Finland vs Wales, 2021 International Friendly
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Finland are hosting Wales
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. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 3': Foul by Santeri Hostikka (Finland).
- 3': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) header from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dylan Levitt with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Foul by Marcus Forss (Finland).
- 5': Tom Lockyer (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Ivanov.
- 11': Offside, Finland. Joona Toivio tries a through ball, but Jasin-Amin Assehnoun is caught offside.
- 12': Offside, Wales. Tyler Roberts tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Niko Hämäläinen (Finland).
- 13': Jonathan Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niko Hämäläinen.
- 17': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland).
- 18': Hand ball by Jonathan Williams (Wales).
- 20': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland).
- 24': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
- 24': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Penalty Wales. Brennan Johnson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Penalty conceded by Niko Hämäläinen (Finland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 25': Penalty saved! Harry Wilson (Wales) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 38': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Wales).
- 38': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland).
- 43': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland).
- 44': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 0, Wales 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Finland 0, Wales 0.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Urho Nissilä replaces Jasin-Amin Assehnoun.
- 45': Substitution, Wales. Ben Davies replaces James Lawrence.
- 45': Substitution, Wales. Wayne Hennessey replaces Danny Ward.
- 46': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
- 46': Jonathan Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Urho Nissilä (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 50': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Tom Lockyer.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Dylan Levitt.
- 54': Offside, Wales. Jonathan Williams tries a through ball, but Tyler Roberts is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
- 55': Tyler Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Glen Kamara (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 57': Offside, Wales. Tom Lockyer tries a through ball, but Tyler Roberts is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
- 59': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Matthew Smith (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies following a set piece situation.
- 61': Offside, Wales. Dylan Levitt tries a through ball, but Tyler Roberts is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Ben Davies.
- 63': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 63': Matthew Smith (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Wales. Rubin Colwill replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 63': Substitution, Wales. Josh Sheehan replaces Jonathan Williams.
- 64': Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Fredrik Jensen.
- 64': Substitution, Finland. Pyry Soiri replaces Santeri Hostikka.
- 65': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Wales).
- 65': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Josh Sheehan (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
- 68': Niko Hämäläinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt saved. Tyler Roberts (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
- 72': Foul by Dylan Levitt (Wales).
- 72': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Nikolai Alho replaces Jukka Raitala.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Marcus Forss.
- 73': Substitution, Wales. Ben Woodburn replaces Ethan Ampadu.
- 73': Foul by Matthew Smith (Wales).
- 73': Robert Taylor (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Wales).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Rubin Colwill (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
- 78': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Joona Toivio.
- 80': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Roberts.
- 80': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 83': Substitution, Wales. Gareth Bale replaces Tyler Roberts.
- 84': Attempt missed. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- 85': Attempt saved. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 86': Offside, Wales. Gareth Bale tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 87': Offside, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo tries a through ball, but Pyry Soiri is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Dylan Levitt (Wales).
- 88': Urho Nissilä (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ben Woodburn (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
- 90': Foul by Gareth Bale (Wales).
- 90': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Finland 0, Wales 0.
- 0': Match ends, Finland 0, Wales 0.
Statistics
 WAL |
FIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.1 | Possession | 51.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 405 | Accurate Passes | 432 |
| 470 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 13 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 4,357
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 4,357
Line-Ups
Finland (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Carljohan Eriksson (GK) |
| 15 | Robert Ivanov |
| 4 | Joona Toivio |
| 2 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 22 | Jukka Raitala |
| 6 | Glen Kamara  |
| 14 | Kaan Kairinen |
| 21 | Jasin-Amin Assehnoun |
| 18 | Santeri Hostikka |
| 9 | Fredrik Oldrup Jensen |
| 19 | Marcus Forss |
Wales (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Danny Ward (GK) |
| 5 | Tom Lockyer |
| 14 | Jamie Lawrence |
| 15 | Ethan Ampadu |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
| 23 | Dylan Levitt |
| 19 | Matt Smith |
| 17 | Rhys Norrington-Davies |
| 10 | Jonny Williams |
| 9 | Tyler Roberts |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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