The Finnish national football teams took important victories on Tuesday.
Naatan Skyttä scored two goals on Tuesday. Stock image. Mika Kylmäniemi / AOP
The Finnish national team of girls under the age of 17 secured a place at the European Football Championships on Tuesday.
The place in the European Championships for under-17s was decided when Finland defeated Slovakia 4-0 in Dublin.
Finland made all their hits in the second half. The opening paint was seen when Milja Kiviranta 54 minutes into the match, the referee signaled for a 1-0 goal.
The blue and white took the final run as the next three goals came in about nine minutes. The goals were successful Lotta Kalske, Ilona Walta and Ida Heikkinen.
The biggest win was enough for Finland to win the group and the European Championship venue. The competition was fierce, as Finland was in a tie and in the same goal difference as Iceland before the match in Slovakia, but had scored one more goal.
The European Championships for Girls will be played in Bosnia and Herzegovina in May.
The blockhead crashed
The national team of men under the age of 21, on the other hand, knocked out the group leader Croatia 3–2 in the European Championship qualifiers.
For Croatia, this was the first defeat in the qualifiers.
Finland scored all their goals in the first half. The first two hits were made Naatan Skytta. The third was answered in overtime Terry Ablade.
The Croatian letter began twenty minutes before the end. The team failed in the penalty shootout, however Josip Sutalo opened a Croatian goal account for the following situation.
Toni Fruk brought the team to the end of the goal. However, the little ones managed to maintain their leading position.
The block winners and the best block second will advance to the European Championship finals in the summer of 2023.
Finland is fourth in the block and 13 points. There are three points for the difference with Austria, which is second. Finland has played two fewer matches than Austria.
Finland will play the European Championship qualifiers next time in June.