Maltaโฃ Stuns Finland with Late โGoal in Euroโ Qualifier
HELSINKI,Finland – Malta achieved a stunning 1-0 victory over Finland in a European Championship qualifierโ onโฃ Friday,marking theirโ first win in the current qualifying campaign. The result sends shockwaves through group H,โ which also includes Poland, who are scheduled to face Malta on Monday.
The matchโข appeared headed for โคa scoreless draw despite Finland dominating possession and creating numerous chances.Benjamin Kallmanโ hit โthe post for Finland in the opening minutes, and Joel Pohjanpalo’s follow-up was blocked on the goal line. โMaltaโค goalkeeper โHenryโข Bonello proved crucial, making severalโ key saves throughout the โmatch, including two at the end of the first half and more after the break.
Though, Malta capitalized on aโ rare attacking prospect in the 82nd minute when Jake Grech โscored the decisive goal.
Finlandโฃ 0 – Malta 1
Goal: โค Jake Grech (82′)
Lineups:
Finland: Viljami Sinisalo – Ryan Mahuta (73′ Oivaโค Jukkola),Juho Lahteenmaki,Ville Koski,Miro Tenho,Oliver Antman (78′ topi Keskinen) โค- Kaan Kairinen,Adam Marchijew (73′ Naatan Skytta),leo Walta – Benjamin Kallman (78′ Teemu Pukki),Joel Pohjanpalo (61′ Robin Lod).
malta: Henryโค Bonello – Zach Muscat (79′ Gabriel Mentz), Kurt Shaw, Enricoโข Pepe (88′ Jean โฃBorg), juanโ Corbalan – Joseph Mbong (65′ Adam Magri Overend), Matthew Guillaumier, Alexander Satariano, Paul Mbong (79’โฃ Jake Grech), Ilyas Chouaref – Irvin โCardona (88′ andrea Zammit).
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria).
