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Wales 2-2 Finland - October 19, 1988 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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WAL
0
9
9' - Goal
Kari Ukkonen
9' - Goal
Kari Ukkonen
16' - Goal
Dean Saunders16 40' - Own goal
Aki Lahtinen4045
45' - Goal
Mixu Paatelainen
45' - Goal
Mixu Paatelainen
HT
WAL
59' - Substitution
Gareth Hallis substituted by Mark Bowen5961 61' - Substitution
Erkka Petäjäis substituted by Jari Rantanen
61' - Substitution
Erkka Petäjäis substituted by Jari Rantanen86
86' - Substitution
Marko Myyryis substituted by Mika Lipponen
86' - Substitution
Marko Myyryis substituted by Mika Lipponen
FT
FIN
FIN
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Neville Southall | 30 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gareth Hall | 59 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kevin Ratcliffe | 27 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pat Van Den Hauwe | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Barry Horne | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Nicholas | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Colin Pascoe | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Clayton Blackmore | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dean Saunders | 16 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ian Rush | 26 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mark Hughes | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Olavi Huttunen | 28 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erkka Petäjä | 61 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Markku Kanerva | 24 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aki Lahtinen | 40 | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jari Europaeus | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erik Holmgren | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Esa Pekonen | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kari Ukkonen | 9 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marko Myyry | 86 | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ari Hjelm | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mixu Paatelainen | 45 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Mark Bowen | 59 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Mika Lipponen | 86 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jari Rantanen | 61 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kevin Ratcliffe
IN
Mark Aizlewood
OUT
Dean Saunders
IN
Alan Davies
OUT
Pat Van Den Hauwe
IN
Geraint Williams
OUT
Colin Pascoe
IN
Alan Knill
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Olavi Huttunen
IN
Kari Laukkanen
OUT
Markku Kanerva
IN
Jari Rantanen
OUT
Erik Holmgren
IN
Jyrki Hännikainen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
38
5
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Yorath vs Finland
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on October 19, 1988
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Referee
Gudmundur Haraldsson
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | General total | Finland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Wales1 match | Season total | Finland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 19, 1988 | Latest figure on October 19, 1988 | |||||||
Videos
September 21, 2012
Key figures
Wales keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored vs Finland at home running (since 26/05/1971). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Wales after 4 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Finland (since 26/05/1971). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Wales after 6 matches without scoring any goal at home (since 27/10/1971). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DWales 0-0 Uruguay21/04/1986 | DWales 0-0 Soviet Union18/02/1987 | VWales 4-0 Finland01/04/1987 | DWales 1-1 Czechoslovakia29/04/1987 | VWales 1-0 Denmark09/09/1987 | LWales 1-2 Yugoslavia23/03/1988 |
| Overall | LCzechoslovakia 2-0 Wales11/11/1987 | LWales 1-2 Yugoslavia23/03/1988 | LSweden 4-1 Wales27/04/1988 | VMalta 2-3 Wales01/06/1988 | VItaly 0-1 Wales04/06/1988 | LNetherlands 1-0 Wales14/09/1988 |
Current form
| Away | DSoviet Union 0-0 Finland07/05/1986 | LCzechoslovakia 3-0 Finland15/10/1986 | LDenmark 1-0 Finland29/10/1986 | LPoland 3-1 Finland18/03/1987 | LWales 4-0 Finland01/04/1987 | LMalta 2-0 Finland07/02/1988 |
| Overall | LEast Germany U-21 2-0 Finland10/02/1988 | VFinland 3-0 Tunisia13/02/1988 | LFinland 1-3 Colombia19/05/1988 | DFinland 1-1 Bulgaria04/08/1988 | DFinland 0-0 Soviet Union17/08/1988 | LFinland 0-4 Germany31/08/1988 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 5 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 7 | 4 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
7 gf
0 ga
Away
2 matches
1 v
1 d
0 l
2 gf
1 ga
Total
4 matches
3 v
1 d
0 l
9 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
0 v
1 d
1 l
1 gf
2 ga
Away
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
0 gf
7 ga
Total
4 matches
0 v
1 d
3 l
1 gf
9 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
April 01, 1987 |
| Home | 4 - 0 |
April 01, 1987 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
April 01, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 09, 1986 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
October 13, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
May 26, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
Best historical scorers against Finland
 |
John Toshack | 2 goals | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Andy Jones | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
|
Alan Durban | 1 goal | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Neil Slatter | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
 |
Ian Rush | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
 |
Glyn Hodges | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/05/1971. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Wales
|
Ari Hjelm | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/05/1971. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Finland
|
Kevin Ratcliffe | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Peter Nicholas | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
 |
Anthony Millington | 2 matches | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Ian Rush | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
John Roberts | 2 matches | 1971 - 1971 |
|
Gilbert Reece | 2 matches | 1971 - 1971 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/05/1971. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Wales
|
Kari Laukkanen | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Erkka Petäjä | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Ari Hjelm | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Jukka Ikäläinen | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Mika Lipponen | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
|
Jari Europaeus | 2 matches | 1986 - 1987 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 26/05/1971. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
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October 04, 1989
October 11, 1989
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