Belarus v Finland, 11 June 2013

Score1-1
RefereeLibor Kovarik
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group I
VenueCentral Stadium, Gomel
Attendance10,100
Kick Off: 21:00 Local (18:00 BST) Dmitry Verkhovtsov's late header earned Belarus a 1-1 draw with Finland in their World Cup Group I qualifier in Gomel. Verkhovtsov popped up in the 85th minute to cancel out Teemu Pukki's first-half strike for Finland. Belarus dominated the early stages and Niki Maenpaa was forced to make a fantastic save from Anton Putsila in the 14th minute. However it was Finland who took the lead 10 minutes later when Pukki drilled a right-footed shot into the net from 20 yards. Both sides squandered chances to add to the scoring before Verkhovtsov had the last word, heading past Maenpaa from the middle of the area.

1  Belarus

Manager: Georgiy Kondratiev

1  Finland

Manager: Mixu Paatelainen

Goals:

Dmitri Verkhovtsov 85 G

Goals:

Teemu Pukki 22 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergei Veremko (captain)
Defender Oleg Veretilo
Midfielder Stanislav Dragun
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Timofei Kalachev
Midfielder Edgar Olekhnovich
Midfielder Anton Putsila
Midfielder Vitali Trubilo
Forward Vitali Rodionov

Starting lineup:

Niki Mäenpää Goalkeeper
Jarkko Hurme Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Jukka Raitala Defender
Niklas Moisander Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Roman Eremenko Midfielder
Perparim Hetemaj Midfielder
Alexander Ring Midfielder
Tim Sparv Midfielder
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Sergei Kislyak for Oleg Veretilo 46
Renan Bressan for Anton Putsila 64
Pavel Sitko for Aleksandr Martynovich 79

Substitutions:

Timo Furuholm for Teemu Pukki 76
Paulus Arajuuri for Kasper Hämäläinen 83

Cards:

Oleg Veretilo 33 Y
Sergei Kislyak 50 Y

Cards:

Perparim Hetemaj 5 Y
Roman Eremenko 8 Y
Jarkko Hurme 71 Y
Paulus Arajuuri 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergei Chernik
Goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor
Defender Yegor Filipenko
Defender/Midfielder Maksim Bardachow
Defender/Midfielder Sergei Kislyak
Midfielder Renan Bressan
Midfielder Aleksandr Pavlov
Midfielder Pavel Sitko
Forward Maksim Skavysh

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký
Goalkeeper Henri Sillanpää
Defender Paulus Arajuuri
Defender Juhani Ojala
Defender Mikko Sumusalo
Defender/Midfielder Kari Arkivuo
Midfielder Sebastian Mannstrom
Midfielder Erfan Zeneli
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Timo Furuholm

1  Belarus

Manager: Georgiy Kondratiev

Goals:

Dmitri Verkhovtsov 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergei Veremko (captain)
Defender Oleg Veretilo
Midfielder Stanislav Dragun
Midfielder Aleksandr Hleb
Midfielder Timofei Kalachev
Midfielder Edgar Olekhnovich
Midfielder Anton Putsila
Midfielder Vitali Trubilo
Forward Vitali Rodionov

Substitutions:

Sergei Kislyak for Oleg Veretilo 46
Renan Bressan for Anton Putsila 64
Pavel Sitko for Aleksandr Martynovich 79

Cards:

Oleg Veretilo 33 Y
Sergei Kislyak 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergei Chernik
Goalkeeper Aleksandr Gutor
Defender Yegor Filipenko
Defender/Midfielder Maksim Bardachow
Defender/Midfielder Sergei Kislyak
Midfielder Renan Bressan
Midfielder Aleksandr Pavlov
Midfielder Pavel Sitko
Forward Maksim Skavysh

1  Finland

Manager: Mixu Paatelainen

Goals:

Teemu Pukki 22 G

Starting lineup:

Niki Mäenpää Goalkeeper
Jarkko Hurme Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Jukka Raitala Defender
Niklas Moisander Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Roman Eremenko Midfielder
Perparim Hetemaj Midfielder
Alexander Ring Midfielder
Tim Sparv Midfielder
Teemu Pukki Forward

Substitutions:

Timo Furuholm for Teemu Pukki 76
Paulus Arajuuri for Kasper Hämäläinen 83

Cards:

Perparim Hetemaj 5 Y
Roman Eremenko 8 Y
Jarkko Hurme 71 Y
Paulus Arajuuri 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký
Goalkeeper Henri Sillanpää
Defender Paulus Arajuuri
Defender Juhani Ojala
Defender Mikko Sumusalo
Defender/Midfielder Kari Arkivuo
Midfielder Sebastian Mannstrom
Midfielder Erfan Zeneli
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Timo Furuholm