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Finland Under 21′s, class of 2009: a player-by-player assessment
Markus Kitunen is joining the NFN team to provide occasional insights on football in Finland and abroad. His blog is I went for the Ball, and he will provide some in-depth, thoughtful analysis on Nordic football. His first NFN piece is from IWFTB, and focuses on the not-quite-triumphant Euro 2009 squad and their chances of [...]
Continue reading...Finland’s Under 21 Euros: no humiliation, but is that enough?
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
STUART BAXTER is a polite and eloquent man, but at a Finnish FA press lunch given on Finland’s final day at the UEFA under-21 championships he found it difficult to express his feelings without recourse to an expletive. He had watched Finland’s previous two matches from the enclosure reserved for scouts, and their constant queries [...]
Continue reading...Markku Kanerva interview
Saturday, December 20, 2008
FINLAND’S UNDER-21 team became the first Finnish national side to qualify for a major tournament this Autumn. They upset the odds, beating a strong Denmark team and a physical Scotland (Perparim Hetemaj refused to play in Scotland after having broken his leg there in a B international, although the Scottish team was quite different in [...]
Continue reading...A message for Juha’s Dad: you didn’t miss much (Finland 2 Austria 1 Finland, won 4-2 on penalties)
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
[youtube=http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=G5d17Sb7hLY] The Salminen household might not be that harmonious tomorrow. Juha’s Dad was at the game, until the 75th minute, when Juha’s sister had to go to dancing practice. Having not seen much to indicate it would be worthwhile staying, Salminen senior headed off to do his fatherly duty. Five minutes later, and Jussi Vasara [...]
Continue reading...Markku Kanerva’s Under 21 side to face Austria in the Euro play-offs
Friday, September 12, 2008
The full draw, made by Henrik Larsson this morning: Germany v France Denmark v Serbia Turkey v Belarus Austria v Finland Wales v England Italy v Israel Switzerland v Spain Finland play in Pasching on the 10th of October, with the return leg in Finland to take place on the 14th. The venue has not [...]
Continue reading...U21: Finland 1 Sweden 1
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The respective U21 sides of Finland and Sweden had nothing between them as their friendly match in Turku drew to a close, and the result – one goal for each – reflected the proceedings quite well. The hosts started the game well, with Tomi Petrescu, Perparim Hetemaj, Berat Sadik and Tim Sparv all causing trouble [...]
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Monday, July 27, 2009
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