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UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2026Match Finished

Finland U17 vs Northern Ireland U17

3 Nov 2025 · 09:00 GMT · Group Stage - 1

Finland U17

HOME
1:1HT 0–1

Northern Ireland U17

AWAY
⚽ Makelainen 49′
⚽ Kerr 11′
Venue not suppliedReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 3′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Finland U17 and Northern Ireland U17 finished level

Match Finished in the group stage - 1 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 2 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 1
HALF-TIME0 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Finland U17Northern Ireland U17

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Finland U17

Formation not supplied

Coach E. Lehtola

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Elias LahtiProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Samuel HeikariProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Yinkfu ChuyeProfile: Defender
  4. 14
    NybackProfile: Defender
  5. 4
    TarvajarviMatch position not supplied
    Off 68′
  6. 8
    MakelainenProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 49′Off 86′
  7. 6
    MalinenProfile: Midfielder
  8. 16
    Jeff SelengeProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off
  9. 2
    KroupkinProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 32′Off 46′
  10. 11
    SaloProfile: Attacker
    Off 46′
  11. 9
    De NascimentoProfile: Attacker
    Off 68′

Substitutes9

  1. 12
    Kasperi SilenProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  2. 10
    MeltorantaProfile: Midfielder
    On 68′
  3. 13
    KoivurantaProfile: Midfielder
    On 86′
  4. 15
    KesonenProfile: Defender
  5. 17
    Viljami EveriProfile: Midfielder
  6. 18
    ArvolaProfile: Defender
  7. 20
    AcquahMatch position not supplied
    On 46′
  8. 21
    MahmoodProfile: Attacker
    On 46′
  9. 22
    HeinonenProfile: Defender
    On 68′

Northern Ireland U17

Formation not supplied

Coach A. Waterworth

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    BelshawProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 16
    WoodsProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    AndersonMatch position not supplied
  4. 4
    McCarronProfile: Defender
  5. 2
    CampbellMatch position not supplied
    Off 21′
  6. 10
    MaddenMatch position not supplied
    Off 74′
  7. 6
    RossProfile: Midfielder
  8. 11
    KerrProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 11′Yellow Card 78′
  9. 18
    TohillProfile: Attacker
    Off 56′
  10. 15
    KellyProfile: Midfielder
  11. 17
    GoughProfile: Midfielder
    Off 74′

Substitutes9

  1. 12
    BlayneyProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 3
    CassidyProfile: Defender
  3. 7
    MagowanProfile: Attacker
    On 74′
  4. 8
    McConnellMatch position not supplied
    On 74′
  5. 9
    HaweProfile: Attacker
    On 56′
  6. 13
    WilsonMatch position not supplied
    On 21′
  7. 14
    MulvennaProfile: Defender
  8. 19
    KellymanProfile: Midfielder
  9. 20
    MayMatch position not supplied
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalNorthern Ireland U17

    Kerr

  2. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Campbell On Wilson

  3. Yellow CardFinland U17

    Kroupkin

  4. SubstitutionFinland U17

    Off Salo On Acquah

  5. SubstitutionFinland U17

    Off Kroupkin On Mahmood

  6. Normal GoalFinland U17

    Makelainen

  7. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Tohill On Hawe

  8. SubstitutionFinland U17

    Off De Nascimento On Meltoranta

  9. SubstitutionFinland U17

    Off Tarvajarvi On Heinonen

  10. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Madden On Magowan

  11. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Gough On McConnell

  12. Yellow CardNorthern Ireland U17

    Kerr

  13. SubstitutionFinland U17

    Off Makelainen On Koivuranta

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Finland U17

WFinland U17 vs Armenia U1731 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 12 – 0LCyprus U17 vs Finland U1728 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 11 – 0

Northern Ireland U17

DNorthern Ireland U17 vs Cyprus U1731 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 10 – 0WNorthern Ireland U17 vs Armenia U1728 Oct 2025 · Group Stage - 12 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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