Finland v Georgia, 12 October 2012
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Yevhen Aranovskiy |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| Attendance | 12,607 |
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Kick Off: 17:30 Local (16:30 BST)
Kasper Hamalainen's strike rescued a point for 10-man Finland in tonight's World Cup qualifier against Georgia in Helsinki.
All the action happened in a five-minute spell at the start of the second half, Kuram Gashia putting the visitors ahead in the 57th minute before Finland lost Alexei Eremenko to a red card two minutes later.
Hamalainen nevertheless popped up to equalise for the hosts in the 62nd minute as Finland picked up their first point in Group I.
1
Finland
Manager: Mixu Paatelainen
Goals:
| Kasper Hämäläinen | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Niki Mäenpää
Defender
Juhani Ojala
Defender
Jukka Raitala
Defender/Midfielder
Niklas Moisander
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Jere Uronen
Midfielder
Roman Eremenko
Midfielder
Alexei Eremenko Jnr
Midfielder
Kasper Hämäläinen
Midfielder
Alexander Ring
Midfielder
Tim Sparv
Forward
Teemu Pukki
Substitutions:
| Perparim Hetemaj for Teemu Pukki | 62 |
Cards:
| Alexei Eremenko Jnr | 14 | Y |
| Alexei Eremenko Jnr | 59 | Y |
| Alexei Eremenko Jnr | 59 | R |
| Perparim Hetemaj | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lukáš Hrádecký
Goalkeeper
Henri Sillanpää
Defender
Markus Halsti
Defender
Petri Pasanen
Defender
Mikko Sumusalo
Defender
Joona Toivio
Midfielder
Mika Aaritalo
Midfielder
Perparim Hetemaj
Midfielder
Toni Kolehmainen
Midfielder
Mika Ojala
Midfielder
Daniel Sjölund
Forward
Roni Porokara
1
Georgia
Manager: Temur Ketsbaia
Goals:
| Guram Kashia | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Nukri Revishvili
Goalkeeper
Alexander Amisulashvili
Defender
Gia Grigalava
Defender
Guram Kashia
Defender
Zurab Khizanishvili
Defender
Mamuka Kobakhidze
Defender
Murtaz Daushvili
Midfielder
Jaba Kankava
Midfielder
(captain)
Tornike Okriashvili
Midfielder
Davit Targamadze
Midfielder
Levan Mchedlidze
Forward
Substitutions:
| Davit Devdariani for Levan Mchedlidze | 59 |
| Jano Ananidze for Tornike Okriashvili | 67 |
| Levan Kenia for Davit Targamadze | 81 |
Cards:
| Tornike Okriashvili | 41 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roin Kvaskhvadze
Defender
Levan Kenia
Defender
Akaki Khubutia
Defender
Georgi Popkhadze
Defender
Gulverd Tomashvili
Defender/Midfielder
Ucha Lobzhanidze
Midfielder
Jano Ananidze
Midfielder
Davit Devdariani
Midfielder
Nika Dzalamidze
Midfielder
Sandro Guruli
Forward
Irakli Sirbiladze