National Team Friendly

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kaiet Redondo got the match started through his kick off. Heikki Kokkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xove Herrera in the 3rd minute of the match. Arnalt Figueroa made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ukko Mattila sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the game, Aarto Nybacka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Arnalt Figueroa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arnalt Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aarto Nybacka in the 16th minute of the match. Kaiet Redondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heikki Kokkonen having to interfere. Heikki Kokkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xove Herrera in the 20th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaiet Redondo in the 25th minute of play forced Finland's goalkeeper Heikki Kokkonen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute of the match, Aarto Nybacka got a very nice opportunity to score, but Arnalt Figueroa was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arnalt Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aarto Nybacka in the 29th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xove Herrera in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Heikki Kokkonen saved Finland from getting behind. After 32 minutes Finland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cayetano Reyes who took care of the corner kick. Thanks to some nice moves Ukko Mattila could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Arnalt Figueroa however easily saved by the left post. In the 41st minute of the game Edvard Kirjonen made a throw-in which Paavo Puurunen played forward. Heikki Kokkonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aznar Mendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Arnalt Figueroa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ukko Mattila. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Finland made a substitution. Jussi Kosonen replaced Taavetti Kangasmäki. The throw-in from Cayetano Reyes in the 52nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Finland's Santtu Somervuori. Arnalt Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ukko Mattila in the 52nd minute of the match. Kaiet Redondo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Heikki Kokkonen made a huge save. In the 67th minute Xove Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Heikki Kokkonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Finland's Riku Rajamäki was substituted for Santtu Somervuori. The throw-in from Cayetano Reyes in the 72nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Finland's Edvard Kirjonen. Arnalt Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ukko Mattila, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Heikki Kokkonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xove Herrera in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Xove Herrera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Heikki Kokkonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xove Herrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Spain walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.