Finland v Belgium, 06 June 2007

Score2-0 to Finland
RefereeMike Riley
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueOlympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance34,818
Kick-off: 8:15pm Assistant Referees Darren Cann (England) Michael Mullarkey (England) Fourth Official Mark Clattenburg (England)

2  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

0  Belgium

Manager: René Vandereycken

Goals:

Jonatan Johansson 28 G
Alexei Eremenko Jnr 70 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Defender Markus Heikkinen
Defender Toni Kallio
Defender Ari Nyman
Defender Petri Pasanen
Defender Hannu Tihinen (captain)
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder Joonas Kolkka
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen

Starting lineup:

Stijn Stijnen Goalkeeper
Jelle Van Damme Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Philippe Clement Midfielder
Mark De Man Midfielder
Steven Defour Midfielder
Marouane Fellaini Midfielder
Timmy Simons Midfielder (captain)
Tom De Mul Forward
Émile Mpenza Forward

Substitutions:

Mika Nurmela for Joonas Kolkka 88
Mikael Forssell for Alexei Eremenko Jnr 89

Substitutions:

Birger Maertens for Thomas Vermaelen 45
Faris Haroun for Tom De Mul 55
Francois Sterchele for Émile Mpenza 86

Cards:

Mika Väyrynen 36 Y

Cards:

Marouane Fellaini 16 Y
Marouane Fellaini 51 Y
Marouane Fellaini 51 R
Jelle Van Damme 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää
Defender Veli Lampi
Defender Hannu Patronen
Midfielder Jari Ilola
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Shefki Kuqi
Forward Mika Nurmela

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Logan Bailly
Defender Birger Maertens
Midfielder Faris Haroun

Comments:

Belgium suffered its 5th consecutive defeat

2  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Jonatan Johansson 28 G
Alexei Eremenko Jnr 70 G

Starting lineup:

Defender Markus Heikkinen
Defender Toni Kallio
Defender Ari Nyman
Defender Petri Pasanen
Defender Hannu Tihinen (captain)
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder Joonas Kolkka
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen

Substitutions:

Mika Nurmela for Joonas Kolkka 88
Mikael Forssell for Alexei Eremenko Jnr 89

Cards:

Mika Väyrynen 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää
Defender Veli Lampi
Defender Hannu Patronen
Midfielder Jari Ilola
Forward Mikael Forssell
Forward Shefki Kuqi
Forward Mika Nurmela

0  Belgium

Manager: René Vandereycken

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Stijn Stijnen Goalkeeper
Jelle Van Damme Defender
Thomas Vermaelen Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Philippe Clement Midfielder
Mark De Man Midfielder
Steven Defour Midfielder
Marouane Fellaini Midfielder
Timmy Simons Midfielder (captain)
Tom De Mul Forward
Émile Mpenza Forward

Substitutions:

Birger Maertens for Thomas Vermaelen 45
Faris Haroun for Tom De Mul 55
Francois Sterchele for Émile Mpenza 86

Cards:

Marouane Fellaini 16 Y
Marouane Fellaini 51 Y
Marouane Fellaini 51 R
Jelle Van Damme 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Logan Bailly
Defender Birger Maertens
Midfielder Faris Haroun

Comments:

Belgium suffered its 5th consecutive defeat