96' Shaparenko sends a shot from outside the box to the right corner, Hradecky gets a great save. He tries to get out quickly, but Finland loses the ball and can't counter-attack.
88' Dovbyk is speeding down the right, he breaks into the box and crosses low, in front of goal, but nobody appears to push the ball into the back of the net and the ball crosses the entire area until it goes out to the side
84' Riski gives the ball to Lod, who watches too many players in front of him, and shoots a left-footed shot from outside the box, but Pyatov calmly tucks it away.
75' Kryvtsov fouls Pukki on the edge of the box. Lod goes for the ball, hits a left-footed shot to the right corner, Pyatov sprawls to the side. Arajuuri arrives at the second post and has the ball in front of the goal, but he can not get it and the ball goes up
66' Shaparenko fouls Lod from behind on the edge of the box on the right. Pyatov sets up the four-man barrier, Nissilä tries a placed shot into the left corner, but it is too low and goes wide of the goal
57' Alho heels the ball to Lod who plays it to Pukki. He flicks his foot, but the ball deflects off Kryvtsov and goes over the line. Yaremchuk tries to finish, but the ball goes to Hradecky
34' YAREMCHUK! Tymchyk, who is on the right side of the penalty area, goes to the back line and rolls the ball back, Tsygankov tries to finish, but misses the ball and ends up serving the number 9, who was in the middle of the area and filled his right foot to put the Ukrainians back on the scoreboard.
32' The draw didn't shake the visitors, who continued to have more presence in the offensive field, giving work mainly with Shaparenko, Yarmolenko and Yaremchuk.
29' PUKKI! Raitala gets on the right, Tymchyk takes a corner. Alho takes a short throw-in and Pohjanpalo heads the ball into the box, Pyatov saves, on the rebound Matvienko tries to clear, but the ball is left to the No. 10 and he puts it into the net.
23' Yaremchuk comes forward on the right and plays into the box, Alho takes a corner. Tsygankov takes a short, first-half corner, and the defense pulls it away
19' Arajuuri makes a mistake, loses the ball in the middle, Yaremchuk is released on the left and crosses into the area, but the Finnish defender recovers, slides on the grass and manages to intercept the pass
8' Pohjanpalo receives in the area, Lod comes together and wins a corner. After a short throw-in from the right, the ball is picked up at the second post but no one takes advantage of it to score
4' YARMOLENKO! The striker receives on the edge of the box, splices a placed right-footed shot into the left corner of Lukas Hradecky, who stretches but finds nothing.
2' Pukki breaks into the box on the right and shoots, but is stopped by Kryvtsov, Lod catches the loose ball and splices it into the goal, but the goalkeeperfalls well to save Ukraine
Goalkeepers Lukas Hradecky of Finland and Andriy Pyatov of Ukraine are positioned next to the referees in the center circle of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
About 30,000 fans sing and wave flags at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to welcome the players onto the pitch. In a moment the national anthems of Finland and Ukraine will be played.
Finland wears the main uniform, all white, with blue details, a navy blue cross on the chest, goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky wears yellow, name and number in black. Ukraine will play in blue uniform, with yellow name and numbers, while goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov is in green, with black details.
1 Lukas Hradecky, 2 Paulus Arajuuri, 4 Joona Toivio, 6 Glen Kamara, 8 Robin Lod, 10 Teemu Pukki, 14 Thomas Lam, 15 Leo Väisänen, 17 Nikolai Alho, 20 Joel Pohjanpalo, 22 Jukka Raitala. Head coach: Markku Kanerva.
Substitutes: 12 Jesse Joronen, 23 Carljohan Eriksson, 3 Albin Granlund, 5 Juhani Ojala, 7 Robert Taylor, 9 Fredrik Jensen, 11 Ilmari Niskanen, 13 Onni Valakari 16 Urho Nissilä, 18 Robert Ivanov, 19 Roope Riski, 21 Nicholas Hämäläinen.
Photo by Official Twitter of the National Team Finland
Earlier, Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Kazakhstan at the Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan by 2-0, with goals from Smail Prevljak. With this result, the Bosnians climbed to 2nd place in group D with six points, but if there is a winner between Finland and Ukraine then second place goes to whoever wins this match. In case of a tie, the group will be even.
Photo by Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Federation
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Match: Finland vs Ukraine
Competition: 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Round: #7
Date: Ocrober 9th
Kick-off: 12:00 pm ET
Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Helsingin Olympiastadionilla), in Helsinki, Finland
Where to watch: Elisa Viihde Viaplay, V sport jalkapallo, Nelonen, Ruutu (Finland), Sky Mexico (Mexico), Media Group Ukraine (Ukraine), ESPN/TUDN (USA)
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The Finns and Ukrainians have met three times throughout their qualifying history, with a 1-1 draw in March this year in Kiev and two victories for the blue and yellow team, in 2016 (1-0, goal by Kravets) and 2017 (2-1, goals by Pohjanpalo, Konoplyanka and Besedin).
Photo by Pavel Kubanov and Vladimir Rasner/Ukrainian Football Association
Finland and Ukraine had the same result and a similar campaign in the european championship played between June and July this year - one win and two losses. The Finns were in Group B, the same as Belgium and Denmark, who advanced because they had a better goal difference than their Nordic rivals (1 vs. -2). The Netherlands and Austria finished ahead in group C, but the Ukrainians managed to advance in the last round as one of the best third-placed teams. Soon after they eliminated Sweden in the first knockout stage and in the quarterfinals they lost 4-0 to runner-up England.
The first team in each group will qualify for Qatar and the second team will play a playoff. Of the 55 teams, only 10 remain undefeated (Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, England, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Switzerland and Ukraine).
The match will be played at Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Finland and Ukraine are tied on five points, only so far the Nordic team has won one match and drawn two others, while the former Soviet Republic has drawn all five matches so far. With 12 points, France leads group D, Bosnia and Kazakhstan complete the group. Helsinki is located on the Gulf of Finland, in the southern part of the country.
Welcome to VAVEL.com’s coverage of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Finland vs Ukraine Live Updates!
Hi everyone! It's time to another weekend with the Europeans in the fight for places at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. My name is Bia Palumbo and and I will be your host for this game between Finland and Ukraine, which face each other in a few minutes in Helsinki, the capital of the Nordic country. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.
