Belarus welcomed Finland to Gomel in the second qualifying match between the two sides in a span of five days. Finland won the first go-around 1-0, but the scene was not so familiar for the Finns on this day. A loss at home today would eliminate Belarus from Brasil 2014. Belarus started out as the brighter side, but they could not capitalize on the scoreboard. Midway through the opening frame, Finland had matched their 1-0 scoreline from the prior encounter between the sides. Teemu Pukki received a pass with his back to a defender, spun off him and then ran laterally before taking a shot which the goalkeeper did not react to quickly at all due to a deflection of Stanislav Dragun. Finland would take their 1-0 lead with them into the dressing room.
With six minutes to go, Timofey Kalachev stood over a wide free kick for Belarus. The in-swinger came in quickly, and the first to meet the ball with his head was Dmitry Verkhovtsov, leveling the affair at one goal apiece. Verkhovstov dash left him two yards clear of the defense by the time he headed the ball. The match ends 1-1, and it now appears that neither of these sides control their own destiny on the march to Brasil 2014.
Spain 11 pts +6
France 10 pts +4
Finland 6 pts 0
Georgia 4 pts -4
Belarus 4 pts -6
Goals
Finland
Teemu Pukki 24
Belarus
Dmitry Verkhovtsov 85
Match Reports:
http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/season=2014/matches/round=2000294/match=2008406/postmatch/report/index.html
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqFyzsSwFJs
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