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Goals and Higlights: Finland 0-2 Slovakia in International Friendly Match 2022
FINAL
The match is over! Slovakia beats Finland 2-0 in Murcia
72'
Erik Jirka shoots from 20 metres through the post to give Slovakia a 0-2 lead.
71'
SLOVAKIA GOAL! THE SECOND ONE
67'
Substitution of Filand. Pukki y Schüller comes in, Pohjanpalo y Lingman out.
54'
Slovakia plays a quick attack to the centre, but the Finnish defence gets in the way. The corner kick does not threaten the Finnish goal.
46'
During the break, Finland will change. Urho Nissilä comes on, Robin Lod off.
46'
Start the second half
Half time
End of the first half! Slovakia is winning 0-1 against Finland in Murcia.
38'
Ondrej Duda cuts in from the left centre and bounces the ball through a Finnish defender to give Slovakia the lead.
37'
GOAL OF SLOVAKIA!
29'
Yellow card for Jakub Holubek
25'
Robin Lod shoots hard, but his left-footed shot from the edge of the box misses the far post.
22'
A great one-touch follow up from Jolle to Forss who is halfway through. However, the Slovakian defender gets in just before Marcus can shoot, and the result is a corner kick.
15'
Slovakia line-up
Holec; Sekulic, Skriniar, Hancko, Holubek; Lobotka, Jirka, Duda, Bero, Haraslin and Almasi.
10'
Hostika's through ball is met by Pohjanpalo, who has made a stop in front of goal. Jolle can't quite get his head between the posts.
5'
Finland attacks from the left. Forssi's shot goes over the goal.
1'
Start the game!
Happy Birthday Teemu Pukki
Yesterday, Finnish veteran player Teemu Pukki turned 32 years old. He will be looking to celebrate today with a goal.
Finland's bench
𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐭: 12 Jesse Joronen 23 Carljohan Eriksson 3 Daniel O´Shaughnessy 5 Miro Tenho 9 Benjamin Källman 10 Teemu Pukki 11 Rasmus Schüller 13 Ilmari Niskanen 15 Sauli Väisänen 16 Urho Nissilä 22 Miska Ylitolva
Finland's roster
Viljami Sinisalo; Taneli Hamalainen, Robin Tihi, Oliver Antman, Anssi Suhonen, Terry AbladeHradecky; Alho, Ivanov, Vaisanen, Uronen; Lod, Kamara, Lingaman, Hostikka; Pohjanpalo and Forss
Lineups ready!
The rosters for the match are ready. Below we share them with you.
The dressing room
This is what the dressing room at the Enrique Roca Stadium looks like before kickoff. This will be Finland's second game in Murcia.
Background
The last match between Finland and Slovakia was played on November 18, 2014. On that occasion, the Finnish team won 2-1 with goals by Filip Holosko and Marek Hamsik. Tomas Hubocan scored for the visitors.
We are almost ready to start
The match between Finland vs Slovakia is less than an hour away. Both teams are already warming up at the Enrique Roca Stadium in Murcia, Spain.
How does Slovakia arrive?
Slovakia has won only two of its last ten games. The rest of their results have been five defeats and three draws. Their only wins have come against Malta and Cyprus.
How does Finland arrive?
Finland comes into this match with only three wins in ten games. The rest of their results have been five defeats and two draws. Their only wins came against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kazakhstan twice.
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Key Player of Slovakia
Ondrej Duda, midfielder: the young Bundesliga player from Cologne is one of the most promising young players in Slovakian soccer. He has played in other important teams such as Legia Warsaw, Hertha Berlin and Norwich City.
Key Player of Finland
Teemu Pukki, forward: the veteran player from the Philippines recently completed 100 international caps for Finland. The Norwich City Premier League player has scored 33 goals for his national team.
Probable rosters of Finland vs Slovakia
These were the last rosters used by both teams in their last match
Finland: Jesse Joronen; Miska Ylitolva, Sauli Valsanen, Miro Tenho, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Urho Nissila; Ilmari Niskanen, Rasmus Schüller, Robin Lod; Benjamin Källman y Teemu Pukki.
Slovakia: Marek Rodak; Martin Koscelnik Martin Valjent, Milan Skriniar, David Hancko; Stanislav Lobotka, Patrik Hrosovsky; Tomas Suslov, Odrej Duda, Lukas Haraslín; Ladislav Almasi.
Slovakia's last match
Slovakia lost in their last match against Norway in a match held at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo. Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland scored the first goal in the 77th minute and three minutes later, Martin Odegaard clinched the victory with the second goal.
Finland's last game
In their last match, Finland played to a one-goal draw against Iceland. Teemu Pukki put the Finnish team ahead with a goal in the 12th minute of the match. The game was tied in the 38th minute thanks to a goal by Birkir Bjarnason.
Slovakia: thinking 2026
Slovakia is also returning to action after the Qatar 2022 qualifiers. The Slovak National Team was in Group H and finished in third place, below Russia and Croatia.
Finland: starting the year
The Finnish National Team will play its second match of the year. They returned to activity in this month of March, having not played since November 2021 when the group stage of the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers was completed.
The game will be played at Enrique Roca de Murcia Stadium
The Finland vs Slovakia game will be played at Enrique Roca de Murcia Stadium in Murcia, Spain with capacity for 31,179 people. The stadium is currently the home of Real Murcia CF, which plays in Spain's Second Division.
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My name is Carlos Aviles and I’ll be your host for this game. Follow pregame information on VAVEL. This will be a friendly match between two teams that will miss the Qatar 2022 World Cup, so from today they will be looking to get off to a good start in the run-up to the Mexico-United States-Canada 2026 World Cup.