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 Isaac Dhondt got the match started through his kick off. Petri Kinnaslampis short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Bala Packa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 8 minutes of play, Belgium's Isaac Dhondt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Touko Kauppila was left in no man's land by his defense there! Isaac Dhondt scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Touko Kauppila, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Touko Kauppila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Dhondt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes in the game Valentin Viander did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Asko Puikkonen. In the 26th minute, Isaac Dhondt ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Touko Kauppila was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Belgium were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Finland's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gerd Van Dijck took the corner. After a rather tough play, Finland's Nikolai Grönvall got a free kick in the 40th minute. Touko Kauppila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerd Van Dijck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bala Packa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pentti Siltavirta, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Belgium's goal looked a bit too open when Pentti Siltavirta came free, but Bala Packa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bala Packa made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Pentti Siltavirta sent off a good shot on target. The Finland players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Belgium were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pentti Siltavirta made a kick off. The supporters of Belgium booed when Finland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kristian Huikari didn't get a good kick on the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Belgium's Willy Van Campenhout nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Touko Kauppila made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Touko Kauppila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaac Dhondt, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Touko Kauppila made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Dhondt in the 63rd minute of play. Touko Kauppila came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgium's Isaac Dhondt. But to his dismay, Isaac Dhondt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Finland's Sami Jämsä was substituted for Auno Karvinen. Valentin Viander hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Isaac Dhondt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Touko Kauppila having to make a save. Finland's Touko Kauppila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Dhondt in the 69th minute of play. Touko Kauppila stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isaac Dhondt's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. The Belgium fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Belgium's Isaac Dhondt looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Finland's Osmo Hannus was substituted for Pentti Siltavirta. The audience was convinced that Isaac Dhondt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Touko Kauppila was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Petri Kinnaslampi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bala Packa was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Isaac Dhondt might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Touko Kauppila. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaac Dhondt ran back to his position shaking his head. Finland's Touko Kauppila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Dhondt in the 94th minute of play. Remi De Mesemaekre kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.