San MarinoL18 Nov 2025 · Away Romania · 1:7L28 Mar · Home Faroe Islands · 1:2D31 Mar · Home Andorra · 0:0L5 Jun · Home Bangladesh · 1:2W9 Jun · Home Azerbaijan · 2:1L26 Sep · Home Finland · 0:7
0:7
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
FinlandW17 Nov 2025 · Home Andorra · 4:0W27 Mar · Away New Zealand · 2:0D30 Mar · Away Cape Verde · 1:1L31 May · Away Germany · 0:4L5 Jun · Away Hungary · 1:2W26 Sep · Away San Marino · 7:0
In the UEFA Nations League game on 26 September 2026, Finland beat San Marino 0:7. Match numbers: shots on target 0:11, corners 0:4.
Match report
Finland made light work of San Marino at home, running out 7-0 winners in their League C opening fixture of the UEFA Nations League on September 26th. The match was never really in doubt once the visitors struck early, and it only got worse for the hosts after Alessandro Golinucci's red card on the hour mark. and here's the thing — this was supposed to be a competitive group, but the gulf in quality showed through immediately.
Joel Pohjanpalo opened the scoring in the fifth minute, and Adrian Svanback doubled the advantage before half-time. Benjamin Källman added a third in the 33rd minute, and San Marino's Adam Markhiev picked up a yellow card in the 43rd. The hosts made three substitutions at the break — Topi Keskinen, Ville Koski, and Markhiev himself — but the damage was already done.
Leo Walta struck twice in quick succession, the first in the 50th minute and the second after Golinucci's dismissal in the 51st. We had called for a Finland victory with 41 per cent confidence before kick-off, and the away side delivered exactly that. Pohjanpalo found the net again in the 79th minute before completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 88th.
The statistics told the full story. Finland enjoyed 76 per cent possession and registered 169 attacks compared to San Marino's 40. The visitors created five big chances and registered 11 shots on target, while the hosts managed zero shots on target and zero big chances. Expected goals stood at 3.79 for Finland against 0.03 for the hosts — a reflection of the one-sided nature of the encounter.
Both sides remain on zero points in the table after this opening round, with San Marino third and Finland fourth. The result means Finland took the early initiative in what should be a tight group, while San Marino face a long campaign. to be fair — the scoreline doesn't tell the whole story of a match that could have gone either way in the first ten minutes.
HT⚽5' Joel Pohjanpalo — Goal⚽14' adrian svanback — Goal⚽33' Benjamin Källman — Goal🟨43' Adam Markhiev — Yellow card⇄45' Topi Keskinen — Substitution⇄45' Ville Koski — Substitution⇄45' Adam Markhiev — Substitution⚽50' Leo Walta — Goal🟥51' Alessandro Golinucci — Red card⚽55' Leo Walta — Goal⇄59' Lorenzo·Capicchioni — Substitution⇄59' Nicholas Giacopetti — Substitution⇄59' Benjamin Källman — Substitution⇄70' S. Zannoni — Substitution⇄70' F. Fabbri — Substitution⇄70' Leo Walta — Substitution⚽79' Joel Pohjanpalo — Goal⇄79' Michele Cevoli — Substitution🟨86' C. Meloni — Yellow card⚽88' Joel Pohjanpalo — Penalty
L18 Nov 2025 · Away Romania · 1:7L28 Mar · Home Faroe Islands · 1:2D31 Mar · Home Andorra · 0:0L5 Jun · Home Bangladesh · 1:2W9 Jun · Home Azerbaijan · 2:1L26 Sep · Home Finland · 0:7
