UEFA Women's European Championship

FT Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Finland DWWDL 1
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Iceland LDDDL 0
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Match Report

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Euro 2025 opens with Finland win over Iceland

Katariina Kosola's goal gave Finland a 1-0 win over 10-woman Iceland in the opening match of the Women's European Championship on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
55.8
Possession
44.2
16
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
317
Accurate Passes
212
405
Passes
308
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
65
20
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
7
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
24
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
1
Interceptions
9
43
Effective Clearances
20
43
Clearances
20

Head to Head

FIN leads series 1-0

Lineups

ISL · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Cecilía Rán RúnarsdóttirG
  2. 6Ingibjörg SigurdardóttirCD-L
  3. 4Glódís Perla ViggósdóttirCD-R
  4. 18Gudrún ArnardóttirLB
  5. 20Guoný ÁrnadóttirRB
  6. 8Alexandra JóhannsdóttirCM-L
  7. 16Hildur AntonsdóttirCM-R
  8. 23Sveindís JónsdóttirLM
  9. 14Hlín EiríksdóttirRM
  10. 3Sandra JessenF
  11. 7Karólína Lea VilhjálmsdóttirRCF

FIN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Anna KoivunenG
  2. 3Eva NyströmCD-L
  3. 15Natalia KuikkaCD-R
  4. 6Joanna TynniläLB
  5. 5Emma KoivistoRB
  6. 4Ria ÖlingCM-L
  7. 20Eveliina SummanenCM-R
  8. 9Katariina KosolaLM
  9. 13Oona SirenRM
  10. 18Linda SällströmF
  11. 17Sanni FranssiRCF

Timeline

  1. 3' Eva Nyström (Finland Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Iceland Women. Sædís Rún Heidarsdóttir replaces Glódís Viggósdóttir because of an injury.
  3. 52' Hildur Antonsdóttir (Iceland Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Substitution, Iceland Women. Agla María Albertsdóttir replaces Hlín Eiríksdóttir.
  5. 58' Second yellow card to Hildur Antonsdóttir (Iceland Women) for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Iceland Women. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir replaces Sandra Jessen.
  7. 66' Substitution, Finland Women. Oona Sevenius replaces Sanni Franssi.
  8. 70' Goal! Iceland Women 0, Finland Women 1. Katariina Kosola (Finland Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eveliina Summanen.
  9. 78' Substitution, Finland Women. Nea Lehtola replaces Emma Koivisto.
  10. 78' Substitution, Finland Women. Jutta Rantala replaces Linda Sällström.
  11. 84' Substitution, Iceland Women. Katla Tryggvadóttir replaces Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir.
  12. 90'+5' Substitution, Finland Women. Maaria Roth replaces Eveliina Summanen.
  13. 90'+5' Substitution, Finland Women. Vilma Koivisto replaces Ria Öling.

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