UEFA Nations League

Finland

FIFA #75 · 0-0-5
Ugh, no.
Finland lost to the Republic of Ireland
Finland0-0-5 0 – 1 Republic of Ireland2-0-3
FT · Thu, Nov 14

Match Details

Aviva Stadium (Dublin) · 39,163 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Finland. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
  • 90'+1'Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 89'Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
  • 88'Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88'Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
  • 88'Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Lod.
  • 86'Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
  • 86'Daniel Håkans (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

12T
FIN 00 0
IRL 10 1

Match Leaders

Finland
Republic of Ireland

Key Events

85'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Mikey Johnston.
85'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Thomas Cannon replaces Sam Szmodics.
85'Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Nikolai Alho.
84'Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman.
77'Penalty saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
76'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Dara O'Shea replaces Matt Doherty.
76'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Finn Azaz replaces Evan Ferguson.
76'Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jayson Molumby replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
64'Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Jere Uronen.
64'Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Oliver Antman.
58'Substitution, Finland. Daniel O'Shaughnessy replaces Matti Peltola because of an injury.
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.
12'Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
3'Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

FinlandRepublic of Ireland
General
56.1 Possession % 43.9
14 Shots 13
5 On Target 3
4 Offsides 5
5 Corners 7
9 Fouls 9
Passing & Defense
453 Passes Completed 334
6 Crosses Won 6
9 Tackles Won 5
7 Interceptions 6
21 Clearances 25
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4

Recent Form

Republic of Ireland L L L W L
Finland D L L L L

Starting Lineups

Republic of Ireland4-4-2
1 Kelleher
2 Doherty 22 Collins 5 Scales 3 O'Dowda
21 Ebosele 6 Cullen 17 Knight 11 Johnston A
7 Szmodics 9 Ferguson 45'
9 Kallman
7 Antman 14 Kairinen 6 Kamara 8 Lod
18 Uronen 3 Peltola 4 Ivanov 5 Hoskonen 17 Alho
1 Hradecky
Finland5-4-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Republic of Ireland

  1. CK #1 Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. LS #5 Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. NC #22 Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. CO #3 Callum O'DowdaLB
  5. MD #2 Matt DohertyRB
  6. JK #17 Jason KnightCM-L
  7. JC #6 Josh CullenCM-R
  8. MJ #11 Michael JohnstonLM
  9. FE #21 Festy EboseleRM
  10. EF #9 Evan FergusonCF-L45'
  11. SS #7 Sammie SzmodicsCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Finland

  1. LH #1 Lukas HradeckyG
  2. RI #4 Robert IvanovCD
  3. MP #3 Matti PeltolaCD-L
  4. AH #5 Arttu HoskonenCD-R
  5. JU #18 Jere UronenLB
  6. NA #17 Nikolai AlhoRB
  7. KK #14 Kaan KairinenCM-L
  8. GK #6 Glen KamaraCM-R
  9. OA #7 Oliver AntmanLM
  10. #8 Robin LodRM
  11. BK #9 Benjamin KallmanF
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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