UEFA Nations League

Republic of Ireland vs Finland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Republic of Ireland
  • 45': Evan Ferguson
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1 - 0
Finland

    About

    Republic of Ireland are hosting Finland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , 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.
    • 1': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 1': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
    • 1': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland).
    • 3': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland).
    • 6': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
    • 10': Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
    • 12': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
    • 14': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jere Uronen.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
    • 16': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Liam Scales.
    • 18': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
    • 18': Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 19': Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 21': Offside, Finland. Oliver Antman is caught offside.
    • 23': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a headed pass.
    • 25': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Källman (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Hand ball by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
    • 31': Robin Lod (Finland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
    • 31': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 32': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda is caught offside.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 37': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 38': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
    • 42': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 43': Hand ball by Robin Lod (Finland).
    • 44': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 45': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 46': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 52': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, Finland. Jere Uronen is caught offside.
    • 54': Foul by Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland).
    • 54': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Matti Peltola (Finland).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Substitution, Finland. Daniel O'Shaughnessy replaces Matti Peltola because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Liam Scales.
    • 64': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Oliver Antman.
    • 64': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Jere Uronen.
    • 64': Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
    • 66': Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
    • 67': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
    • 70': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara with a cross.
    • 72': Penalty conceded by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 74': VAR Decision: Penalty Finland.
    • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Finn Azaz replaces Evan Ferguson.
    • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jayson Molumby replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
    • 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Dara O'Shea replaces Matt Doherty.
    • 77': Penalty saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 80': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
    • 80': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 81': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
    • 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
    • 84': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman.
    • 85': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Nikolai Alho.
    • 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Mikey Johnston.
    • 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Thomas Cannon replaces Sam Szmodics.
    • 86': Daniel Håkans (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Lod.
    • 88': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
    • 88': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
    • 90'+6': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 5
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 4
    56.1 Possession 43.9
    14 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    453 Accurate Passes 334
    530 Passes 405
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    21 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 40
    21 Accurate Long Balls 12
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    13 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 6
    21 Effective Clearances 25
    21 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Aviva Stadium
    Location: Dublin,
    Attendance: 39,163

    Line-Ups

    IRL Republic of Ireland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    5 Liam Scales
    22 Nathan Collins
    3 Callum O'Dowda Yellow Card
    2 Matt Doherty
    17 Jason Knight Yellow Card
    6 Josh Cullen
    11 Michael Johnston
    21 Festy Ebosele
    9 Evan Ferguson
    7 Sammie Szmodics
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Dara O'Shea, Ryan Manning, Thomas Cannon, Troy Parrott, Jake O'Brien, Kasey McAteer, Jayson Molumby, Mark Travers, Finn Azaz, Max O'Leary, Andy Moran, Mark McGuinness.

    FIN Finland (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Robert Ivanov
    3 Matti Peltola
    5 Arttu Hoskonen
    18 Jere Uronen
    17 Nikolai Alho
    14 Kaan Kairinen
    6 Glen Kamara
    7 Oliver Antman
    8 Robin Lod
    9 Benjamin Kallman
    Finland Substitutes:
    Miro Tenho, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Joel Pohjanpalo, Onni Valakari, Anssi Suhonen, Urho Nissila, Ilmari Niskanen, Jesse Joronen, Teemu Pukki, Juhani Pikkarainen, Daniel Håkans, Viljami Sinisalo.

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