New Zealand 0-2 Finland

International Friendlies· 2026 International Friendly

New Zealand

Finland

Joel Pohjanpalo 25'
Jaakko Oksanen 85'

0:2

📍 Eden Park

Timeline

25'
Joel Pohjanpalo0-1
🅰 Leo Walta
James McGarry
↓ Francis de Vries
44'
First Half ends,
45'
Kasper Paananen
↓ Joel Pohjanpalo
45'
Tony Miettinen
↓ Ville Koski
45'
Ryan Mahuta
↓ Juho Lähteenmäki
Jesse Randall
↓ Callum McCowatt
45'
45'
Jaakko Oksanen
↓ Adam Markhiev
57'
Tony Miettinen
59'
Onni Valakari
↓ Naatan Skyttä
60'
Jaakko Oksanen
Marko Stamenic
64'
Callan Elliot
↓ Tim Payne
64'
Kosta Barbarouses
↓ Ben Waine
64'
Lachlan Bayliss
↓ Ryan Thomas
65'
67'
Topi Keskinen
↓ Oliver Antman
67'
Doni Arifi
↓ Anssi Suhonen
Logan Rogerson
↓ Elijah Just
79'
Joe Bell
↓ Marko Stamenic
80'
Andre De Jong
↓ Ben Old
80'
80'
Matti Peltola
↓ Nikolai Alho
82'
Kasper Paananen
85'
Jaakko Oksanen0-2
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

New Zealand

Total ShotsE. Just2
Accurate PassesT. Bindon65
SavesM. Crocombe1

Finland

Total ShotsJ. Pohjanpalo3
Accurate PassesA. Suhonen40
SavesV. Sinisalo2

Stats

New ZealandFinland

Possession

50%

11Shots10

2Shots on target3

2Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 27 March
Venue: Eden Park · Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Attendance: 17,603
Round: 2026 International Friendly

Form

New ZealandLLDLL

LvsAustralia3-1
L@Poland1-0
D@Norway1-1
L

343Accurate passes350

FinlandWLLWL

L@Poland3-1
WvsLithuania2-1
L@Netherlands4-0
LvsMalta1-0
WvsAndorra4-0

Head to head

FIN leads series 1-0

27 Mar 26New Zealand0-2Finland

343Accurate passes350

20⚽↓Pohjanpalo

7↓Antman

1Crocombe

4Bindon

3↓de Vries

16Surman

2↓Payne

8↓Stamenic

23↓Thomas

19↓Old

11↓Just

20↓McCowatt

18↓Waine

Substitutes · New Zealand

25Andre De Jong↑
24Callan Elliot↑
21Bill Tuiloma
22Michael Woud
7Logan Rogerson↑
14Alex Rufer
17Kosta Barbarouses↑
15James McGarry↑
6Joe Bell↑
12Alex Paulsen
9Jesse Randall↑
10Lachlan Bayliss↑

Substitutes · Finland

24Jaakko Oksanen↑⚽
26Kasper Paananen↑
8Oiva Jukkola
18Topi Keskinen↑
1Lukas Hradecky
15Ryan Mahuta↑
25Doni Arifi↑
5Miro Tenho
12Jesse Joronen
4

83'

Attempt blocked. Joe Bell (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

82'

Kasper Paananen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82'

Joe Bell (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.

82'

Foul by Kasper Paananen (Finland).

80'

Offside, Finland. Topi Keskinen is caught offside.

80'

Substitution, Finland. Matti Peltola replaces Nikolai Alho.

80'

Substitution, New Zealand. Andre de Jong replaces Ben Old.

80'

Substitution, New Zealand. Joe Bell replaces Marko Stamenic.

79'

Substitution, New Zealand. Logan Rogerson replaces Elijah Just.

78'

Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul by Tyler Bindon (New Zealand).

77'

Offside, Finland. Ryan Mahuta is caught offside.

76'

Attempt missed. Jesse Randall (New Zealand) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Old.

74'

Lachlan Bayliss (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Doni Arifi (Finland).

74'

Leo Walta (Finland) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kasper Paananen.

72'

Attempt missed. Ben Old (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses.

68'

Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.

67'

Substitution, Finland. Doni Arifi replaces Anssi Suhonen.

67'

Substitution, Finland. Topi Keskinen replaces Oliver Antman.

67'

Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Walta following a corner.

67'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Finn Surman.

65'

Foul by Ryan Mahuta (Finland).

65'

Ben Old (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Substitution, New Zealand. Lachlan Bayliss replaces Ryan Thomas.

64'

Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Ben Waine.

64'

Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.

64'

Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

64'

Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).

63'

Attempt saved. Elijah Just (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Finland). Assisted by Ben Old.

62'

Attempt missed. James McGarry (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Thomas.

60'

Jaakko Oksanen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

60'

Ryan Thomas (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.

60'

Foul by Jaakko Oksanen (Finland).

59'

Attempt blocked. Kasper Paananen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Walta.

59'

Substitution, Finland. Onni Valakari replaces Naatan Skyttä.

57'

Tony Miettinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

54'

Ryan Mahuta (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54'

Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).

52'

Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul by Kasper Paananen (Finland).

50'

Jesse Randall (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.

50'

Foul by Tony Miettinen (Finland).

48'

Naatan Skyttä (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).

45'

Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Callum McCowatt.

45'

Substitution, Finland. Tony Miettinen replaces Ville Koski.

45'

Substitution, Finland. Ryan Mahuta replaces Juho Lähteenmäki.

45'

Substitution, Finland. Kasper Paananen replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.

45'

Substitution, Finland. Jaakko Oksanen replaces Adam Markhiev.

45'

Second Half begins New Zealand 0, Finland 1.

45'+4'

First Half ends, New Zealand 0, Finland 1.

45'+3'

Attempt missed. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

45'+2'

Foul by Ryan Thomas (New Zealand).

45'+2'

Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

44'

Substitution, New Zealand. James McGarry replaces Francis de Vries because of an injury.

44'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

43'

Delay in match because of an injury Francis de Vries (New Zealand).

39'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

38'

Delay in match because of an injury Max Crocombe (New Zealand).

38'

Attempt missed. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leo Walta following a corner.

37'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Max Crocombe.

37'

Attempt saved. Oliver Antman (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Naatan Skyttä with a cross.

36'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.

36'

Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Walta.

35'

Naatan Skyttä (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Francis de Vries (New Zealand).

32'

Oliver Antman (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

32'

Foul by Tim Payne (New Zealand).

31'

Juho Lähteenmäki (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).

28'

Attempt missed. Tim Payne (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

26'

Samuli Miettinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26'

Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand).

25'

Goal! New Zealand 0, Finland 1. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Walta with a cross following a corner.

24'

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Tim Payne.

23'

Foul by Tyler Bindon (New Zealand).

23'

Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21'

Offside, New Zealand. Ben Waine is caught offside.

20'

Samuli Miettinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand).

20'

Attempt blocked. Elijah Just (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

19'

Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Adam Markhiev.

17'

Tim Payne (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

17'

Foul by Leo Walta (Finland).

15'

Attempt missed. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oliver Antman.

14'

Attempt missed. Ben Waine (New Zealand) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Elijah Just.

10'

Leo Walta (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).

Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Adam Markhiev (Finland).

Attempt missed. Ben Waine (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Francis de Vries.

Corner, Finland. Conceded by Callum McCowatt.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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