Finland defeats San Marino heavily in the UEFA Nations League
Displaying a dominant performance, the visiting team defeated their opponent by seven goals, making an impressive start to League C.
Facing San Marino away in League C of the UEFA Nations League, Finland secured a resounding 7-0 victory. Joel Pohjanpalo stood out in the match by scoring a hat-trick.
Goals in the early minutes of the match
Finland managed to take the lead in just the fifth minute of the match. In a play set up by Leo Walta, Joel Pohjanpalo's shot deflected off Marco Pasolini and found the back of the net.
Shortly after this goal, the visiting team doubled their lead. From Walta's cross, Adrian Svanback, wearing the national jersey for the first time, scored with a header to make it 2-0.
Growing lead in the first half
Maintaining control of the game in the first half, Finland continued to maintain their superiority.
From a position set up by Svanback, Kallman sent the ball into the far corner to increase the lead to three and determine the score of the first half.
Goal deluge in the second half
In the second half, Finland's pressure on the pitch continued unabated.
Leo Walta hit the net with a powerful shot from 25 meters out and once again contributed to the score with a placed shot from inside the penalty area.
Red card and hat-trick
In San Marino, Alessandro Golinucci received a direct red card following a harsh challenge on Svanback.
In Finland, which completely took control of the match, Pohjanpalo found the back of the net once again with an outside-of-the-foot shot and completed his hat-trick with a goal from the penalty spot.
Streaks and league start
With this result, Finland extended their winning streak against San Marino to 7 matches and started League C with a heavy victory.
Meanwhile, with this result, San Marino failed to secure a victory in their last 15 international matches.