Football|The balance of the pearl in the League of Nations is now a victory, a loss and a draw. The match against Belarus was caused by emotional.
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Finnish The women’s soccer team played a goal-free draw with Belarus in the League of Nations. Exceptionally, the match was played in Nova, Italy, even though Finland was nominally a home team in the match.
In the opening half, the pearls were as expected, but recently so frustratingly, in an inefficiently familiar way, ineffective. Eveliina Summanen The free kick in the upper country remained the closest place.
For the second half, Finland came with a more determined grip, and the Belarusian goalkeeper Jekaterina Miklashevich Right at the beginning of the episode, he had to work.
The best seam opened in the ninth minute of the episode when Finland received a penalty kick in the Belarus defender Anna Kozjupan when the handheld defect in your own penalty area. Against Hungary in February for pearl from the comma Eva Nyströmbut now the sum was behind the ball. The bet was good, but hit the top and bounced down just to the wrong side of the finish line.
Indeed, Summanen has become frustratingly familiar to Summan in recent weeks. The two tops of the Friday national match preceded the upper strings in two consecutive games in the British club in Tottenham before the match, each free kick.
“You have to be able to kill the game from places, just a must. It’s a painfully difficult at the moment. A big disappointment this result,” head coach Marko Saloranta stated to STT by telephone.
Finnish striker Linda Sällström Earlier, the players even discussed the boycott of the match. However, in practice it turned out to be impossible.
The Football Association decided to transfer the home match to Italy. Yle, in turn, decided not to televive the game.
“As soon as the result of the draw, we have been of the opinion that Uefan should have closed the Belarusian League League. It is unfortunate that our players will be placed in such a situation where we had to play against them,” Sällström said on Wednesday.
Belarus supports the Russian offensive war in Ukraine. The country is therefore widely closed to international sports, as is Russia. However, the European Football Association, UEFA, has closed only Russia, not Belarus.
Match was Finland’s third in this year’s League of Nations. In February, Finland lost to Serbia and won Hungary. Belarus opened the group games by defeat to Hungary and a draw against Serbia.
The results of the League of Nations determine the league in which teams will play in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. The games are also preparing for Finland towards the Swiss European Championship Tournament, where the pearls face Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in the opening round.
“You just have to believe in this thing, and do things better in the offensive game. Already on Tuesday against Hungary, but in the European Championship, especially. There every goal is behind hard work,” Saloranta decided.
Jutta updated at 8:34 pm: completed throughout the match and comments by head coach Saloranta.