Match Report
Italy (1st, 30 pts) visited Finland (2nd, 18 pts) with 12 points between them. Finland had been under-performing their position — 29th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.6/1 for Finland and 3.7/0.4 for Italy (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Italy.
The venue was Helsingin olympiastadion in Helsingfors, with room for 40,682 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.