Rasmus Schüller tightens his hind legs.
Teemu Pukki was also substituted. Mauri Ratilainen / EPA / AOP
The game was in Finland’s possession. Bosnia and Herzegovina was in big trouble with its own offensive game, especially during the opening season.
Finland defended the duel firmly, pressed in time and was able to injure the guests with a ball. Target striker, Serie A goal gun Edin Dzeko was in the dark.
At the hour, Finland defended its 1–0 lead. However, head coach Markku Kanerva was forced into a tough solution. Great defensive midfielder Rasmus Schüller was taken over. Thomas Lam replaced him.
Bosnia rose to levels. There wasn’t much opportunity for rapid movements on this wet day, which hindered Lamin in particular.
– Schüller has had tightness in his hind legs. No player is at risk of missing other matches. Urho at Nissilä there was a warning below. Cells, Robin Lod and Teemu Pukki, did a lot of work. We got fresh feet and new energy on the field, Kanerva clarified his substitutions after a 1-1 draw.
Tops Robert Ivanov and especially Daniel O’Shaughnessy were able to break the Bosnian press in the first 45 minutes, and Finland got the ball in the final third, in dangerous top pockets.
– Especially in the first period, we managed to break in from the left quite a few times. Through Toppar, the outrigger and the upper midfield, we get pretty well created on the edge of a four against three superiority. We got the ball played in the top pocket a few times, and our abandoned goal was a good example of that.
– We didn’t get so much in the second period, Kanerva saw.
There was no worry
The leveling off of Bosnia and Herzegovina was chaotic. Robert Ivanov pushed the ball carelessly and the game was left to rotate in the Finnish penalty area.
According to Ivanov and Kanerva, the situation was preceded by a breach. Smail Prevljak finalized the follow-up focus on the network.
– It’s natural for an opponent to run out of pressure. I don’t think they got to such good places. It was a feeling we were taking care of.
According to Leo Väisänen, there was no worry. Still, Bosnians rose to the levels. Mauri Ratilainen / EPA / AOP
– In the defensive direction, especially the game felt good. Even in the attack we got to create a couple of nice combinations, Leo Väisänen pondered.
Draw corpus. 20,000 spectators and the North Arch in particular maintained a great atmosphere throughout the match at the Olympic Stadium.
– It always feels good if you deserve a win, but football is a game where you don’t necessarily get the result. What happened at the end of the game is bitter, Kanerva said.
Let’s watch videos
The annoyance must be left behind quickly. The June crunch of the League of Nations continues at Stikika on Tuesday. Then the weaker Montenegro will be met in advance.
– It’s really good that the next game is coming soon. Let’s bring good stuff, and get better. I believe that such setbacks will serve us in the future, Ivanov pondered.
– Quite a lot of time is spent analyzing videos. We get to sit at meetings. Tuesday is fast, so you can’t train hard on Sunday, Väisänen predicts.