EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Helsingin Olympiastadion - Helsinki Monday 7 September 2015 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Finland Group F - Matchday 8 Faroe Islands Last updated 06/09/2015 19:16CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Finland - Faroe Islands Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki Match background Finland have won all four of their previous meetings with the Faroe Islands, and a victory over Greece in their first game under Markku Kanerva has boosted their Group F hopes. • Jóan Edmundsson is suspended following his red card against Northern Ireland on Friday. The following players are a yellow card away from a ban: Paulus Arajuuri, Perparim Hetemaj, Tim Sparv (Finland), Fródi Benjaminsen, Hallur Hansson and Brandur Olsen (Faroe Islands). Previous meetings • Finland trailed at half-time but battled back to secure a 3-1 win in Torshavn in their first Group F meeting with the Faroe Islands. • Finland's record in four games against the Faroes is now W4 D0 L0: W1 D0 L0 in Finland – W2 D0 L0 in the Faroe Islands, with the other game played on neutral territory – a friendly in La Manga, Spain. • Christian Holst's strike in the sides' first Group F encounter was the Faroes' first goal in four meetings with Finland. Form guide • Finland are without a win in their last four competitive home games (D1 L3). • The Faroes' 1-0 victory in Greece earlier in the campaign was their first competitive away win in 35 outings (33 defeats, one draw) since a 2-0 success in Luxembourg on 24 March 2001. • The Faroes have been unusually durable on the road in this qualifying campaign, scoring once and conceding only three in three games so far. They are on target to improve on their best ever away qualifying campaign, which was for UEFA EURO 2000, when they conceded only ten in five away games – an average of two per game. Trivia and links • Christian Holst is poised to win his 50th cap in the Finland game. • Finland's Sparv and the Faroes' Sonni Nattestad used to be team-mates in Denmark at FC Mitdjylland. • Finland's Jukka Raitala and the Faroes' Gilli Sørensen also play together in the Superliga with Aalborg BK. • The 16 UEFA competition meetings between the nations' clubs have left the Finnish sides with the record W10 D4 L2. Most recently, Myllykosken Pallo-47 eliminated ÍF Fuglafjørdur 1-0 on aggregate in the 2014/15 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. • The nations' four UEFA age-group competition meetings have also all been won by Finland, but there is encouragement for the Faroes; the margins of defeat have got smaller since a 7-0 loss at Under-16 level in 1997. They scored their first goal against Finland at any men's or women's international level in their most recent encounter, a 3-1 loss at Under-16 level in 1999: Arnhold Berg was the man on target. 2 Finland - Faroe Islands Monday 7 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.