MANCHESTER (England), Nov 16: Substitute Jon-Dahl Tomasson fired Denmark to a late 3-2 victory over England in a pulsating international friendly on Sunday at Old Trafford.

In a frantic opening nine minutes, teenager Wayne Rooney put England in front, Martin Jorgensen levelled for Denmark and Joe Cole restored the hosts’ lead before Jorgensen equalised for a second time in the 30th minute from the penalty spot.

An inspired Rooney hit the post in the second half before leaving to a standing ovation, but his team mates were denied a draw by Tomasson’s opportunistic strike in the 82nd minute.

England, who beat the Danes 3-0 in the second round of last year’s World Cup, fielded an experimental side as half of coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s first-choice players were unavailable.—Reuters