Denmark won a fast-paced performance 40-24 over the Netherlands, giving valuable chances to shine for some of the lesser-known names in the squad.
It was, however, not a spotless performance, and there were plenty of errors made along the way. But it was confirmed that Nicolaj Jacobsen has many quality players to choose from when he has to select his final squad for the European Championships in January.
He could afford to give profiles such as Emil Nielsen, Niclas Kirkelokke, Rasmus Lauge, and Thomas Arnoldsen a day off, without it jeopardizing a guaranteed victory.
Mathias Gidsel played the first half as a playmaker to create a different dynamic in the back chain. However, the starting formation with Gidsel taking a position between Lasse Andersson and Jacob Lassen did not really work. The basic game was too slow, and both Andersson and winger Magnus Landin wasted too many chances.
Things improved when Simon Pytlick and Hjalte Lykke took up the back positions in the middle of the first half. Lykke got his debut in the national team and spent only ten seconds before forcing a penalty.
The speedy GOG player showed great pace overall and was instrumental in Denmark running away from the Dutch at the end of the first half, which ended 20-15.
While the Netherlands, led by Luc Steins, managed to hang on in the first 30 minutes, Denmark underlined the class difference between the two teams from the start of the second half.
The defense was tightened up considerably, as goalkeeper Kevin Moller was handed much-improved conditions for shining between the posts.
Ten minutes into the second half, the Danes had extended the gap to ten goals, and the intensity faded a bit in the game as time went on.
In the end, it was only a question of the size of the victory and whether Lasse Andersson would get a much-needed successful experience in the attack.
But the usually strong-shooting Füchse Berlin player seemed frustrated that he couldn't get his shooting arm going at all.
Denmark will finish the Golden League with a match against the Faroe Islands on Sunday afternoon.
