Northern Ireland Under 21 National Football Team squared off with Finland Under 21 National Football Team in the Group 8 of the Qualifying Round action on October 9. The match concluded with Finland defeating Northern Ireland 2-3.
Paul ONeill scored the first goal of the game on the 23rd minute of the match, putting Northern Ireland in front. Timo Stavitski, Mikael Soisalo and Naatan Skytta found the net next as ONeill bagged one more, bringing the match to a 2-3 conclusion.
As Northern Ireland and Finland are set to clash again, the memory of the 1-1 tie in their Qualifying round Group 8 encounter from 6 years ago still lingers. After a setback against Denmark on September 8, Northern Ireland are eager to get back on track in this match.
Finland are on a troubling run in the same manner, heading into this match following four back-to-back defeats to Ukraine, Romania and Denmark. Their defensive frailties have been apparent as they have been conceding goals for four consecutive matches now.
This Qualifying round Group 8 match offers a platform for Northern Ireland Under 21 National Football Team and Finland Under 21 National Football Team’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Northern Ireland’s top finisher Ross Larkin and David Parkhouse have played important roles in ensuring their attack remains effective. Larkin has already scored one goal in Qualifying round Group 8 this season.
Meanwhile, the attacking efforts of Finland have been driven by Mikael Soisalo, the team’s primary goal threat, who has delivered in crucial moments. Soisalo has already scored one goal in Qualifying round Group 8 this season.
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Northern Ireland U21 kicked off the game with Conor Hazard, Danny Amos, Ciaron Maurice Brown, Eoin Toal, Caolan Marron, Munce Caolan Boyd, Alfie Mccalmont, Peter Mckiernan, Jake Dunwoody, Paul ONeill and Nathan Kerr as starters, with Kofi Balmer, Amrit Bansal-McNulty, Lee Bonis, Bobby Burns, Aaron Donnelly, Nathan Gartside, Ross Larkin, Jack Scott and Tommy Scott on the bench.
Finland U21's starting eleven were Hugo Keto, Martti Haukioja, Matias Vainionpaa, Robin Tihi, Aapo Maenpaa, Jasin-Amin Assehnoun, Lucas Lingman, Timo Stavitski, Onni Valakari, Mikael Soisalo and Marcus Forss, with Mikael Almen, Serge Atakayi, Enoch Banza, Jonas Hakkinen, , William Jaaskelainen, Benjamin Kallman, Niilo Maenpaa and Naatan Skytta on the bench.
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Referee showed the yellow card three times throughout the game. Peter Mckiernan, Mikael Soisalo and Alfie Mccalmont were the ones to receive it.
Since September 2019, the teams have clashed once. The meeting took place on September 10, 2019, finishing in a 1-1 draw. So far, neither Northern Ireland Under 21 Team nor Finland Under 21 Team have an edge in their recent head-to-head record.
Northern Ireland U-21 played their last match against Denmark U21, which ended in a loss, while Finland U-21 are on a four-game losing streak, having lost to Ukraine U21, Romania U21 and Denmark U21 in their last four matches. Overall, Northern Ireland have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing seven and drawing four, while over their most recent twenty games, Finland have claimed six victories, suffered ten defeats, and drawn four times.
We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Northern Ireland U21 and Finland U21 in real time. You can watch the goals by Paul ONeill, Timo Stavitski, Mikael Soisalo and Naatan Skytta as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Northern Ireland U21 - Finland U21 are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.