Lithuania vs Finland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Lithuania

39': Armandas Kucys
69': Gvidas Gineitis

FT
2 - 2

Finland

3': Kaan Kairinen
17': Joel Pohjanpalo (P)

About

Lithuania are hosting Finland at S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
3': Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Håkans.
3': Goal! Lithuania 0, Finland 1. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
6': Foul by Giedrius Matulevicius (Lithuania).
6': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Attempt saved. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania).
7': Foul by Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania).
7': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Titas Milasius.
15': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
15': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Penalty Finland. Daniel Håkans draws a foul in the penalty area.
15': Penalty conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) after a foul in the penalty area.
15': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17': Goal! Lithuania 0, Finland 2. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
18': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
18': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Attempt missed. Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross following a set piece situation.
19': Offside, Finland. Daniel Håkans is caught offside.
22': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
22': Titas Milasius (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Daniel Håkans (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Pijus Sirvys (Lithuania).
24': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
24': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Pijus Sirvys.
28': Attempt saved. Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Titas Milasius.
28': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
29': Attempt saved. Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
33': Attempt missed. Oliver Antman (Finland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Håkans.
33': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
33': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
34': Artur Dolznikov (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
35': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
35': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt saved. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
36': Attempt blocked. Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giedrius Matulevicius.
37': Attempt saved. Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Pijus Sirvys.
39': Goal! Lithuania 1, Finland 2. Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Artur Dolznikov.
41': Foul by Justas Lasickas (Lithuania).
41': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Miro Tenho (Finland).
42': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Miro Tenho (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Foul by Oliver Antman (Finland).
44': Titas Milasius (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Lithuania).
44': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Robert Ivanov (Finland) is shown the yellow card.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Giedrius Matulevicius (Lithuania).
45'+2': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Lithuania 1, Finland 2.
45': Second Half begins Lithuania 1, Finland 2.
45': Substitution, Finland. Leo Väisänen replaces Miro Tenho.
45': Substitution, Lithuania. Paulius Golubickas replaces Artur Dolznikov.
48': Foul by Pijus Sirvys (Lithuania).
48': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Titas Milasius (Lithuania).
48': Oliver Antman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Armandas Kucys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
52': Foul by Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania).
52': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Armandas Kucys (Lithuania).
55': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Lithuania. Manfredas Ruzgis replaces Armandas Kucys because of an injury.
59': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
60': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Edvinas Girdvainis.
60': Attempt missed. Nikolai Alho (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
61': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
61': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Robin Lod.
61': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
63': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Kipras Kazukolovas.
65': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Edgaras Utkus (Lithuania).
65': Substitution, Lithuania. Fedor Cernych replaces Giedrius Matulevicius.
67': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
67': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Kipras Kazukolovas (Lithuania).
68': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Håkans.
69': Goal! Lithuania 2, Finland 2. Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Paulius Golubickas.
70': Gvidas Gineitis (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
71': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
72': Attempt missed. Manfredas Ruzgis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross following a corner.
73': Foul by Titas Milasius (Lithuania).
73': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Titas Milasius (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
75': Justas Lasickas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Lithuania. Matijus Remeikis replaces Edgaras Utkus.
77': Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Glen Kamara.
80': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
80': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Fedor Cernych (Lithuania).
82': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Edvinas Gertmonas (Lithuania). Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
82': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
82': Matijus Remeikis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Nikolai Alho (Finland).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Oliver Antman.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Pijus Sirvys (Lithuania).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Fedor Cernych (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
89': Offside, Lithuania. Edvinas Girdvainis is caught offside.
90': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Teemu Pukki (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Manfredas Ruzgis (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fedor Cernych.
90'+4': Foul by Matijus Remeikis (Lithuania).
90'+4': Kaan Kairinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lithuania 2, Finland 2.
0': Match ends, Lithuania 2, Finland 2.

Statistics

FIN		LTU
15	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	2
56.1	Possession	43.9
13	SHOTS	11
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
445	Accurate Passes	344
514	Passes	411
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.5
35	Long Balls	68
20	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	9
20	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	9
16	Effective Clearances	25
16	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: S. Darius and S. Gireno Stadium
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Attendance: 10,421

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Netherlands	8	+23	20
2	Poland	8	+7	17
3	Finland	8	-6	10
4	Malta	8	-15	5

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Lithuania (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Edvinas Gertmonas (GK)
4	Edvinas Girdvainis
5	Kipras Kazukolovas
20	Titas Milasius
17	Pijus Sirvys
15	Gvidas Gineitis
3	Edgaras Utkus
8	Giedrius Matulevicius
11	Armandas Kucys
13	Justas Lasickas
7	Artur Dolznikov

Lithuania Substitutes:

Marius Adamonis, Paulius Golubickas, Mantas Bertasius, Artemijus Tutyskinas, Domantas Antanavicius, Matas Vareika, Dominykas Barauskas, Fiodor Cernych, Matijus Remeikis, Manfredas Ruzgis, Klaudijus Upstas.

Finland (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Robert Ivanov
15	Miro Tenho
18	Jere Uronen
17	Nikolai Alho
14	Kaan Kairinen
6	Glen Kamara
8	Robin Lod
20	Joel Pohjanpalo
21	Daniel Håkans
7	Oliver Antman

Finland Substitutes:

Jesse Joronen, Viljami Sinisalo, Tuomas Ollila, Fredrik Jensen, Leo Väisänen, Matti Peltola, Daniel O'Shaughnessy, Adam Stahl, Teemu Pukki, Benjamin Kallman, Noah Pallas, Anssi Suhonen.

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