Euro 2016 Qualifiers : Finland beats Greece 1-0
ATHENS, Sep. 4, 2015 (AMP) — France 2016 (Qualifiers) : Finland defeated Greece by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2016 UEFA European Championship on Friday night at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens.
Greece made the Finnishs doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Finnish forward Joel Pohjanpalo in the 75th minute.
The result put the Finnish fourth in Group F with 7 points. Greece is bottom with 2 points. In their next game, Finland will meet the Faroe islands at the Karaiskakis Stadium on September 7, while Greece will face Romania.
Fixtures and Results : Group F
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Overview
Greece at the Euro
- 1 title (2004)
- 4 appearances (first in 1980)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- Statistics: Champions (2004)
Finland at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- 4 September 2015
- 20:45
- Athens
Group F
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Northern Ireland | 16 |
 Romania | 15 |
 Hungary | 12 |
| Finland | 7 |
 Faroe islands | 6 |
| Greece | 2 |
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