International Friendly

FT Thursday, March 26, 2026
Finland LWLLW 2
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New Zealand LLDLL 0
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NZL000
Eden Park · 17,603 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
1
49.9
Possession
50.1
10
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
350
Accurate Passes
343
420
Passes
426
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
0
16
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.0
45
Long Balls
55
23
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
9
10
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
14
21
Clearances
14

Head to Head

FIN leads series 1-0

Lineups

NZL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Max CrocombeG
  2. 4Tyler BindonCD-L
  3. 16Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. 3Francis de VriesLB
  5. 2Tim PayneRB
  6. 11Elijah JustAM
  7. 8Marko StamenicLM
  8. 23Ryan ThomasRM
  9. 18Ben WaineF
  10. 19Ben OldAM-L
  11. 20Callum McCowattAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Andre De JongSUB
  2. 24Callan ElliotSUB
  3. 21Bill TuilomaSUB
  4. 22Michael WoudSUB
  5. 7Logan RogersonSUB
  6. 14Alex RuferSUB
  7. 17Kosta BarbarousesSUB
  8. 15James McGarrySUB
  9. 6Joe BellSUB
  10. 12Alex PaulsenSUB
  11. 9Jesse RandallSUB
  12. 10Lachlan BaylissSUB

FIN · 3-5-2

  1. 23Viljami SinisaloG
  2. 21Ville KoskiCD
  3. 3Samuli MiettinenCD-L
  4. 17Nikolai AlhoCD-R
  5. 6Leo WaltaCM-L
  6. 16Anssi SuhonenCM-R
  7. 11Adam MarkhievAM
  8. 13Juho LähteenmäkiLM
  9. 10Naatan SkyttäRM
  10. 7Oliver AntmanCF-L
  11. 20Joel PohjanpaloCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Jaakko OksanenSUB
  2. 26Kasper PaananenSUB
  3. 8Oiva JukkolaSUB
  4. 18Topi KeskinenSUB
  5. 1Lukas HradeckySUB
  6. 15Ryan MahutaSUB
  7. 25Doni ArifiSUB
  8. 5Miro TenhoSUB
  9. 12Jesse JoronenSUB
  10. 4Tony MiettinenSUB
  11. 22Onni ValakariSUB
  12. 2Matti PeltolaSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! New Zealand 0, Finland 1. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross following a corner.
  2. 44' Substitution, New Zealand. James McGarry replaces Francis de Vries because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Finland. Kasper Paananen replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  4. 45' Substitution, Finland. Tony Miettinen replaces Ville Koski.
  5. 45' Substitution, Finland. Ryan Mahuta replaces Juho Lähteenmäki.
  6. 45' Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Callum McCowatt.
  7. 45' Substitution, Finland. Jaakko Oksanen replaces Adam Markhiev.
  8. 57' Tony Miettinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 59' Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Naatan Skyttä.
  10. 60' Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 64' Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 64' Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.
  13. 64' Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Ben Waine.
  14. 65' Substitution, New Zealand. Lachlan Bayliss replaces Ryan Thomas.
  15. 67' Substitution, Finland. Topi Keskinen replaces Oliver Antman.
  16. 67' Substitution, Finland. Doni Arifi replaces Anssi Suhonen.
  17. 79' Substitution, New Zealand. Logan Rogerson replaces Elijah Just.
  18. 80' Substitution, New Zealand. Joe Bell replaces Marko Stamenic.
  19. 80' Substitution, New Zealand. Andre de Jong replaces Ben Old.
  20. 80' Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Nikolai Alho.
  21. 82' Kasper Paananen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 85' Goal! New Zealand 0, Finland 2. Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

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