Hungary Defeats Finland in Euro 2016 Qualifier

Zoltán Gera scored the decisive goal in Budapest six minutes from time as the hosts claimed a second successive victory in qualifying Group F, uefa.com reports.

Zoltán Gera scored six minutes from time as Hungary posted a second successive victory in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F, defeating Finland 1-0 in Budapest.

The hosts, who narrowly overcame the Faroe Islands on matchday three, earned their first win at home in the group following a late clincher from Gera. The No10 got above two defenders to meet substitute Gergő Lovrencsics’s 84th-minute right-wing cross with a close-range header.

Hungary had the first effort of the game after a scrappy opening but captain Balázs Dzsudzsák failed to hit the target with a tame shot across the face of goal after a fine dribble. The Eagle-Owls were looking to improve on their showing last time out – a defeat by Romania in Helsinki – and succeeded in restricting Hungary to just two attempts in the first 30 minutes.