International Friendly

Cape Verde vs Finland, 2026 International Friendly

· Cape Verde win 4-2 on penalties
Cape Verde
  • 67': Kelvin Spencer Pires
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Cape Verde win 4-2 on penalties
Finland
  • 45'+4': Naatan Skyttä

About

Cape Verde are hosting Finland at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Ieltsin Camões.
  • 1': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 2': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ieltsin Camões (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Laros Duarte with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Laros Duarte.
  • 9': Attempt missed. João Paulo (Cabo Verde) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Willy Semedo.
  • 11': Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde) hits the left post with a header from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Garry Rodrigues with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by João Paulo (Cabo Verde).
  • 12': Oliver Antman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kelvin Pires.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Ieltsin Camões (Cabo Verde).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Foul by Roberto Lopes (Cabo Verde).
  • 17': Leo Walta (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 20': Adam Markhiev (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde).
  • 21': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Anssi Suhonen.
  • 23': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kelvin Pires.
  • 24': Offside, Finland. Ville Koski is caught offside.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
  • 29': Jordan Mendes (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ieltsin Camões (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Willy Semedo.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Garry Rodrigues (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ieltsin Camões.
  • 30': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Ville Koski.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Lopes.
  • 33': Foul by Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde).
  • 33': Oliver Antman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Roberto Lopes.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Naatan Skyttä with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Ieltsin Camões (Cabo Verde).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Laros Duarte (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Willy Semedo.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde). Assisted by Naatan Skyttä.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Ryan Mahuta (Finland).
  • 45'+1': Wagner Pina (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Goal! Cabo Verde 0, Finland 1. Naatan Skyttä (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leo Walta.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Cabo Verde 0, Finland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cabo Verde 0, Finland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Kevin Lenini replaces Jordan Mendes.
  • 45': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Nuno da Costa replaces Ieltsin Camões.
  • 45': Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Naatan Skyttä.
  • 45': Substitution, Finland. Tony Miettinen replaces Ville Koski.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Kelvin Pires (Cabo Verde).
  • 51': Attempt saved. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 54': Foul by Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde).
  • 54': Leo Walta (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Adam Markhiev (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Kevin Lenini (Cabo Verde).
  • 56': Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Nikolai Alho.
  • 56': Substitution, Finland. Topi Keskinen replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  • 58': Topi Keskinen (Finland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Onni Valakari with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Oliver Antman (Finland).
  • 59': Yannick Semedo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
  • 60': Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Jovane Cabral replaces Garry Rodrigues.
  • 60': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Ayoni Santos replaces Laros Duarte.
  • 61': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Sidny Cabral replaces Wagner Pina.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Jovane Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
  • 62': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Ayoni Santos (Cabo Verde).
  • 63': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Jovane Cabral (Cabo Verde).
  • 64': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
  • 66': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
  • 66': Willy Semedo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Ryan Mahuta.
  • 67': Goal! Cabo Verde 1, Finland 1. Kelvin Pires (Cabo Verde) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sidny Cabral with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Ayoni Santos (Cabo Verde).
  • 70': Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Ryan Mendes replaces Willy Semedo.
  • 71': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Deroy Duarte replaces Yannick Semedo.
  • 72': Substitution, Finland. Jaakko Oksanen replaces Adam Markhiev.
  • 72': Substitution, Finland. Oiva Jukkola replaces Oliver Antman.
  • 74': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kelvin Pires.
  • 76': Foul by Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde).
  • 76': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Jaakko Oksanen (Finland).
  • 77': Kevin Lenini (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Mahuta (Finland).
  • 81': Substitution, Finland. Juho Lähteenmäki replaces Ryan Mahuta because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Finland. Doni Arifi replaces Anssi Suhonen.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Ayoni Santos (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
  • 82': Miro Tenho (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jovane Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 84': Foul by Topi Keskinen (Finland).
  • 84': João Paulo (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sidny Cabral.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 86': Substitution, Cabo Verde. Fábio Domingos replaces Roberto Lopes.
  • 88': Foul by Doni Arifi (Finland).
  • 88': Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Fábio Domingos (Cabo Verde).
  • 89': Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde).
  • 90': Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde). Assisted by Juho Lähteenmäki with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Topi Keskinen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Topi Keskinen (Finland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kevin Lenini.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Jaakko Oksanen.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Cabo Verde. Conceded by Jaakko Oksanen.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sidny Cabral with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Finland. Conceded by João Paulo.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cabo Verde 1, Finland 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Cabo Verde 1, Finland 1.
  • 91': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(1), Finland 1. Sidny Cabral (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 91': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(1), Finland 1(1). Leo Walta (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 91': Penalty saved. Jovane Cabral (Cabo Verde) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
  • 92': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(1), Finland 1(2). Onni Valakari (Finland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(2), Finland 1(2). Kevin Lenini (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 93': Penalty saved. Topi Keskinen (Finland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 94': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(3), Finland 1(2). Nuno da Costa (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 95': Penalty saved. Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Márcio da Rosa (Cabo Verde).
  • 96': Goal! Cabo Verde 1(4), Finland 1(2). Ryan Mendes (Cabo Verde) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Penalty Shootout ends, Cabo Verde 1(4), Finland 1(2).
  • 0': Match ends, Cabo Verde 1(4), Finland 1(2).

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Eden Park
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 2,060

Line-Ups

CPV Cape Verde (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Márcio Rosa (GK)
4 Roberto Lopes
5 Kelvin Spencer Pires
8 João Paulo
2 Wagner Pina
15 Laros Duarte
16 Semedo Yellow Card
25 Jordan Mendes
26 Ieltsin Jerónimo Semedo Camões
17 Willy Semedo
11 Garry Rodrigues
Cape Verde Substitutes:
Arcanjo, Ryan Mendes, Dailon Livramento, Deroy Duarte, Vozinha, Jovane Cabral, Steven Moreira, Fábio Domingos, Sidny Cabral, Nuno da Costa, Kevin Pina, Ayoni Santos.

FIN Finland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
5 Miro Tenho Yellow Card
21 Ville Koski
17 Nikolai Alho
16 Anssi Suhonen
11 Adam Markhiev
15 Ryan Mahuta
7 Oliver Antman
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
10 Naatan Skyttä
6 Leo Walta
Finland Substitutes:
Onni Valakari, Juho Lähteenmäki, Samuli Miettinen, Jesse Joronen, Matti Peltola, Topi Keskinen, Doni Arifi, Jaakko Oksanen, Oiva Jukkola, Viljami Sinisalo, Kasper Paananen, Tony Miettinen.

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