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Patna : Russian, which had won the championship in 1960 as Soviet Union, defeated Finland 1-0 in a Group B match in UEFA Euro 2020 at Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersbur, Russia, on June 16, 2021. Aleksei Miranchuk scored the winning goal for Russia in the first half of the match in the presence of 24,540 spectators..
Both the teams committed 12 fouls each during the match. None of the team was shown Red Card during the match. Yellow cards were shown to two Finland and three Russian players during the mach.
It was Russia’s first victory in the tournament in two matches in Group B. Russia had reached SFs in 2008. Finland has also won one of its two matches. Finland are playing in a major tournament for the first time.time