Soccer-Ten-man Finland beat Bosnia 3-1 to boost World Cup qualifying hopes

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ZENICA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Reuters) - Ten-man Finland rekindled their hopes of reaching the 2022 World Cup finals with a 3-1 win at Bosnia and Herzegovina in their Group D qualifier on Saturday after a gritty performance in a fervent atmosphere gave them a lifeline.

The result left the Finns second in the group on 11 points from seven games, one behind leaders and world champions France who host Kazakhstan later on Saturday. Third-placed Ukraine have nine points with Bosnia fourth on seven.

Pukki made amends for his poor spot-kick as he delivered a fine low cross after a one-two with Glen Kamara and Bosnian Anel Ahmedhodzic's desperate attempt to clear the danger ricocheted off Finland's Marcus Forss into the back of the net. More slack defending allowed Finland to double their lead in the 52nd minute as Pukki was given time and space to drag the ball back to Robin Lod, who rifled a fierce shot from 10 metres inside the near post.

 

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