UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Finland vs Northern Ireland, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Finland
  • 42': Joel Pohjanpalo (P)
  • 48': Daniel Håkans
  • 73': Teemu Pukki
  • 88': Robin Lod
FT
4 - 0
Northern Ireland

    About

    Finland are hosting Northern Ireland at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 5': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
    • 5': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross McCausland.
    • 9': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Schüller.
    • 13': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
    • 14': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Conor Hazard.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Rasmus Schüller (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matti Peltola with a headed pass.
    • 17': Foul by Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland).
    • 17': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
    • 27': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
    • 27': Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Ross McCausland (Northern Ireland).
    • 28': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 33': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
    • 33': Paddy McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
    • 34': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eoin Toal.
    • 36': Offside, Finland. Robert Ivanov tries a through ball, but Joel Pohjanpalo is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Håkans.
    • 39': Penalty Finland. Nikolai Alho draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 39': Penalty conceded by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 42': Goal! Finland 1, Northern Ireland 0. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 44': Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
    • 45': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson tries a through ball, but Dan Ballard is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Finland 1, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Finland 1, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 48': Goal! Finland 2, Northern Ireland 0. Daniel Håkans (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
    • 50': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 50': Isaac Price (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Offside, Finland. Robert Ivanov tries a through ball, but Fredrik Jensen is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
    • 54': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paddy McNair following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 56': Ross McCausland (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Ballard.
    • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington replaces Ross McCausland.
    • 60': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Fredrik Jensen.
    • 60': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Josh Magennis replaces Dion Charles.
    • 60': Foul by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland).
    • 60': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Schüller (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
    • 61': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a headed pass.
    • 64': Eoin Toal (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).
    • 69': Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
    • 69': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
    • 70': Offside, Finland. Rasmus Schüller tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Daniel Håkans.
    • 72': Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Daniel Håkans.
    • 72': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Rasmus Schüller.
    • 73': Offside, Northern Ireland. Conor Washington tries a through ball, but Trai Hume is caught offside.
    • 73': Goal! Finland 3, Northern Ireland 0. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Conor Washington (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 77': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 77': Trai Hume (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Jordan Thompson.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 80': Foul by Trai Hume (Northern Ireland).
    • 80': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Offside, Northern Ireland. Eoin Toal tries a through ball, but Conor Washington is caught offside.
    • 81': Offside, Finland. Robert Taylor tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland).
    • 82': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Finland. Lucas Lingman replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
    • 83': Substitution, Finland. Noah Pallas replaces Nikolai Alho.
    • 83': Foul by Isaac Price (Northern Ireland).
    • 83': Noah Pallas (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Michael Forbes replaces Trai Hume.
    • 85': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Callum Marshall replaces Isaac Price.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robin Lod.
    • 88': Goal! Finland 4, Northern Ireland 0. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teemu Pukki with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Conor Washington (Northern Ireland).
    • 90'+1': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Noah Pallas (Finland).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Finland 4, Northern Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Finland 4, Northern Ireland 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 3
    38.9 Possession 61.1
    8 SHOTS 11
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    278 Accurate Passes 499
    364 Passes 585
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 1
    13 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    55 Long Balls 47
    24 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 3
    12 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.3
    8 Interceptions 6
    14 Effective Clearances 21
    14 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
    Location: Helsinki, Finland
    Attendance: 28,711

    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 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Robert Ivanov
    5 Miro Tenho
    16 Matti Peltola
    17 Nikolai Alho
    11 Rasmus Schüller
    6 Glen Kamara
    14 Kaan Kairinen
    20 Joel Pohjanpalo
    21 Daniel Håkans
    19 Fredrik Oldrup Jensen
    Finland Substitutes:
    Robin Lod, Richard Jensen, Lucas Lingman, Pyry Soiri, Noah Pallas, Viljami Sinisalo, Benjamin Kallman, Hugo Keto, Jere Uronen, Teemu Pukki, Arttu Hoskonen, Robert Taylor.

    NIR Northern Ireland (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    12 Conor Hazard (GK)
    4 Danny Ballard
    17 Paddy McNair
    5 Eoin Toal
    15 Jordan Thompson
    6 George Saville
    3 Jamal Lewis
    2 Trai Hume
    10 Dion Charles
    14 Isaac Price
    8 Ross McCausland
    Northern Ireland Substitutes:
    Callum Marshall, Dale Taylor, Michael Forbes, Luke Southwood, Conor McMenamin, Brodie Spencer, Terry Devlin, Josh Magennis, Ciaron Brown, Jordan Jones, Conor Washington, Stephen Mcmullan.

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