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90+7' Match Ended!
MATCH ENDS! Russia has won! Aleksei Miranchuck's goal is enough for the Russians to revive in the UEFA Euro.
90+3' Russia misses!!
Pass to Zhemaletdinov, who feinted and shot into the box, but the ball was deflected wide.
90' Additional time
Five more minutes will be played in the match.
85' Double substitution in Russia
Aleksandr Sobolev and Maksim Mukhin come in for Artem Dzyuba and Aleksei Miranchuk.
85' Substitution in Finland
Fredrick Jensen reeplaces Joona Toivio.
80' Final stretch of the match
Last 10 minutes. The end of the game is approaching, with the Finns looking for an equalizer and the Russians retreating to counter-attack.
75' Double substitution in Finland
Pyry Soiri and Lassi Lappalainen replaces Jukka Raitala and Teemu Pukki.
72' HRADECKY'S GREAT SAVE!
The ball to the left to Kuzyaev, who went inside and shot low, but the Finnish goalkeeper made a fantastic save.
67' Substitution in Finland
Joni Kauko replaces Rasmus Schüller.
65' Russia misses!
Pass to Zhemaletdinov, who shot a cross-shot at ground level, but the ball went just wide of the left post.
61' Substitution in Russia
Rifat Zhemaletdinov replaces Magomed Ozdoev.
57' Finland looking better
The Finnish team push and look for the goal defended by Safonov with great frequency, but failed to score.
53' Finland approached
Pukki's shot was well saved by Safonov.
53' Russia approached!
Golovin's shot went very close to the right post.
49' Finland approached
pass to the empty for Pukki, but his shot was blocked by a defender. The referee ruled that it was a goal kick for the Russians.
Second half begins
The last 45 minutes of this match are underway.
Match statics, in GioScore.com
45+6' Half time
The first half comes to an end. Russia wins with a nice goal by Miranchuk.
45+4' Russia approached
Dzyuba headed a cross from the right and the ball was saved by Hradecky.
45+2' GOAL for Rusia!
Miranchuk proposed the wall with Dzyuba, who gave the ball back to him and the Atalanta player put it into the corner of the right post for the first goal of the game.
45' Additional time
Six more minutes will be played in the first half.
40' Last minutes of the first half
The game has been cut off a lot in the last minutes.
37' Finland was saved
Golovin's cross ball from the left, Karavaev arrived and was blocked by an opponent.
34' Yellow card
Magomed Odzoev is cautioned for Russia.
30' Half hour of play
The score remains unchanged at 30 minutes
25' Substitution in Russia
Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Mario Fernandes.
24' Match stopped
Mario Fernandes is treated on the field after a bad fall. It seems that he cannot continue.
22' Yellow card
Glen Kamara in Finland is cautioned.
20' Finland came close!
A ball to Pohjanpalo, who took a shot, but it was well blocked by an opponent.
15' First quarter of an hour
The score remains at zero for the moment.
13' Dzyuba almost gets there!
The Russian captain received the ball, turned and shot; the ball hit the post but was ruled out for offside.
10' Odzoev misses!
The Russian player had a very clear opportunity in the box, but his shot went over the bar.
5' Goal disallowed
The VAR reviewed the play and decided to disallow Joel Pohjanpalo's goal for offside.
3' Russian's GOAL!
Raitala stole the ball on the right and crossed for Joel Pohjanpalo, who headed the first goal of the match.
Match Starts!
The game between Finland and Russia kicks off in St. Petersburg!
Teams take to the field!
Everything is ready at the Krestovsky Stadium. The players are on the field; the protocol acts are coming.
Everything is ready!
The teams are coming to the field.
Statements - Roman Zobnin (Russia)
"We have to eliminate the silly mistakes we made [against Belgium], have fewer flaws in our game, play the ball and think faster - everything footballers need to do to play at this level."
Statements - Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland)
"Everyone knew that Joona Toivio and Paulus Arajuuri would be the center backs and there were several options for the third center back position. It was great to be able to play in Finland's first EURO game. The win was a great result and I have to give full credit to every player for their hard work."
Starting roster - Russia
Tactial formation: 1-4-3-3
Coach: Stanislav Cherchésov
Starting roster - Finland
Tactical formation: 1-3-4-1-2
Coach: Markku Kanerva
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Referee's Team
Center: Danny Makkelie - Netherlands
Assistant No.1: Hessel Steegstra - Netherlands
Assistant No.2: Jan de Vries - Netherlands
Emerging: István Kovács - Romania
VAR: Pol van Boekel - Netherlands
AVAR1: Kevin Blom - Netherlands
AVAR2: Benjamin Pages - France
AVAR3: Jérôme Brisard - France
Key player: Russia
The outstanding player in Russia is Aleksandr Golovin, a midfielder with a lot of talent, who can generate danger for his opponents if he is given the opportunity.
Key player: Finland
In Finland it is appropriate to highlight the presence of Teemu Puki, a striker who with the experience he has gained in his career, shows he can take advantage of the slightest mistake of his rivals.
History of Finland vs Russia
In total, these teams have met five times. The numbers are in favor of the Russians, who emerged victorious on four occasions, while the Dutch have won once.
Russia: to avoid elimination
After their defeat against Turkey, the Russian team needs to improve not only in their soccer, but also to get a victory that will bring them back to life in the group.
Finland wants to qualify
After defeating Denmark, the Finnish side will want to get another win in the group to ensure their presence in the next round of the competition.
The match will be played at the Krestovsky Stadium
The match Finland vs Russia will be played at the Krestovsky Stadium, in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia.
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