Finland vs Italy, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingHarsh penalty gifts Italy 2-1 win over Finland
Italy maintained their perfect record in Euro 2020 qualifying when a harsh penalty converted by Jorginho gave them a 2-1 win in Finland on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Italy. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 4': Attempt missed. Sauli Väisänen (Finland) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Lod with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Attempt missed. Joona Toivio (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sauli Väisänen following a corner.
- 5': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 8': Substitution, Italy. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Emerson because of an injury.
- 8': Offside, Italy. Francesco Acerbi tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Italy).
- 12': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Albin Granlund.
- 16': Foul by Sauli Väisänen (Finland).
- 16': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 17': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Armando Izzo (Italy).
- 17': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Offside, Italy. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Ciro Immobile is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Jorginho (Italy).
- 21': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Jorginho (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 25': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt saved. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 27': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 28': Albin Granlund (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy).
- 29': Attempt saved. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 36': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leonardo Bonucci with a through ball.
- 38': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (Finland).
- 39': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 39': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Francesco Acerbi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Italy. Conceded by Sauli Väisänen.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Federico Chiesa (Italy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 42': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 42': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Ciro Immobile (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 43': Attempt missed. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ciro Immobile.
- 44': Attempt saved. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Italy).
- 45'+1': Lassi Lappalainen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Finland 0, Italy 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Finland 0, Italy 0.
- 46': Federico Chiesa (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
- 47': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Lod.
- 49': Foul by Joona Toivio (Finland).
- 49': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Sauli Väisänen (Finland).
- 49': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Stefano Sensi (Italy).
- 56': Joona Toivio (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 57': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Finland 0, Italy 1. Ciro Immobile (Italy) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 62': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 62': Sauli Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Ciro Immobile (Italy).
- 64': Sauli Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Stefano Sensi (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 67': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 67': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Penalty Finland. Teemu Pukki draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Stefano Sensi (Italy) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Goal! Finland 1, Italy 1. Teemu Pukki (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Italy. Federico Bernardeschi replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sensi.
- 74': Foul by Paulus Arajuuri (Finland).
- 74': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Finland. Jasse Tuominen replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 75': Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Italy) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 76': Substitution, Italy. Andrea Belotti replaces Ciro Immobile.
- 76': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
- 76': Sauli Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jasse Tuominen (Finland).
- 77': Leonardo Bonucci (Italy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Barella (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 78': Penalty conceded by Sauli Väisänen (Finland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 78': Sauli Väisänen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 79': Goal! Finland 1, Italy 2. Jorginho (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 80': Albin Granlund (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Italy).
- 81': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Italy) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
- 81': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 81': Jorginho (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Substitution, Finland. Pyry Soiri replaces Albin Granlund.
- 84': Offside, Italy. Stefano Sensi tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Italy) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 87': Offside, Italy. Gianluigi Donnarumma tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Finland. Joni Kauko replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- 90': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Armando Izzo.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Italy).
- 90'+1': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jasse Tuominen (Finland).
- 90'+2': Stefano Sensi (Italy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- 90'+3': Nicolò Barella (Italy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Joni Kauko (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Federico Bernardeschi (Italy).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Finland 1, Italy 2.
- 0': Match ends, Finland 1, Italy 2.
Statistics
 ITA |
FIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 7 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 25 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 559 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 638 | Passes | 434 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 27 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 12 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Tampere Ratinan Stadion
Location: Tampere, Finland
Attendance: 16,292
Venue: Tampere Ratinan Stadion
Location: Tampere, Finland
Attendance: 16,292
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 10 | +34 | 30 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 10 | +9 | 22 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 10 | -6 | 17 |
| 4 | Iceland | 10 | +1 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Finland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 2 | Paulus Arajuuri  |
| 15 | Sauli Väisänen |
| 4 | Joona Toivio |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 3 | Albin Granlund |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller |
| 6 | Glen Kamara |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 10 | Teemu Pukki |
Italy (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
| 3 | Francesco Acerbi |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 4 | Emerson |
| 5 | Armando Izzo |
| 8 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Stefano Sensi |
| 18 | Nicolò Barella |
| 17 | Ciro Immobile |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 14 | Federico Chiesa |
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