Evan Ferguson’s goal and a superb penalty save from Caoimhin Kelleher helped Ireland to a 1-0 win over Finland in their UEFA Nations League clash. Finland were twice denied by the woodwork before Brighton striker Ferguson headed in from a Mikey Johnston cross on the stroke of half-time. The visitors were pushing for a deserved leveller when they were awarded a 77th-minute penalty after a VAR check for a handball by Ferguson.
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Robbie Brady fired home an 88th-minute winner as the Republic of Ireland picked up their first victory under Heimir Hallgrimsson with a 2-1 win in Finland. Finland were gifted a first-half opener when Irish captain Nathan Collins underhit a back pass, which allowed Joel Pohjanpalo to race through and slot past Caoimhin Kelleher. However a second half fightback saw Liam Scales and Brady score to power Ireland to a crucial victory.
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Belgium continued their winning ways in Group B with an easy 2-0 win over Finland with Romelu Lukaku scoring once again. The Finns put up a strong defence but faltered late on with an own goal from Lukáš Hrádecký opening the scoring, the result leaves Finland’s future in the competition uncertain.
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Aleksey Miranchuk curled in the only goal of the game to kick start Russia’s Euro 2020 campaign with a narrow win over Finland. The Russian’s controlled the majority of the game in Saint Petersburg and join the Finns on three points in Group B.
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Finland beat Denmark 1-0 in their first major tournament game, but the Euro 2020 match will be remembered for Christian Eriksen, who is now in a stable condition after collapsing on the pitch. Joel Pohjanpalo scored the only goal after the game resumed following Eriksen’s medical emergency.
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