UEFA Nations League

Finland vs Republic of Ireland, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Finland
  • 66': Fredrik Jensen
FT
1 - 0
Republic of Ireland

    About

    Finland are hosting Republic of Ireland at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Robert Taylor (Finland).
    • 5': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Foul by Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland).
    • 10': Jere Juhani Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Enda Stevens tries a through ball, but Sean Maguire is caught offside.
    • 13': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Foul by Albin Granlund (Finland).
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Horgan.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albin Granlund.
    • 17': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Paulus Arajuuri.
    • 18': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
    • 18': Joona Toivio (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Albin Granlund (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Jensen.
    • 24': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
    • 24': Albin Granlund (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Sean Maguire (Republic of Ireland).
    • 26': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Tim Sparv (Finland).
    • 27': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Shane Duffy is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Sean Maguire (Republic of Ireland).
    • 28': Tim Sparv (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 35': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Albin Granlund (Finland).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pyry Soiri.
    • 39': Conor Hourihane (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
    • 42': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
    • 42': Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Glen Kamara following a fast break.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Finland 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Pyry Soiri.
    • 46': Foul by Paulus Arajuuri (Finland).
    • 46': Sean Maguire (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Sean Maguire (Republic of Ireland).
    • 46': Joona Toivio (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
    • 48': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
    • 51': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 51': Robert Taylor (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robbie Brady replaces Sean Maguire.
    • 53': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 53': Robert Taylor (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
    • 54': Paulus Arajuuri (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Ilmari Niskanen (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 64': Enda Stevens (Republic of Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 66': Goal! Finland 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Hand ball by Jere Juhani Uronen (Finland).
    • 74': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a through ball.
    • 74': Offside, Finland. Teemu Pukki tries a through ball, but Fredrik Jensen is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ronan Curtis replaces Daryl Horgan.
    • 75': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Jeff Hendrick.
    • 75': Substitution, Finland. Rasmus Schüller replaces Glen Kamara.
    • 76': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Albin Granlund (Finland).
    • 77': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
    • 77': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Tim Sparv (Finland).
    • 79': Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Teemu Pukki.
    • 81': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Joona Toivio (Finland).
    • 82': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jere Juhani Uronen.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross following a corner.
    • 83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Jayson Molumby.
    • 86': Substitution, Finland. Joni Kauko replaces Fredrik Jensen.
    • 86': Substitution, Finland. Jukka Raitala replaces Albin Granlund because of an injury.
    • 86': Foul by Jere Juhani Uronen (Finland).
    • 86': Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
    • 87': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
    • 87': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Paulus Arajuuri.
    • 87': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ilmari Niskanen.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ronan Curtis (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a headed pass.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jukka Raitala.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Robbie Brady (Republic of Ireland).
    • 90'+3': Jere Juhani Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Finland. Joni Kauko tries a through ball, but Joel Pohjanpalo is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Finland 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Finland 1, Republic of Ireland 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/irl.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originIRL FINhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/fin.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    12 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 4
    47.5 Possession 52.5
    10 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    387 Accurate Passes 443
    462 Passes 537
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 0
    26 Crosses 6
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    35 Long Balls 54
    20 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 15
    15 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 22
    16 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
    Location: Helsinki, Finland
    Attendance: 7,900

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Turkey 2 +2 4
    2 Wales 2 +1 4
    3 Iceland 2 0 3
    4 Montenegro 2 -3 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FIN Finland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    2 Paulus Arajuuri
    4 Joona Toivio
    18 Jere Uronen
    3 Albin Granlund
    14 Tim Sparv
    6 Glen Kamara
    8 Robert Taylor
    13 Pyry Soiri
    10 Teemu Pukki
    9 Fredrik Jensen Yellow Card
    Finland Substitutes:
    Leo Väisänen, Rasmus Schüller, Niki Mäenpää, Juhani Ojala, Jesse Joronen, Ilmari Niskanen, Rasmus Karjalainen, Juha Pirinen, Joni Kauko, Jukka Raitala, Joel Pohjanpalo, Nikolai Alho.

    IRL Republic of Ireland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    15 Dara O'Shea
    4 Shane Duffy
    3 Enda Stevens
    2 Matt Doherty
    13 Jeff Hendrick
    6 Conor Hourihane
    22 Jayson Molumby
    8 Sean Maguire
    7 Aaron Connolly Yellow Card
    11 Daryl Horgan
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Kevin Long, Caoimhín Kelleher, Jason Knight, Ronan Curtis, Ryan Manning, Adam Idah, Mark Travers, Cyrus Christie, Shane Long, Josh Cullen, Robbie Brady.

    UEFA Nations League News

    How much will Arsenal miss Martin Ødegaard?
    How much will Arsenal miss Martin Ødegaard?

    Julien Laurens believes Arsenal's squad depth will now be tested with their captain Martin Ødegaard set for a spell on the sidelines.

    Ten Hag praises 'big guy' Rashford for Man United scoring form
    Ten Hag praises 'big guy' Rashford for Man United scoring form

    Erik ten Hag praises Marcus Rashford after he scored a brace in Manchester United's 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley.

    Are Barcelona the favourites for the LaLiga title?
    Are Barcelona the favourites for the LaLiga title?

    Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss how good Barcelona and Lamine Yamal are after their 4-1 win over Girona.

    Guardiola lauds 'perfect' Haaland
    Guardiola lauds 'perfect' Haaland

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola heaps praise on Erling Haaland after the striker scored two goals in a home win over Brentford.

    How Haaland 'took over' to lead Man City comeback vs. Brentford
    How Haaland 'took over' to lead Man City comeback vs. Brentford

    Steve Nicol reacts to Erling Haaland's brace in Man City's 2-1 win over Brentford.