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Highlights and goals of Finland 4-0 Northern Ireland in Euro 2024 Qualifiers
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: FINLAND'S VICTORY
🦉 Tänään Olympiastadionin pakkanen oli Huuhkajille oivallinen metsästyskeli - joukkue pisti pystyyn upean neljän maalin shown. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Matka jatkuu maanantaina San Marinoon ja maaliskuussa EM-jatkokarsintoihin. Nähdään taas! 😍#Huuhkajat #FINNIR pic.twitter.com/K9qX3vAPzj — Huuhkajat (@Huuhkajat) November 17, 2023
⏱️ 90'
Three minutes of added time
⚽ GOOOAAALL
GOAL BY FINLAND. GOAL BY ROBIN LOD.
Finland's counter-attack is finished by Robin Lod scoring the fourth goal of the match.
🔃 83'
Finland exhausts the changes. Noah Pallas and Lucas Lingman enter the field.
⏱️ 78'
Dan Ballard's free kick is headed over the goal by Dan Ballard.
⚽ GOOOOAAALL
GOAL BY FINLAND. GOAL BY PUKKI.
Teemu Pukki scores Finland's third goal with a shot outside the box.
⏱️ 70'
Good ball to Pukki, but the Finnish striker was in an offside position.
⏱️ 65'
Shot from outside the area that goes over the goal.
🔃 60'
First changes of the match. Double change in Northern Ireland, while first change in Finland.
This is how Finland's second goal was scored
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⏱️ 57'
Dion Charles' shot, but the ball has been rejected.
⏱️ 55'
A free kick for Northern Ireland by George Saville, but the ball goes wide.
⚽ GOOOOAALLL
GOAL BY FINLAND. GOAL BY HAKANS.
Finland increases the lead on the scoreboard with Daniel Håkans' goal.
⏱️ 46'
Second 45 minutes start without changes
HALF TIME
End of the first half with 1-0 for Finland
⏱️ 45'
One more minute of added time
How Joel Pohjanpalo's penalty kick was taken
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⚽ GOOAAAAALLL
FINLAND'S GOAL. GOAL BY POHJANPALO
Joel Pohjanpalo converts the penalty to put Finland ahead on the scoreboard.
⏱️ 39' PENALTY
Isaac Price fouls Nikolai Alho inside the penalty area and Finland is awarded a penalty kick.
⏱️ 35'
Low shot saved by goalkeeper Hradecky
⏱️ 30'
Half an hour into the game and the score is still goalless
⏱️ 22'
George Saville's shot from outside the box goes wide.
⏱️ 14'
Finland's Joel Pohjanpalo's shot is saved by the Northern Ireland goalkeeper.
⏱️ 6'
The first chance goes to Northern Ireland. Isaac Price's shot is saved by goalkeeper Hradecky.
⏱️ 1'
The match begins
ALL READY
The 22 players take the field. Both national anthems are played before the ball is kicked.
Referee
The Azerbaijani referee, Aliyar Aghayev, will be in charge of the match.
Already warming up
Here are some images of Northern Ireland's warm-up. 15 minutes to go until kick-off
📸 Warm-ups done 💪 #GAWA #NorthernIreland pic.twitter.com/mMCTBzE94c
— Northern Ireland (@NorthernIreland) November 17, 2023
Special match for George Saville
The Milwall player is playing his 50th cap for Northern Ireland. He made his debut in October 2017 against the German national team.
XI Northern Ireland
Hazard; Hume, Toal, Ballard, Lewis; McNair, McCausland, Saville, Price, Thompson; Charles
XI Finland
Hradecky; Jensen, Tenho, Alho, Ivanov; Peltola, Kairinen, Kamara, Hakans; Schuller, Pohjanpalo
WE RETURN
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What time is Finland vs Northern Ireland in Euro 2024 Qualifiers?
This is the start time of the game in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 11:00 AM
Paraguay: 1:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM in
Uruguay: 2:00 PM
Watch out for this Northern Ireland player
Dion Charles, 28-year-old forward, who plays for Bolton in England's League One. This season he has 11 goals in 18 games. In total he has 20 caps with the Northern Ireland team where he has scored two goals and two assists.
Be careful with this Finland player
Oliver Antman, 22-year-old forward who plays in Nordsjaelland, the Danish Superliga. The young attacker has a goal and two assists this season in the last 11 games. He has scored three goals in qualifying for the Euro Cup. He only has eight caps with Finland where he has achieved five goals and an assist.
How does Northern Ireland get there?
They lost against Slovenia in the last match. They lost six of the last seven games they have played. These are fifth in the group with six points and they also have no chance of qualifying for Euro 2024
How does Finland get there?
They have three consecutive defeats and have not won since September 7 when they beat Kazakhstan. Right now they are fourth in group H with 12 points, they are seven behind Denmark, so they no longer have a chance to qualify for Euro 2024.
Background
A total of confrontations between these two teams with four victories for Finland, four for Northern Ireland, while two duels have ended in a draw. The last time they met was in March 2023 where Finland won away 0-1.
The stadium
The match will be played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, this is the largest stadium in Finland. It was inaugurated in June 1938 and has a capacity for 36,200 spectators.
Match preview
Finland and Northern Ireland will meet in the match corresponding to the Euro 2024 qualification. Both are in group H along with Slovenia, Denmark, Kazakhstan and San Marino, and it will be the ninth matchday for the two teams
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