- Finland's 13th consecutive match without victory
- Czechoslovakia earned its 3rd consecutive victory
Finland vs Czechoslovakia Euro 1972 qualifying match report| Date, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 16 June 1971 | | National teams, score: | - 0:4 | | Competition: | UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 1 | | Referee: | Marian Środecki, Wrocław / | | Attendance, venue: | 4 658, Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki  | | Goals: | 0:1 (12') Ján Čapkovič, 0:2 (16') Jaroslav Pollák, 0:3 (84') František Karkó, 0:4 (89') František Karkó |
| Managed by head coach Olavi Laaksonen | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Lars Näsman | 33 | 27 | HIFK, Helsinki | | Timo Kautonen | 48 | 26 | LReipas, Lahti | | Vilho Rajantie | 5 | 22 | MP, Mikkeli | Seppo Kilponen  | 32 | 29 | OPS, Oulu | | Jouko Suomalainen | 6 | 22 | KPT, Kuopio | | Timo Nummelin | 13 | 22 | TPS, Turku | Pekka Heikkilä  46' | 12 | 24 | HIFK, Helsinki |  46' Matti Paatelainen | 6 | 26 | HIFK, Helsinki | | Raimo Toivanen 65' | 16 | 25 | TPS, Turku | | 65' Tommy Lindholm | 41 | 24 | LReipas, Lahti | | Arto Tolsa | 35 | 25 | K Beerschot VAV, Antwerpen | | Jarmo Flink | 5 | 22 | KuPS, Kuopio | | Olavi Rissanen | 2 | 24 | KuPS, Kuopio |
| Managed by head coach Ladislav Novák, head coach Ladislav Kačáni | | Player | Caps | Age | Club | | Ivo Viktor | 25 | 29 | VTJ Dukla, Praha | | Karol Dobiaš | 16 | 23 | TJ Spartak TAZ, Trnava | | Vladimír Hrivnák | 8 | 26 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava | | Jozef Desiatnik | 4 | 27 | TJ VSS, Košice | | Vladimír Táborský | 13 | 27 | TJ Sparta ČKD, Praha | | Jaroslav Pollák | 9 | 23 | TJ VSS, Košice | | Ladislav Kuna | 29 | 24 | TJ Spartak TAZ, Trnava | | Jozef Adamec 76' | 36 | 29 | TJ Spartak TAZ, Trnava | | 76' Ivan Hrdlička | 16 | 27 | VTJ Dukla, Praha | | František Veselý 76' | 23 | 27 | TJ SK Slavia, Praha | | 76' František Karkó | 1 | 27 | TJ TŽ Třinec, Třinec | | Pavel Stratil | 5 | 26 | TJ Sklo Union, Teplice | | Ján Čapkovič | 8 | 23 | TJ Slovan ChZJD, Bratislava |
Match stats | National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | | Finland | 13 | 19.538 | 25.088 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Czechoslovakia | 13 | 14.846 | 26.348 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Historical data sources  Rudé právo (Prague), №142, 17.06.1971; Ústav pro českou literaturu Comments
Finland vs Czechoslovakia post-match head-to-head | Finland matches Previous match: Next match: Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971 Finland vs Norway 1-1 Helsinki, Wednesday 25 August 1971 Czechoslovakia matches Previous match: Next match: Czechoslovakia top scorers 1. Antonín Puč (1926 - 1939) - 35 goals
2. Oldřich Nejedlý (1931 - 1939) - 29 goals
... Ján Čapkovič (1971) - 3 goals
... František Karkó (1971) - 2 goals
... Jaroslav Pollák (1971) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 16, 1971) Brief match report Wed. 16 Jun 1971
Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Finland 0-4 Czechoslovakia
Goals: Čapkovič 12, Pollák 16, Karkó 84, Karkó 89
Finland: Näsman, Kautonen, Rajantie, Kilponen (c), Suomalainen, Nummelin, Heikkilä (Paatelainen 46), Toivanen (Lindholm 65), Tolsa, Flink, Rissanen. Managed by Laaksonen.
Czechoslovakia: Viktor, Dobiaš, Hrivnák, Desiatnik, Táborský, Pollák, Kuna, Adamec (c) (Hrdlička 76), Veselý (Karkó 76), Stratil, Čapkovič. Managed by Novák, Kačáni.
Att: 4 658
Ref: Środecki (Poland) |
