France vs Finland, 2020 International Friendly
· International FriendlyFrance slump to 2-0 defeat against Finland
France geared up for their upcoming Nations League games with a 2-0 home defeat against Finland as their 12-match unbeaten streak came to an end.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Karjalainen (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 4': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 6': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (France).
- 6': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 13': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 13': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, France. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
- 15': Marcus Thuram (France) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 16': Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland).
- 16': Moussa Sissoko (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 20': Foul by Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland).
- 20': Paul Pogba (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Thuram with a cross.
- 20': Corner, France. Conceded by Juhani Ojala.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (France) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, France. Conceded by Marcus Forss.
- 22': Corner, France. Conceded by Juhani Ojala.
- 22': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
- 24': Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- 24': Steven Nzonzi (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
- 24': Wissam Ben Yedder (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (France).
- 25': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 26': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Goal! France 0, Finland 1. Marcus Forss (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Karjalainen.
- 31': Goal! France 0, Finland 2. Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joni Kauko.
- 34': Corner, France. Conceded by Juhani Ojala.
- 35': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (France).
- 35': Marcus Forss (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 36': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Marcus Thuram.
- 39': Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 45'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Juhani Ojala.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 45'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, France 0, Finland 2.
- 45': Second Half begins France 0, Finland 2.
- 46': Foul by Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland).
- 46': Lucas Digne (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Kurt Zouma (France).
- 48': Rasmus Karjalainen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt saved. Joni Kauko (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
- 49': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 51': Offside, France. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 57': Substitution, France. Anthony Martial replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 57': Substitution, France. Antoine Griezmann replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 57': Substitution, France. N'Golo Kanté replaces Paul Pogba.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 59': Corner, France. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 59': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (France) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Marcus Thuram is caught offside.
- 60': Offside, Finland. Rasmus Schüller tries a through ball, but Rasmus Karjalainen is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 62': Attempt missed. Steven Nzonzi (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
- 63': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 63': Niko Hämäläinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- 66': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (France) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Clément Lenglet.
- 66': Substitution, Finland. Joona Toivio replaces Juhani Ojala.
- 67': Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Rasmus Karjalainen.
- 67': Substitution, Finland. Nikolai Alho replaces Ilmari Niskanen.
- 67': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 69': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Finland).
- 69': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt saved. Marcus Thuram (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 71': Foul by Marcus Thuram (France).
- 71': Leo Väisänen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, France. Ruben Aguilar replaces Léo Dubois.
- 73': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (France).
- 73': Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 74': Corner, France. Conceded by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 75': Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari.
- 75': Substitution, Finland. Paulus Arajuuri replaces Leo Väisänen because of an injury.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (France) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- 76': Steven Nzonzi (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 79': Hand ball by Anthony Martial (France).
- 80': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Rasmus Schüller.
- 80': Substitution, France. Raphael Varane replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 83': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (France).
- 83': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Kurt Zouma (France).
- 88': Marcus Forss (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, France 0, Finland 2.
- 0': Match ends, France 0, Finland 2.
Statistics
 FIN |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 28.2 | Possession | 71.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 680 |
| 302 | Passes | 765 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 6 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 31 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Venue: Stade de France
Location: Saint-Denis, France
Line-Ups
France (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 5 | Clément Lenglet |
| 2 | Kurt Zouma |
| 19 | Lucas Digne |
| 20 | Léo Dubois |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi |
| 22 | Marcus Thuram |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 18 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
Finland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jesse Joronen (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy |
| 5 | Juhani Ojala |
| 22 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 15 | Leo Väisänen |
| 11 | Rasmus Schüller |
| 14 | Onni Valakari |
| 19 | Joni Kauko |
| 21 | Ilmari Niskanen |
| 9 | Marcus Forss |
| 7 | Rasmus Karjalainen |
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