Finland vs Malta, 2018 International Friendly, International Friendly

· International Friendly

Finland

13': Teemu Pukki
23': Kalle Taimi
27': Teemu Pukki
85': Fredrik Oldrup 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.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 200

Line-Ups

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.

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

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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