Greece beats Finland in an exciting match
Piraeus, Greece – Greece secured a 3-0 victory over Finland in an exciting match at the Georgios Karaiskakis in Piraeus, in the first matchday of the UEFA Nations League Group B.
The match began with a high tempo and Greece took the lead in the 23rd minute with a goal from F. Ioannidis. However, Finland responded with an own goal by B. Kallman in the 37th minute, tying the score. In the second half, Greece dominated the encounter and scored again with a goal from F. Ioannidis in the 76th minute.
The match was marked by tension and a battle for possession of the ball. Finland had slightly more possession, but Greece was more effective in attack, taking more shots, including more on target, and generating more corners. Greece also showed greater discipline, committing fewer fouls than Finland.
The victory gives Greece a great start in the Nations League, while Finland will need to improve their game in the next encounter.
Substitutions finland: at minute 45 U. Nissila came in and R. Schuller went out., at minute 63 T. Keskinen came in and O. Antman went out., at minute 63 J. Pohjanpalo came in and B. Kallman went out., at minute 66 F. Jensen came in and R. Lod went out., at minute 88 L. Walta came in and G. Kamara went out.
Substitutions greece: at minute 48 G. Konstantelias came in and A. Chatzigiovanis went out., at minute 67 C. Zafeiris came in and A. Bouchalakis went out., at minute 67 M. Siopis came in and P. Mantalos went out., at minute 88 V. Pavlidis came in and A. Bakasetas went out., at minute 89 G. Vagiannidis came in and F. Ioannidis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Greece
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Finland
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