UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, September 4, 2015
Finland WDLLL 1
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Greece LLDLD 0
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Karaiskakis Stadium · ESPN3

Match Report

Greece officially eliminated from qualifying for Euro 2016 with loss

Finland piled more misery on 2004 champions Greece with a 1-0 win in their European Championship qualifying Group F tie in Piraeus.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
8
6
Saves
1
50
Possession
50
2
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
6
1.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
7
3
Crosses
19
0.0
Cross %
0.4
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
13
Clearances
2

Head to Head

GRE leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

GRE

  1. 1Orestis KarnezisG
  2. 11Loukas VyntraD
  3. 14Kyriakos PapadopoulosD
  4. 19Socratis PapaststhopoulosD
  5. 20José HolebasD
  6. 21Christos AravidisM
  7. 22Andreas SamarisM
  8. 10Kostas FortounisM
  9. 6Alexandros TziolisM
  10. 16Nikos KarelisF
  11. 9Kostas MitroglouF

Substitutes

  1. 12Stefanos KapinoG
  2. 13Markos VellidisG
  3. 3Costas GiannoulisD
  4. 4Monolas KostasD
  5. 5Vangelis MorasD
  6. 15Stelios KitsiouD
  7. 7Taxiarchis FountasM
  8. 8Panagiotis KoneM
  9. 17Panagiotis TachtsidisM
  10. 18Fetfatzidis IoannnisM
  11. 23Vangelis PlatellasM

FIN

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 2Paulus ArajuuriD
  3. 15Markus HalstiD
  4. 18Jere UronenD
  5. 13Kari ArkivuoD
  6. 19Alexander RingM
  7. 14Tim SparvM
  8. 4Joona ToivioM
  9. 8Perparim HetemajM
  10. 21Kasper HamalainenM
  11. 10Teemu PukkiF

Substitutes

  1. 12Niki MäenpääG
  2. 23Jesse JoronenG
  3. 5Ville JalastoD
  4. 16Valtteri MorenD
  5. 17Thomas LamD
  6. 22Jukka RaitalaD
  7. 3Sakari MattilaM
  8. 6Joni KaukoM
  9. 9Berat SadikF
  10. 11Riku RiskiF
  11. 20Joel PohjanpaloF

Timeline

  1. 46' Finland makes a sub: Berat Sadik enters for Kasper Hamalainen. Reason: Tactical
  2. 48' Paulus Arajuuri is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 52' Christos Aravidis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 67' Finland makes a sub: Joel Pohjanpalo enters for Teemu Pukki. Reason: Tactical
  5. 67' Greece makes a sub: Panagiotis Kone enters for Christos Aravidis. Reason: Tactical
  6. 75' Goal!! Joel Pohjanpalo hits a very good right footed shot high through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Finland now leads 1 - 0
  7. 77' Greece makes a sub: Taxiarchis Fountas enters for Nikos Karelis. Reason: Tactical
  8. 80' Finland makes a sub: Sakari Mattila enters for Berat Sadik. Reason: Injury
  9. 86' Greece makes a sub: Panagiotis Tachtsidis enters for Andreas Samaris. Reason: Tactical
  10. 90' End of the game
  11. 90'+4' Socratis Papaststhopoulos is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour

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