World No. 59 Northern Ireland face the second round of the group stage of the European Championship qualifiers, with the team playing at home to world No. 56 Finland.
In the first round, Northern Ireland beat San Marino by 2 goals away, while Finland lost 1-3 away to Denmark in the first round, which shows that Northern Ireland is in better form than Finland, and the last 4 meetings between the two sides Northern Ireland have the upper hand with 2 wins and 2 draws, so more fans believe that the home team Northern Ireland can beat Finland.
The home team of Northern Ireland is started by Washington with McNair, Thompson and Cascart, and the visiting Finnish team is started by Puki with Kelman, Kalama, Vasanen, Arjo and Hüller.
In the 29th minute, Kelman completed the fatal blow.
In the end, Finland beat Northern Ireland for their first victory, while Northern Ireland did not have a two-game winning streak. Finland was fifth in the first place after the match, while Northern Ireland was third in the group, and they missed the chance to reach the top.