Republic of Ireland vs Finland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Republic of Ireland are hosting Finland
at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, , starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 1': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 1': Attempt missed. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
- 3': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland).
- 3': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland).
- 6': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 10': Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
- 12': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
- 14': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jere Uronen.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
- 16': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Liam Scales.
- 18': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
- 18': Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
- 19': Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
- 21': Offside, Finland. Oliver Antman is caught offside.
- 23': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a headed pass.
- 25': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Källman (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Hand ball by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
- 31': Robin Lod (Finland) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
- 31': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
- 32': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 38': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 38': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 39': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
- 41': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
- 42': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 43': Hand ball by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 44': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
- 45': Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 46': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt missed. Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 52': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
- 53': Offside, Finland. Jere Uronen is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland).
- 54': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Matti Peltola (Finland).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Finland. Daniel O'Shaughnessy replaces Matti Peltola because of an injury.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Liam Scales.
- 64': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Oliver Antman.
- 64': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Jere Uronen.
- 64': Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
- 66': Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
- 67': Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
- 70': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Festy Ebosele (Republic of Ireland).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara with a cross.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 74': VAR Decision: Penalty Finland.
- 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Finn Azaz replaces Evan Ferguson.
- 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jayson Molumby replaces Festy Ebosele because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Dara O'Shea replaces Matt Doherty.
- 77': Penalty saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Attempt saved. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 80': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
- 80': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 81': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
- 84': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
- 84': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman.
- 85': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Nikolai Alho.
- 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ryan Manning replaces Mikey Johnston.
- 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Thomas Cannon replaces Sam Szmodics.
- 86': Daniel Håkans (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
- 88': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Lod.
- 88': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
- 88': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Cullen.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 90'+6': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Finland 0.
Statistics
FIN | IRL | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 5 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
56.1 | Possession | 43.9 |
14 | SHOTS | 13 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
453 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
530 | Passes | 405 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
21 | Crosses | 27 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
51 | Long Balls | 40 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 12 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
13 | Tackles | 8 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 6 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
21 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 39,163
Venue: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin,
Attendance: 39,163
Line-Ups
Republic of Ireland (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
5 | Liam Scales |
22 | Nathan Collins |
3 | Callum O'Dowda |
2 | Matt Doherty |
17 | Jason Knight |
6 | Josh Cullen |
11 | Michael Johnston |
21 | Festy Ebosele |
9 | Evan Ferguson |
7 | Sammie Szmodics |
Finland (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
4 | Robert Ivanov |
3 | Matti Peltola |
5 | Arttu Hoskonen |
18 | Jere Uronen |
17 | Nikolai Alho |
14 | Kaan Kairinen |
6 | Glen Kamara |
7 | Oliver Antman |
8 | Robin Lod |
9 | Benjamin Kallman |
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