Finland vs Romania, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Finland

12': Teemu Pukki

FT
1 - 1

Romania

52': Florin Tanase

About

Finland are hosting Romania at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Onni Valakari (Finland).
2': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Adrián Rus.
7': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Razvan Marin.
12': Goal! Finland 1, Romania 0. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
17': Offside, Romania. Razvan Marin tries a through ball, but Deian Sorescu is caught offside.
18': Foul by Adrián Rus (Romania).
18': Teemu Pukki (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Deian Sorescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
22': Foul by Adrián Rus (Romania).
22': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
26': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
30': Attempt blocked. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
31': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
31': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt saved. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
33': Attempt blocked. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
33': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Leo Väisänen.
35': Foul by Adrián Rus (Romania).
35': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Attempt blocked. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
39': Attempt missed. Nicusor Bancu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Denis Alibec.
41': Foul by Adrián Rus (Romania).
41': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Adrián Rus (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Florin Tanase (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 1, Romania 0.
45': Second Half begins Finland 1, Romania 0.
48': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
48': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Deian Sorescu (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
51': Attempt missed. Deian Sorescu (Romania) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
52': Goal! Finland 1, Romania 1. Florin Tanase (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
54': Offside, Romania. Nicusor Bancu tries a through ball, but Denis Alibec is caught offside.
56': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
57': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Fredrik Jensen.
57': Substitution, Finland. Lucas Lingman replaces Onni Valakari.
58': Foul by Denis Alibec (Romania).
58': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Attempt saved. Dennis Man (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
61': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Schüller (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
61': Denis Alibec (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
61': Glen Kamara (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
63': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Attempt blocked. Denis Alibec (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florin Tanase.
65': Attempt blocked. Deian Sorescu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
65': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
65': Marius Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Romania. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu replaces Florin Tanase.
66': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Alibec.
67': Substitution, Romania. Andrei Cordea replaces Dennis Man.
71': Foul by Rasmus Schüller (Finland).
71': Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Rasmus Schüller (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
75': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Teemu Pukki.
78': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
78': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Romania. Denis Dragus replaces Deian Sorescu.
80': Attempt missed. Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrei Cordea.
84': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lingman.
87': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Rasmus Schüller.
88': Substitution, Finland. Kaan Kairinen replaces Jere Uronen because of an injury.
89': Attempt blocked. Andrei Cordea (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Puscas with a headed pass.
90': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Källman.
90': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Adrián Rus.
90'+1': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicâldau replaces Razvan Marin.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Leo Väisänen (Finland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a cross.
90'+2': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
90'+3': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Benjamin Källman (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
90'+5': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Finland 1, Romania 1.
0': Match ends, Finland 1, Romania 1.

Statistics

ROU		FIN
10	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	5
52.2	Possession	47.8
16	SHOTS	7
6	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
508	Accurate Passes	451
581	Passes	528
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	1
15	Crosses	11
0.3	Cross %	0.1
72	Long Balls	53
55	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	13
0.9	Tackle %	0.5
19	Interceptions	14
16	Effective Clearances	15
16	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 20,130

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Austria	5	+5	11
2	Kosovo	5	-1	6
3	Republic of Ireland	5	+1	5
4	Israel	5	-5	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Finland (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Robert Ivanov
3	Richard Jensen
2	Leo Väisänen
18	Jere Uronen
17	Nikolai Alho
11	Rasmus Schüller
6	Glen Kamara
16	Onni Valakari
10	Teemu Pukki
9	Fredrik Oldrup Jensen

Finland Substitutes:

Lucas Lingman, Miro Tenho, Pyry Soiri, Joel Pohjanpalo, Ilmari Niskanen, Marcus Forss, Arttu Hoskonen, Carljohan Eriksson, Viljami Sinisalo, Santeri Hostikka, Kaan Kairinen, Benjamin Kallman.

Romania (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Andrei Radu (GK)
5	Ionut Nedelcearu
17	Adrian Rus
11	Nicusor Bancu
2	Andrei Ratiu
14	Marius Marin
19	Florin Tanase
18	Razvan Marin
7	Denis Alibec
13	Deian Sorescu
20	Dennis Man

Romania Substitutes:

Mário Camora, Tudor Baluta, Bogdan Mitrea, Andrei Cordea, Alexandru Cicaldau, Cristian Manea, George Puscas, Horatiu Moldovan, Stefan Tarnovanu, Nicolae Stanciu, Darius Olaru, Denis Dragus.

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