Finland vs Rep. Of Ireland
Ref: Aleksandar Stavrev, North Macedonia
Match recap
Rep. Of Ireland beat Finland 2–1 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Pohjanpalo scored for Finland; Scales and Brady replied for Rep. Of Ireland. Finland held 54% possession to 46% for Rep. Of Ireland.
First Half
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Pohjanpalo
Second Half
57'
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Scales
Assist: Brady
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Keskinen
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Schüller
71'
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Azaz
71'
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Ferguson
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Pohjanpalo
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Walta
80'
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Szmodics
80'
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Ogbene
88'
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Brady
Assist: Ebosele
Match Statistics
FinlandRep. Of Ireland
5Won
Statistical edge
5–6
battles won across 13 metrics
Attack0 · 4 won
7
Shots
15
3
Shots on target
10
5
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
525
Total passes
443
441
Accurate passes
356
84%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline0 · 1 won
10
Fouls
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
8
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
2
Finland
4-2-3-1
Rep. Of Ireland
4-2-3-1
Finland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. HrádeckýG
- 2Tomas GalvezD
- 4R. IvanovD
- 5A. HoskonenD
- 6G. KamaraM
- 8R. LodM
- 11R. SchüllerM
- 13A. StåhlD
- 20J. PohjanpaloF
- 21T. KeskinenM
- 22L. WaltaM
Substitutes
- 3M. PeltolaD
- 7O. AntmanF
- 9F. JensenM
- 10T. PukkiF
- 12J. JoronenG
- 14A. SuhonenM
- 15M. TenhoD
- 16U. NissiläM
- 17N. AlhoD
- 18J. UronenD
- 19B. KällmanF
- 23V. SinisaloG
Rep. Of Ireland
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3L. ScalesD
- 4D. O'SheaD
- 6J. CullenM
- 7S. SzmodicsM
- 9E. FergusonF
- 11R. BradyD
- 14F. AzazM
- 17J. KnightM
- 20C. OgbeneM
- 22N. CollinsD
Substitutes
- 2M. McGuinnessD
- 5A. OmobamideleD
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 10A. IdahF
- 12K. McAteerM
- 13J. TaylorM
- 15F. EboseleD
- 16M. O’LearyG
- 18J. McGrathM
- 19T. ParrottF
- 21M. JohnstonF
- 23M. TraversG
Finland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukáš Hrádecký(C) | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | F | 78 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Rasmus Schüller | M | 65 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Robert Ivanov | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Walta | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arttu Hoskonen | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Robin Lod | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Adam Stahl | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Tomas Galvez | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Glen Kamara | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fredrik Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anssi Suhonen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miro Tenho | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Alho | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Joronen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jere Uronen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urho Nissilä | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Källman | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Matti Peltola | D | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teemu Pukki | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Antman | F | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Rep. Of Ireland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Brady | D | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jason Knight | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Evan Ferguson | F | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Dara O'Shea | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Finn Azaz | M | 71 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Josh Cullen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Collins(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sammie Szmodics | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Michael Johnston | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Taylor | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Travers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayson Molumby | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max O'Leary | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Omobamidele | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Festy Ebosele | D | 10 | 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4/4 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jamie McGrath | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |