The start of the pearl for the value race was really dull. The B-level of the League of Nations was supposed to be too easy for Finland, but the first two games made a loss to Serbia and a slight victory over Hungary.
What’s in the game of Finland, especially in the away matches? It is evaluated in the latest episode of 11 Friends podcast. Edited by Matti Härkönen and Hinni Hirvonen. Experts are Essi Sainio and Hanna Ruohomaa. Listen to the episode below or Arena.
The Finnish women’s soccer team Helmarit won the Hungarian 1-0 Nations League on Tuesday night. Sports Expert Hanna Ruohoma describes the Finnish game as a damp.
He compares the Finnish game to Friday’s Serbia loss. In that match, Finland never had a properly break into the Serbia penalty area.
Against Hungary, Finland succeeded several times, but the last solutions did not endanger. Finland scored its winning goal for a penalty kick.
“There were still very dangerous scoring sites that would be controlled in a controlled area of the penalty and shooting towards the goal,” says Ruohomaa.
According to him, Hungary kept his defense really tight and protected the center of the field well. This allowed Finland to play the ball for its attackers.
Special situations inefficient
On Tuesday, one of Finland’s mournful crush was special situations. The team received five corner kicks, plus numerous free kicks close to the opponent’s penalty area.
“It was striking that no special situation in the offensive end leads to any kind of goal,” says Ruohomaa.
According to the expert, this is partly explained by the fact that the configuration was exhausted Eveliina Summanen and Natalia Kuikka. Summanen often takes responsibility as a provider of special situations, while Kuikka is the subject of them.
In the Hungary match, Finland tried different variations in their special situations, but none of them worked, Ruohomaa estimates.
-The team played short situations in the back area and sidelines were sought from the side-free kicks. None of them succeeded, which is worrying.
Nations league matches are part of Finland’s preparation for the summer European Championships. Finland is an underdog in its own European Championship, with Norway, Iceland and Switzerland playing.
Special situations should definitely be a resource for the underdog in the upcoming value races.
– Of course there is still time for change, but now there are only four competitive games and one training match. That is, there is not too much time because the national teams do not have so many opportunities to practice special situations.
Adelina Engman shone on the field
Finland’s best player in the Hungary match was Adelina Engman. Engman, who played on the left, successfully challenged several times as an opponent.
Thanks to Engman’s strong individual performance, Finland received a penalty kick, which became a winning goal. For a long time due to injury, Engman on the sidelines was taken to 59 in the game
-He was really straightforward, explosive and succeeded in one against one. When Engman was removed from the field, Finland no longer got pressure on the finish through the edges.
Easy feed errors were in retreat
Finnish players said that the team played better than against Serbia. Striker Linda Sällström He said that Finland was well responded to the post -ball loss situations.
Sällström, who was disappointed with Serbia’s performance, also wondered why Finland still did not build more scoring sites. Eight goals were recorded in Finland, three of which went towards Hungary’s goal.
– I don’t know what the difficulty of breaking is. Could it be because we have recently been used to playing with better teams, while these teams take those facilities off? I can’t say, but I still have to look and analyze.
A midfielder who flashed his finishing skills Anni Hartikainen Said Finland dominated the match. However, the team should have played game goals, he said.
– The co -game still needs to be refined when tougher teams come up. At the same time, however, we have more offensive states as we play against better teams. Then we may get more scoring sites. These are different games when opponents defend down, Hartikainen wondered.
Defender Eva Nyström He estimates that Hungary got into the game in the second half due to the easy supply errors in Finland. However, according to Nyström, Finland had nothing to worry about at the defensive end.
At the end of the match, the 84th minute of the game, there was a situation where Nyström came to the situation and poured Hungary Mommoke papain.
Commentator Matti Härkönen He described that Finland was lucky when Hungary did not get a penalty kick.
– Not (worth a penalty kick). Liu’uin and … yeah, Nyström said with a laugh.
You can see the situation in the video below.
Expert waiting for key players to return
Striker Jutta Rantala and defender Elli Pikkujämsä They have been on the sidelines for a long time due to injuries in Finland. In addition Catherine Kosola It is a pity during the last national team breaks.
The midfielder Eveliina Summanen and defender Natalia Kuikka were also on the sidelines.
Expert Hanna Ruohomaa hopes that key players will be in order during the next national team window.
– Summanen and Rantala are slowly being fit. The little one may not have time to rehabilitate the next window. Kuika’s situation is still a bit unclear, Ruohomaa explains.
Helmarit plays their next League of League matches against Belarus and Hungary in April. Ruohomaa says he wants to see a radical improvement in the Finnish offensive game.
– The team plays matches in the League of Nations where Finland is a pre -favorite. Still, there is only one goal in two games, and it came from a comma. The big development for pearls is how the team can break into the finish and create more threats and scoring sites.
“At the moment, Finland cannot even be annoyed by” welded when the finishing is bad “when the team can’t get those goals,” says Ruohomaa.