UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Friday, June 16, 2023
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Finland DLLLW 2
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium · 32,560 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

FIN · 5-4-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Robert IvanovCD
  3. 3Richard JensenCD-L
  4. 2Arttu HoskonenCD-R
  5. 21Ilmari NiskanenLB
  6. 17Nikolai AlhoRB
  7. 14Kaan KairinenCM-L
  8. 11Rasmus SchüllerCM-R
  9. 10Teemu PukkiLM
  10. 8Oliver AntmanRM
  11. 20Joel PohjanpaloF

SVN · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1Vid BelecG
  2. 6Jaka BijolCD-L
  3. 23David BrekaloCD-R
  4. 3Jure BalkovecLB
  5. 2Zan KarnicnikRB
  6. 22Adam Gnezda CerinCM-L
  7. 10Miha ZajcCM-R
  8. 11Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  9. 9Andraz SporarCF-R
  10. 8Sandi LovricAM-L
  11. 20Petar StojanovicAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 55' Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 65' Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Andraz Sporar.
  5. 65' Substitution, Slovenia. Jan Mlakar replaces Sandi Lovric.
  6. 65' Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Richard Jensen.
  7. 65' Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Teemu Pukki.
  8. 66' Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 70' Substitution, Finland. Jere Uronen replaces Nikolai Alho because of an injury.
  10. 78' Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Verbic replaces Petar Stojanovic.
  11. 78' Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Elsnik replaces Miha Zajc.
  12. 79' Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Oliver Antman.
  13. 79' Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  14. 86' Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Celar replaces Benjamin Sesko.

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