Football. Ua recalls the history of the meetings of the national teams of Ukraine and Finland.

The first and only meeting between the national teams of Ukraine and Finland took place in the first round of the current qualifying round. November 12 in Odessa, the team of Andrey Shevchenko minimally beat the guests - 1: 0.

Qualifying tournament World Cup-2018 12. eleven. 2016 Ukraine - Finland 1: 0 Goal: Kravets (24).

Ukraine: Pyatov - Butko, Sobol, Kucher, Rakitsky - Stepanenko, Kovalenko (Shakhov, 89), Zinchenko (Rotan, 67), Yarmolenko, Linnet (Tsigankov, 83) - Kravets.

Finland: Hradecki - Arajuri, Arkivuo, Khalsti (Lam, 63), Vaisanen (Saksela, 83), Toivio-Raitala, Mattila, Ring (Markkanen, 46), Lod-Pukki Warnings: Kravets, Rakitsky, Zinchenko, Sable - Lam.

The Ukrainian team was considered a clear favorite against the Finns, but the match was very difficult for our team. Despite the fact that in the first half, Artem Kravets, who tested the bar in the very debut, after the perfect transfer of Yevgeny Konoplyanki opened the account, it was not possible to develop the success.

Moreover, acting on counterattacks and not even trying to completely intercept the initiative, the guests could even the score after the error of Alexander Kucher, who casually gave the pass to the goalkeeper. However, Andrey Pyatov won his duel with Teemu Pukki.

And after the break the hosts gave up significantly, allowing the opponent to feel too confident in the field of the Chernomorets stadium.

True, the real opportunity to score from the Finns was, perhaps, only one, when after a shot Robin Lod Pyatov hit the ball in front of him, but the first time to finish Erii Markkanan could not hit the gate from a few meters.

At the end of the meeting the Ukrainian team gave the initiative to the opponent and began to act on counterattacks, during one of which the Linnet nearly doubled the score. Goal Kravtsa and was the only one in the match, but the main task - to get three points - was solved.