tchuisse, Mettomo (Nkongo 46), Epalle (Ndo 76), Alnoudji (Beaka 46), Djemba, Olembe (Kioyo 46), Job (Kome 46)
Referee: R Pedersen (Norway)
