Hungary have equalised in Greece - Gergo Lovrencsics with the goal. As it stands they will finish third in Group F, as Romania are leading 1-0 in the Faroe Islands.

Finland respond by going on the attack and they nearly equalise.

Joel Pohjanpalo is quickest to react to Ville Jalasto's ball into the box with a first-time flicked effort, but Michael McGovern makes a brilliant reflex save to push the ball away.

Game opening up now. Excellent play on the left-hand side from Stuart Dallas, whose low cross into the six-yard box just needs Kyle Lafferty to get his big toe on the end of it, but the Norwich man can't manage it and goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky collects.

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Big chance for Finland, the biggest of the game so far. Chris Brunt, probably still seething from seeing his shots blocked, with an aimless clearance which drops into his own box.

The ball eventually reached home skipper Tim Sparv on the edge of the box, but he screws his left-footed drive wide of goal. Should have done better.

Albania are heading for their first ever major tournament. Berat Djimsiti has just doubled their advantage in Armenia, where a win will see them qualify. Portugal have already qualified as group winners and lead 1-0 in Serbia.

Again!! Chris Brunt with a smashing drive which is goalbound, but this time Chris Baird is in the way to deflect it wide of goal.

Actually, on second look, the initial effort was going wide anyway. Still, Brunt won't be happy his team-mates are getting in the way of his shots.

Former Northern Ireland defender John O’Neill
BBC Radio Ulster in Helsinki

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"Kyle Lafferty hasn't had a decent all all night so far. He's had no chance to get the ball down and run at the Finland defenders.

"There's not much between the teams so far. Northern Ireland seem to be pressing higher up the pitch than they do normally, maybe Michael O'Neill's experimenting with his tactics."

Paddy McNair is back on by the way and it looks like he's OK. He puts a ball into the Finland box but Kyle Lafferty can't quite get it under control.

Finland spreading the play and Ville Jalasto finds space on the right, but his cross is too long and sails out of play. Match lacking in quality.

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Finland captain Tim Sparv trying to get his side going with a left-footed chipped ball up front, but striker Berat Sadik is crowded out and it dribbles through to Michael McGovern. The goalkeeper has the arduous task of bending over and picking the ball up. He did that well though.

It's a boisterous Finnish crowd in this evening, but their team's performance on the pitch is nothing to shout about. Michael McGovern untested thus far.

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It looks like a knock to Paddy McNair's ribs and he is struggling to breathe. Northern Ireland continue with 10 men for now.

Concern for NI as Paddy McNair is on the ground after a heavy challenge. Can the Manchester United defender continue?

Albania can qualify for a first ever major finals tonight, by leapfrogging Denmark in Group I if they beat Armenia, and they've made a good start, Shkelzen Gashi has given them a ninth-minute lead.

My word!! Chris Brunt nearly took Gareth McAuley's head off. The West Brom man's rasping drive is arrowing into the top corner, but his club and country team-mate is in the way of it and the ball flies over the crossbar. He caught the one sweetly.

There have been goals in the other games in Northern Ireland's group. 

Konstantinos Stafylidis has given Greece the lead against Hungary, and Romania lead 1-0 in the Faroe Islands, Constantin Budesca with the goal.

As it stands Romania are set to join Northern Ireland in France next summer.

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A gift for Stuart Dallas! Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky gets his kick wrong and the ball ricochets off his own defender into the path of Dallas, whose low shot from inside the box is dealt with by Hradecky. If Dallas tried a curler into the opposite corner, it could have been the opener.

Nearly! Smart work from Niall McGinn on the right hand side of the box and strokes a lovely ball across the face of the Finland box, but lanky striker Kyle Lafferty can't quite stretch enough to get on the end of it. Promising signs for the visitors.

Former Manchester United winger Luis Nani gives Portugal the lead in Serbia.

Danny raced through the middle after some sloppy Serbian defending, and when his shot was saved by Stojkovic he could only parry it to Nani, who guided it home.

Portugal - who have already qualified - have rested Cristiano Ronaldo.

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