Finland U19 2, Turkiye U19 0

FINLAND U19 UPSETS TURKIYE U19 IN UEFA QUALIFIER NEWPORT, Wales (Interstat) — Finland’s under-19 women’s football team opened its European Championship qualification campaign with an unexpected 2-0 victory over Turkiye on Tuesday at Rodney Parade. The result defied pre-match projections, as Finland secured a clean-sheet win despite being tagged as significant underdogs. The match, part of the UEFA Women’s U19 Championship qualifying round, was controlled by the Finnish side for long periods. The deadlock was broken just before halftime. In the 40th minute, substitute Helmi Kumpulainen entered the game and made an immediate impact, scoring to give Finland a 1-0… Read more...