Germany vs Finland, International Friendly
· International FriendlyGermany beat Finland in Bastian Schweinsteiger's international farewell
Germany beat Finland 2-0 in a low-key friendly in Monchengladbach which will marked the final game in a Germany shirt for Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Alexander Ring (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jukka Raitala.
- 10': Foul by Jonas Hector (Germany).
- 10': Jukka Raitala (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Finland. Jere Uronen tries a through ball, but Kasper Hämäläinen is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Max Meyer (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- 16': Foul by Niklas Moisander (Finland).
- 16': Max Meyer (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Meyer.
- 17': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kasper Hämäläinen.
- 17': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Germany) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Meyer with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Germany).
- 18': Markus Halsti (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Kasper Hämäläinen (Finland).
- 18': Shkodran Mustafi (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 20': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
- 20': Jonas Hector (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Delay in match Thomas Lam (Finland) because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Meyer with a through ball.
- 32': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 33': Attempt missed. Karim Bellarabi (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 36': Attempt missed. Max Meyer (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Bellarabi.
- 38': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 42': Attempt saved. Niklas Süle (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- 42': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lukas Hradecky.
- 43': Offside, Germany. Julian Brandt tries a through ball, but Kevin Volland is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Germany 0, Finland 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Germany 2, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 0, Finland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Kasper Hämäläinen.
- 45': Substitution, Germany. Bernd Leno replaces Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 46': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 46': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Kevin Volland (Germany).
- 48': Thomas Lam (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Delay in match Shkodran Mustafi (Germany) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Goal! Germany 1, Finland 0. Max Meyer (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 56': Attempt saved. Karim Bellarabi (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 58': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
- 58': Jonas Hector (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Germany. Jonathan Tah replaces Niklas Süle.
- 59': Delay in match Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) because of an injury.
- 60': Substitution, Finland. Janne Saksela replaces Jere Uronen.
- 60': Substitution, Finland. Rasmus Schüller replaces Robin Lod.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Germany. Mesut Özil replaces Jonas Hector.
- 63': Foul by Paulus Arajuuri (Finland).
- 63': Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mario Götze (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 65': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Janne Saksela.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Kevin Volland (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Karim Bellarabi (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 68': Substitution, Germany. Julian Weigl replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
- 70': Foul by Karim Bellarabi (Germany).
- 70': Jukka Raitala (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Finland. Sakari Mattila replaces Markus Halsti.
- 72': Substitution, Finland. Eero Markkanen replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
- 72': Foul by Eero Markkanen (Finland).
- 72': Joshua Kimmich (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
- 73': Delay in match Niklas Moisander (Finland) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 74': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Goal! Germany 2, Finland 0. Mesut Özil (Germany) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
- 78': Substitution, Germany. Thomas Müller replaces Julian Brandt.
- 79': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
- 81': Foul by Mario Götze (Germany).
- 81': Thomas Lam (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Finland. Juhani Ojala replaces Paulus Arajuuri.
- 83': Foul by Thomas Müller (Germany).
- 83': Sakari Mattila (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Thomas Müller (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Max Meyer.
- 90': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Niklas Moisander.
- 90'+1': Offside, Germany. Jonathan Tah tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Ring.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Germany 2, Finland 0.
Statistics
 FIN |
GER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.9 | Possession | 73.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 204 | Accurate Passes | 730 |
| 288 | Passes | 802 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 23 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 29 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 30,121
Venue: BORUSSIA-PARK
Location: Mönchengladbach, Germany
Attendance: 30,121
Line-Ups
Germany (3-4-3-d)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 2 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 17 | Niklas Süle |
| 21 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| 18 | Max Meyer |
| 3 | Jonas Hector |
| 20 | Karim Bellarabi |
| 19 | Mario Götze |
| 23 | Kevin Volland |
| 24 | Julian Brandt |
Finland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 2 | Paulus Arajuuri |
| 3 | Niklas Moisander |
| 16 | Thomas Lam |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala |
| 15 | Markus Halsti |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 6 | Alexander Ring |
| 20 | Joel Pohjanpalo |
| 21 | Kasper Hämäläinen |
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