ENGLAND vs FINLAND

England 2 VS Finland 1

Monday, 15/06/2009

Kick off 17:15 BST at Orjans Vall, Halmstad

England - Cattermole 15' Richards 53'

Finland - Sparv 33'(pen)

Minute by minute

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90'An eventful few minutes sees Richards limp off with an injury before Finland pile on some late pressure. Pukki had a good chance, but Hart made a brave save to deny him before England completed the clearance.

FULL TIME

90'Yellow cardJoe Hart. The England goalkeeper takes too long over his goal kick for the referee's liking and is booked

90'With four minutes of added time underway, Turunen tries his luck with a swerving show, but Hart is more than equal to it and makes a save. That was Turunen's second shot in the same minute, with his first flying well over the bar.

89'SubstitutionOff, Micah Richards. On, James Tomkins.

86'SubstitutionOff, Mehmet Hetemaj. On, Juha Hakola.

85'SubstitutionOff, Gabriel Agbonlahor. On, Jack Rodwell.

80'SubstitutionOff, Kasper Hamalainen. On, Jussi Vasara.

79'Sparv hits a left footer well over the bar from long range as time starts to run out for Finland.

75'Joe Hart makes a comfortable save from Perparim Hetemaj's long range free kick. It took a slight deflection off Cranie but Hart was well placed to make the stop.

73'A nice pass from captain Mark Noble frees up Gibbs on the overlap, but there was no-one in support to get on the end of his cross from the left.

70'Yellow cardTeemu Pukki. The Finland substitute is booked for a trip on Fabrice Muamba on the half way line.

68'The second half is brightened up somewhat by a streaker on the pitch at Halmstad, but England will hope that doesn't break their concentration too much.

66'Yellow cardJames Milner. The midfielder is cautioned for a late tackle on Jukka Raitala.

65'SubstitutionOff, Jarno Parikka. On, Teemu Pukki.

53'Goal scoredMicah Richards. The defender thumps home a superb header from Milner's corner to restore England's advantage.

53'Milner forces a fine save from Jaakkola from a 25 yard free kick, powered at goal with his right foot. The Finland goalkeeper tips the ball over the bar for a corner.

48'Martin Cranie makes a crucial headed clearance in the area before Sadik could connect with Perparim Hetemaj's dangerous cross from the left.

KOEngland re-start the game after the break.

46'SubstitutionOff, Theo Walcott. On, Fraizer Campbell.

HALF TIME

45'The Fourth Official signals that there will be two minutes of added time, just as Finland win a free kick 25 yards from goal.

45'Perparim Hetemaj shoots over the bar from an angle after breaking past the England defence and into the box.

43'England force a corner following a crunching challenge on Agbonlahor.

37'Yellow cardGabriel Agbonlahor. The striker is booked following an aerial challenge on Finnish defender Toumo Turunen.

33'Goal scoredTim Sparv. The Finnish midfielder sends Hart the wrong way from the spot to put his team back level.

32'Second yellow card and dismissalMichael Mancienne. Mancienne is shown a straight red card after bringing down Sadik in the area, following a long ball over the top. Finland have their chance to equalise from the penalty spot.

30'Mancienne heads high and wide, after climbing highest to win Milner's free kick into the area.

25'The big Finnish striker Sadik climbs highest in the box, but only succeeds in heading a dangerous free kick wide of the target.

21'A fine, driven pass forward by Gibbs is almost latched upon by Agbonlahor, but Anssi Jaakkola is out of his goal quickly to collect.

20'England force their first corner of the game, but Finland bravely clear Milner's outswinging cross.

15'Goal scoredLee Cattermole. The midfielder puts the Young Lions ahead, after being set up by Gabriel Agbonlahor. The Villa striker had taken advantage of a defensive mistake from Finland's Jonas Portin before pulling the ball back for Cattermole and his shot was deflected past the goalkeeper.

09'Sadik trips in the area under a challenge from Kieran Gibbs and appeals for a penalty, but the referee turns down the appeals after seeing the Finnish striker fell over his own feet.

07'Finland force another corner, with Mancienne having to clear following hesitancy from Joe Hart in coming out to collect a ball into the area. England defend the flag kick successfully.

04'Finland start the game quickly, enjoying the majority of the early possession and playing the ball forward at every opportunity. They win a corner with Mancienne heading clear of Berat Sadik.

KOFinland kick the game off in Halmstad.