Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand shrugged off defeat to Finland in their Euro 2020 opener knowing Christian Eriksen was stable after his collapse.
Danish players were given two choices - to finish the game that night, or at noon the next day. After hearing Eriksen was OK, they decided to get it finished that evening.
The game restarted at 19:30 BST, almost two hours after Eriksen collapsed. The final five minutes of the first half were played before a five-minute break and then the second half.
Denmark head coach Kasper Hjulmand said: "The players could not imagine not being able to sleep tonight and to have to go on a bus tomorrow and play again. It was easier to go out and it was best to get it over with.
"It's been a tough night. We are all reminded of what the most important thing in life is - to have valuable relationships, people we're close to, our family and our friends.
"I couldn't be prouder of those people who took such good care of each other. He is one of my very dear friends. The way the players talked in the dressing room to decide to not do anything before we knew Christian was conscious and OK.
"You can't play a game with such feelings. We tried to win. It was incredible they managed to go out and try to play the second half.
"Honestly, there were players out there who were completely done. Emotionally done and emotionally exhausted.
"All of our thoughts and prayers are with Christian and his family. He is one of our best players and one of the best players out there, but he is an even better person.
"There are players who are completely emotionally exhausted. It was a traumatic experience. We talked about those feelings and it would've been OK to say 'no' if they didn't want to play.
"Some of them were not able to play, some were ready. We just tried to do our best, but you can't play a football game at this level. It's not normal to play such a game when one of your friends is suffering with a heart issue. I cannot imagine playing a game like that. We are going to offer therapy sessions and there are people who will help us."
