Finland v France, 07 September 2012

Score1-0 to France
RefereeCraig Thomson
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group I
VenueOlympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance35,111

0  Finland

Manager: Mixu Paatelainen

1  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Goals:

Abou Diaby 20 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký
Defender Markus Halsti
Defender Joona Toivio
Defender/Midfielder Kari Arkivuo
Defender/Midfielder Niklas Moisander (captain)
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Perparim Hetemaj
Midfielder Alexander Ring
Midfielder Tim Sparv
Forward Teemu Pukki

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper (captain)
Patrice Evra Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder
Rio Mavuba Midfielder
Franck Ribéry Midfielder
Karim Benzema Forward
Jeremy Menez Forward

Substitutions:

Alexei Eremenko Jnr for Perparim Hetemaj 65
Njazi Kuqi for Kasper Hämäläinen 78

Substitutions:

Mathieu Valbuena for Jeremy Menez 63
Blaise Matuidi for Yohan Cabaye 73
Bafetimbi Gomis for Franck Ribéry 89

Cards:

Markus Halsti 25 Y
Tim Sparv 56 Y
Niklas Moisander 87 Y

Cards:

Yohan Cabaye 15 Y
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa 64 Y
Blaise Matuidi 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää
Goalkeeper Henri Sillanpää
Defender Paulus Arajuuri
Defender Jarkko Hurme
Defender Juhani Ojala
Defender Petri Pasanen
Defender Jukka Raitala
Midfielder Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder Toni Kolehmainen
Midfielder Daniel Sjölund
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen
Forward Njazi Kuqi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Adil Rami
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder Mathieu Valbuena
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

0  Finland

Manager: Mixu Paatelainen

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký
Defender Markus Halsti
Defender Joona Toivio
Defender/Midfielder Kari Arkivuo
Defender/Midfielder Niklas Moisander (captain)
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Perparim Hetemaj
Midfielder Alexander Ring
Midfielder Tim Sparv
Forward Teemu Pukki

Substitutions:

Alexei Eremenko Jnr for Perparim Hetemaj 65
Njazi Kuqi for Kasper Hämäläinen 78

Cards:

Markus Halsti 25 Y
Tim Sparv 56 Y
Niklas Moisander 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Niki Mäenpää
Goalkeeper Henri Sillanpää
Defender Paulus Arajuuri
Defender Jarkko Hurme
Defender Juhani Ojala
Defender Petri Pasanen
Defender Jukka Raitala
Midfielder Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder Toni Kolehmainen
Midfielder Daniel Sjölund
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen
Forward Njazi Kuqi

1  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Abou Diaby 20 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper (captain)
Patrice Evra Defender
Mamadou Sakho Defender
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Abou Diaby Midfielder
Rio Mavuba Midfielder
Franck Ribéry Midfielder
Karim Benzema Forward
Jeremy Menez Forward

Substitutions:

Mathieu Valbuena for Jeremy Menez 63
Blaise Matuidi for Yohan Cabaye 73
Bafetimbi Gomis for Franck Ribéry 89

Cards:

Yohan Cabaye 15 Y
Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa 64 Y
Blaise Matuidi 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Gaël Clichy
Defender Adil Rami
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Maxime Gonalons
Midfielder Blaise Matuidi
Midfielder Mathieu Valbuena
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis