UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Finland vs Slovenia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Finland
  • 13': Joel Pohjanpalo
  • 64': Oliver Antman
FT
2 - 0
Slovenia

    Pass master Pukki sets Finland up for 2-0 win over Slovenia

    Finland's all-time leading scorer Teemu Pukki set up goals for Joel Pohjanpalo and Oliver Antman as they beat Slovenia 2-0 in their Group H European Championship qualifier on Friday to move into top spot in the group.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
    • 5': Hand ball by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 8': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
    • 9': Delay in match (Slovenia).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 10': Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 13': Goal! Finland 1, Slovenia 0. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki with a cross.
    • 15': Offside, Slovenia. Jaka Bijol tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Miha Zajc (Slovenia).
    • 20': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 24': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
    • 27': Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Adam Cerin (Slovenia).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 32': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Adam Cerin (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Cerin.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 35': Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 36': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 36': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Cerin.
    • 40': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
    • 40': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Offside, Slovenia. Miha Zajc tries a through ball, but Petar Stojanovic is caught offside.
    • 44': Hand ball by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Finland 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Brekalo.
    • 49': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
    • 49': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': David Brekalo (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 51': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a through ball.
    • 54': Hand ball by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
    • 55': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Slovenia).
    • 55': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 61': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 61': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Oliver Antman (Finland).
    • 62': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Goal! Finland 2, Slovenia 0. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teemu Pukki following a fast break.
    • 65': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Andraz Sporar.
    • 65': Substitution, Slovenia. Jan Mlakar replaces Sandi Lovric.
    • 65': Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Richard Jensen.
    • 65': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Teemu Pukki.
    • 66': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
    • 66': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, Finland. Jere Uronen replaces Nikolai Alho because of an injury.
    • 74': Dangerous play by Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia).
    • 74': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
    • 77': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
    • 78': Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Verbic replaces Petar Stojanovic.
    • 78': Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Elsnik replaces Miha Zajc.
    • 79': Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Oliver Antman.
    • 79': Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Rasmus Schüller.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Timi Elsnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaka Bijol.
    • 79': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
    • 81': Hand ball by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo.
    • 86': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Celar replaces Benjamin Sesko.
    • 87': Hand ball by Zan Celar (Slovenia).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Finland. Jere Uronen tries a through ball, but Anssi Suhonen is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. David Brekalo (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Timi Elsnik with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Finland 2, Slovenia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Finland 2, Slovenia 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 2
    58.3 Possession 41.7
    14 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    495 Accurate Passes 317
    577 Passes 417
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    22 Crosses 12
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    46 Long Balls 50
    25 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 15
    13 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 9
    22 Effective Clearances 27
    22 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
    Location: Helsinki, Finland
    Attendance: 32,560

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Denmark 10 +9 22
    2 Slovenia 10 +11 22
    3 Finland 10 +8 18
    4 Kazakhstan 10 +4 18
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    FIN Finland (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Robert Ivanov
    3 Richard Jensen
    2 Arttu Hoskonen
    21 Ilmari Niskanen Yellow Card
    17 Nikolai Alho
    14 Kaan Kairinen
    11 Rasmus Schüller
    10 Teemu Pukki
    8 Oliver Antman
    20 Joel Pohjanpalo
    Finland Substitutes:
    Jere Uronen, Glen Kamara, Matti Peltola, Pyry Soiri, Jesse Joronen, Robert Taylor, Viljami Sinisalo, Miro Tenho, Diogo Tomas, Benjamin Kallman, Daniel Håkans, Anssi Suhonen.

    SVN Slovenia (4-2-2-2)

    No. Name
    1 Vid Belec (GK)
    6 Jaka Bijol
    23 David Brekalo
    3 Jure Balkovec
    2 Zan Karnicnik
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    10 Miha Zajc
    11 Benjamin Sesko
    9 Andraz Sporar Yellow Card
    8 Sandi Lovric
    20 Petar Stojanovic
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Vanja Drkusic, Timi Elsnik, Benjamin Verbic, Matevz Vidovsek, Miha Blazic, Zan Vipotnik, Zan Celar, Erik Janza, Jan Mlakar, Luka Zahovic, Aljaz Ivacic.

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