Nations League: Clash with Finland, UEFA chooses an Irish referee for the Red and Blacks

The Nations League match between Finland and Albania, to be played on Saturday in Helsinki, will be officiated by Irish referees. UEFA has selected a team of officials from Ireland, led by Rob Hennessy.

Hennessy is a 35-year-old referee who has been an international since 2017. He has previously officiated international matches, but mainly in the early qualifying rounds. His assistants will be Dermot Broughton and Emmett Dynan, also from Ireland.

Aaron O’Dowd from Ireland has been appointed as fourth official, while Scots Kevin Clancy and John Beaton will be on VAR duty.

The Finland-Albania match is played on Saturday at 15:00. The Red and Blacks lead the group with 6 points, after victories over Belarus and San Marino. Finland are considered Albania’s main rivals for first place in League C Group 1.