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Football. Nations League. England beat Finland and redeemed themselves for sensational defeat by Greece
14.10.2024 07:51
On Sunday, October 13, another match of the UEFA Nations League took place in Helsinki.
We are talking about the match of the fourth round of the second group of League B, in which the national teams of Finland and England participated.
The visitors won a convincing 3:1 victory, thereby making up for the defeat to the Greeks on October 10 (1:2).
This is reported by Internet sources.
Finland vs England match progress
The first goal was scored 18 minutes after the starting whistle, by England midfielder Jack Grealish.
The score remained 0:1 for 56 minutes. In the 74th minute of the game, the English doubled their advantage. The author of the second goal was defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Ten minutes later the visitors increased the score to a rout. This time the scoring was done by midfielder Declan Rice.
However, a few minutes before the final whistle, the Finns managed to score one goal: Arttu Hoskonen scored.
Thus, the match ended with a score of 1:3 in favor of the England team.
Tournament standings
The victory over Finland prevented the English from topping the Group 2 League B table.
The leader of this quartet remains the Greek team, which earned 12 points out of 12 possible in four matches.
The England team is in second place with 9 points.
Next up is Ireland with 3 points. The quartet is closed by the Finns, who have not yet scored a single point.
