International Friendly

Finland vs Malta, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Finland
  • 13': Teemu Pukki
  • 23': Kalle Taimi
  • 27': Teemu Pukki
  • 85': Fredrik Jensen
  • 88': Pyry Soiri
FT
5 - 0
Malta

    About

    Finland are hosting Malta at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 13': Goal! Finland 1, Malta 0. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Lod.
    • 23': Goal! Finland 2, Malta 0. Kalle Taimi (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
    • 24': André Schembri (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Goal! Finland 3, Malta 0. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
    • 45': Substitution, Finland. Anssi Jaakkola replaces Jesse Joronen.
    • 45': Substitution, Finland. Robert Taylor replaces Moshtagh Yaghoubi.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces Jean Paul Farrugia.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Luke Gambin.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Roderick Briffa replaces Stephen Pisani.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Tristan Caruana replaces Rowen Muscat.
    • 62': Substitution, Finland. Juha Pirinen replaces Jere Uronen.
    • 62': Substitution, Finland. Pyry Soiri replaces Robin Lod.
    • 62': Substitution, Malta. Alfred Effiong replaces André Schembri.
    • 66': Juha Pirinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Malta. Michael Johnson replaces Steve Borg.
    • 76': Substitution, Finland. Akseli Pelvas replaces Teemu Pukki.
    • 82': Substitution, Finland. Joona Toivio replaces Kalle Taimi.
    • 85': Goal! Finland 4, Malta 0. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joona Toivio.
    • 88': Goal! Finland 5, Malta 0. Pyry Soiri (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 100
    0 SHOTS 5
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 1.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 3
    0 Passes 3
    0.0 Pass Completion % 1.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 200

    Line-Ups

    FIN Finland (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Jesse Joronen (GK)
    15 Sauli Väisänen
    2 Paulus Arajuuri
    18 Jere Uronen
    3 Kalle Taimi
    19 Thomas Lam
    16 Glen Kamara
    8 Moshtagh Yaghoubi
    7 Robin Lod
    22 Fredrik Jensen
    10 Teemu Pukki
    Finland Substitutes:
    Akseli Pelvas, Anssi Jaakkola, Juha Pirinen, Pyry Soiri, Lukas Hradecky, Robert Taylor, Rasmus Schüller, Joona Toivio, Tim Sparv.

    MLT Malta (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andrew Hogg (GK)
    5 Andrei Agius
    4 Steve Borg
    16 Jean Borg
    22 Cain Attard
    11 Rowen Muscat
    7 Stephen Pisani
    3 Joseph Zerafa
    20 Luke Gambin
    14 Jean-Paul Farrugia
    10 Andre Schembri Yellow Card
    Malta Substitutes:
    Myles Beerman, Siraj Arab, Roderick Briffa, Ryan Camilleri, Tristan Carauna, Alfred Effiong, Steve Sultana, Paul Fenech, Henry Bonello, Michael Mifsud, Michael Johnson.

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