Friendly

Finland 0–3 Republic of Ireland

Wednesday 21 Aug 2002 · Helsinki, Finland

Finland0–3Republic of Ireland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Keane Healy Barrett

12′0–1Robbie Keane Republic of Ireland
74′0–2Colin Healy Republic of Ireland
83′0–3Graham Barrett Republic of Ireland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Finland

12Jussi JaaskelainenGK
2Petri PasanenDF
3Janne SaarinenDF
3Sami HyypiäDF ↓46′
5Hannu TihinenDF ↓60′
10Jari LitmanenMF
11Jonatan JohanssonMF ↓60′
Jari IlolaMF
Jussi NuorelaMF ↓69′
8Teemu TainioFW ↓80′
11Joonas KolkkaFW ↓79′

Came on

14Toni KuivastoDF↑46′
6Aki RiihilahtiMF↑60′
17Shefki KuqiFW↑60′
Peter KopteffMF↑69′
Mika KottilaFW↑79′
Janne HietanenDF↑80′

Republic of Ireland

16Dean KielyGK ↓76′
3Ian HarteDF ↓76′
4Kenny CunninghamDF ↓46′
14Gary BreenDF
18Gary KellyDF
7Jason McAteerMF ↓46′
9Damien DuffMF ↓46′
12Mark KinsellaMF ↓46′
22Lee CarsleyMF ↓87′
Thomas ButlerMF ↓46′
10Robbie KeaneFW● ↓84′

Came on

18Gary DohertyDF↑46′
7Rory DelapDF↑46′
11Kevin KilbaneMF↑46′
Colin HealyMF●↑46′
Stephen McPhailMF↑46′
1Shay GivenGK↑76′
Graham BarrettDF●↑76′
Jim GoodwinDF↑84′
8Matthew HollandMF↑87′

No cards.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Finland: 1734 → 1720
Republic of Ireland: 1905 → 1919

Expected score for Finland: 39.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 9, 1949–2024.

Finland wins: 2
Draws: 2
Republic of Ireland wins: 5

Form either side

Finland

Before

3–0 v North Macedonia 10 Jan 2002 · Prime Minister's Cup 2002
0–2 v South Korea 20 Mar 2002 · Friendly
4–1 v Portugal 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v North Macedonia 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Latvia 22 May 2002 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Wales 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
3–0 v Azerbaijan 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–2 v Serbia 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–0 v Barbados 26 Jan 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Trinidad and Tobago 29 Jan 2003 · Friendly

Republic of Ireland

Before

1–2 v Nigeria 16 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Cameroon 1 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Germany 5 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–0 v Saudi Arabia 11 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Spain 16 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

2–4 v Russia 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–2 v Switzerland 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
0–0 v Greece 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Scotland 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–1 v Georgia 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Every Finland v Republic of Ireland match9

From Finland's side.


14 Nov 2024	Republic of Ireland	0–1	Away	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
10 Oct 2024	Republic of Ireland	1–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
14 Oct 2020	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
6 Sep 2020	Republic of Ireland	1–0	Away	UEFA Nations League 2020	—
21 Aug 2002	Republic of Ireland	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2000	Republic of Ireland	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
16 May 1990	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
9 Oct 1949	Republic of Ireland	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1949	—
8 Sep 1949	Republic of Ireland	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1949	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN