Finland kicked off their UEFA Nations League C1 campaign with a commanding 7-0 away victory over San Marino.
The Scandinavian side dominated from the start, with Joel Pohjanpalo opening the scoring early before completing a hat-trick by adding two late goals, including a penalty. Valtteri Välta contributed a brace, while Jesse Svanberg and Joona Toivio Källman each found the net once.
With this emphatic win, Finland tops the group. Meanwhile, Albania also secured three points by defeating Belarus 2-0 in a parallel fixture.
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San Marino 0–7 Finland (0–3)
Goals: Pohjanpalo 5′ (0–1); Svanberg 14′ (0–2); Källman 33′ (0–3); Välta 50′ (0–4); Välta 55′ (0–5); Pohjanpalo 79′ (0–6); Pohjanpalo 88′ (penalty) (0–7)
San Marino lineup: Colombo; Fabbri (substituted by Della Balda 70′); Chevoli (Benvenuti J. 79′); Tozzi A.; Pasolini; Capicchioni L. (Mularoni 59′); Zannoni (Giocondi 70′); Meloni; Golinucchi A. (sent off 51′, replaced by none); Nanni N.; Giacopetti (Pancotti 59′)
Substitutions: Mularoni (59′), Pancotti (59′), Della Balda (70′), Giocondi (70′), Benvenuti J. (79′)
Reserves: Zavoli, De Angelis, Rossi D., Lazzari, Capicchioni G., Salicioni
Yellow cards: Meloni 86′
Red cards: Golinucchi A. 51′
Finland lineup: Sinisalo; Lahtenmaki; Mittinen; Koski (subbed off 46′); Välta (Valakari 70′); Marhiev (Väänänen 46′); Kairinen; Keskinen (Stål 46′); Källman (Lod 59′); Pohjanpalo; Svanberg
Substitutions: Stål (46′), Väänänen (46′), Lod (59′), Valakari (70′)
Reserves: Gradecki, Bergstrom, Väisänen L., Miettinen, Maguta, Kamara G., Suhonen, Jukkola
Yellow cards: Marhiev 43′
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