Estonia 1-0 Finland: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by M. Miller
ALBUFEIRA. Estonia tops Finland 1-0 after M. Miller scored just 1 goal (84').
ALBUFEIRA. Estonia defeats Finland 1-0 after M. Miller scored just 1 goal (84′). Finland was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estádio da Nora stadium in Albufeira on Thursday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia with the support of Inácio Pereira and Tiago Oliveira Leandro. The 4th official was Marcos Roberto Viegas Brazão. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Finland was in firm control of the ball 62% while Estonia was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Finland was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Estonia managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Finland shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Estonia shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Finland received 1 yellow card (Santeri Hostikka). On the other side, Estonia received 1 yellow card (Marko Lipp).
After this match, Finland stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the table. while Estonia has points (0th).
Match Events
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9'9'
Santeri Hostikka
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46'46'
K. Hein
Marko Meerits
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46'46'
K. Meriluoto
Santeri Hostikka
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51'51'
Sten Reinkort
Henrik Ojamaa
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51'51'
H. Ojamaa
Taijo Teniste
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66'66'
Markus Poom
Konstantin Vassiljev
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66'66'
R. Saarma
Sergei Zenjov
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71'71'
Lucas Lingman
Saku Ylätupa
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72'72'
Agon Sadiku
Saku Ylätupa
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72'72'
Santeri Väänänen
Rasmus Schüller
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75'75'
Marko Lipp
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81'81'
D. Kuraksin
Ken Kallaste
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84'84'
Martin Miller
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90'90'
Pyry Soiri
Jaakko Oksanen
Next match
In the next match in the Estonia will play away with Hungary on the 23rd of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Hungary (0 draws).
Finland: Formation and Lineups
Finland adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Markku Kanerva chose to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo , Santeri Hostikka , Robin Tihi , Ville Koski , Diogo Tomas , Noah Pallas , Matti Peltola , Rasmus Schüller , Jaakko Oksanen , Anthony Olusanya and Saku Ylätupa .
Substitutes
Finland made 5 changes: Santeri Hostikka for K. Meriluoto (46′), Saku Ylätupa for Lucas Lingman (71′), Saku Ylätupa for Agon Sadiku (72′), Rasmus Schüller for Santeri Väänänen (72′) and Jaakko Oksanen for Pyry Soiri (90′).
Top player: Rasmus Schüller
Probably the most impressive player in Finland was Rasmus Schüller.
His rating is
with 59 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.Estonia: Formation and Lineups
Also Estonia adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Regarding the opposition, Thomas Häberli played with: Marko Meerits , Taijo Teniste , Marko Lipp , Rasmus Peetson , Erko Tougjas , Ken Kallaste , Konstantin Vassiljev , Martin Miller , Nikita Vassiljev , Henrik Ojamaa and Sergei Zenjov .
Estonia could not rely on the presence of D. Kuraksin (injured).
Substitutes
Estonia made 6 changes: Marko Meerits for K. Hein (46′), Henrik Ojamaa for Sten Reinkort (51′), Taijo Teniste for H. Ojamaa (51′), Konstantin Vassiljev for Markus Poom (66′), Sergei Zenjov for R. Saarma (66′) and Ken Kallaste for D. Kuraksin (81′).
Top player: Marko Lipp
Probably the most impressive player in Estonia was Marko Lipp even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 31 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Friendly International
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Ume Elvis
Ume travels over unknown country on fearless motorbike expeditions, feeding his wanderlust on two wheels. When not sailing, he writes vivid tales that creatively incorporate his passion for football.