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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Tórsvøllur - Torshavn Saturday 13 June 2015 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Faroe Islands Group F - Matchday -7 Greece Last updated 12/07/2021 17:40CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Faroe Islands - Greece Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 14/11/2014 QR (GS) Greece - Faroe Islands 0-1 Piraeus Edmundsson 61 EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Alexandris 59, Nikolaidis 62, Machlas 15/11/1995 PR (GS) Greece - Faroe Islands 5-0 Heraklion 66, Donis 76, Tsiartas 80 Müller 88; Saravakos 07/09/1994 PR (GS) Faroe Islands - Greece 1-5 Toftir 11, Tsalouchidis 17, 86, Alexandris 54, 61 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 - - - - 3 1 0 2 2 10 Greece 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 2 0 1 10 2 FIFA* Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 - - - - 3 1 0 2 2 10 Greece 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 2 0 1 10 2 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Faroe Islands - Greece Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Match background The Faroe Islands will look to build on their extraordinary victory against Greece in Piraeus last year as the sides come together again in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F. Previous meetings • Jóan Edmundsson's 61st-minute goal earned the Faroe Islands a surprise 1-0 win in Greece in the sides' first Group F encounter in November. It was the Faroes' first competitive away win since 2001, and prompted the departure of Greece's Italian coach Claudio Ranieri. • Greece captain Vasilis Torosidis said: "We lost to a weaker team that played better than us. I don't know how to summarise our performance. Non-existent, unacceptable?" • Greece had won both of the nations' previous meetings, with a 5-1 away success and 5-0 triumph at home bookending their EURO '96 qualifying campaign. • In the first of those encounters, on 7 September 1994, Jan Allan Müller (88) belatedly struck back for Allan Simonsen's Faroe Islands side after Konstantinos Polychroniou's team had taken a 5-0 lead through Dimitrios Saravakos (11), Panagiotis Tsalouchidis (17, 86) and Alexios Alexandris (54, 61). • There was to be no consolation goal in Heraklion on 15 November 1995, however, with Alexandris (59), Demis Nikolaidis (62), Nikos Machlas (66), Georgios Donis (76) and Vasilis Tsiartas (80) all on target. Form guide • The victory against Greece remains the Faroes' only success of the campaign, but they have conceded just seven goals in five Group F games to date, matching their best ever defensive performance at this stage of a qualifying campaign – they let in seven in their first five 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. • The win against Greece also brought the Faroes their only clean sheet in their last 18 competitive games. • The Faroes' best ever defensive performance over the course of a whole campaign was in qualifying for UEFA EURO 2000, when they conceded 17 times in ten fixtures – an average of 1.7 per game. At the moment, they are conceding at a rate of 1.4 per match. • The Faroes are without a win in eight competitive home contests (D1 L7) since a 2-0 success against Estonia on 7 June 2011. • The Faroes have done the double over three sides in European qualifying campaigns: San Marino (EURO '96), Malta (1998 World Cup) and Luxembourg (2002 World Cup). • Nikos Karelis's goal in Greece's 1-1 draw with Finland in Helsinki remains their only Group F strike; they have not scored in three qualifiers since, most recently recording a 0-0 draw with Hungary in their first outing under new coach Sergio Markarián. • Greece are unbeaten in their last five away games in qualifying competitions (W2 D3). Trivia and links • Greece have won all six of the nations' meetings in UEFA men's age-group competitions without conceding, averaging three goals a game at the other end. • The only previous encounter between the nations' clubs came in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage, Panahaiki FC recording a 4-2 home victory against B36 Tórshavn. 3 Faroe Islands - Greece Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Squad list Faroe Islands Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/1986 28 Stjarnan - 5 0 0 0 - Tórdur Thomsen 11/06/1986 29 B36 - 0 0 0 0 - Teitur Gestsson 19/08/1992 22 HB - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Atli Gregersen 15/06/1982 32 Vikingur * 4 0 0 0 - Jóhan Davidsen 31/01/1988 27 HB - 1 0 0 0 - Andreas Olsen 09/10/1987 27 Vikingur - 1 0 0 0 - Einar Hansen 02/04/1988 27 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 - Odmar Faerø 01/11/1989 25 B36 - 3 0 0 0 - Pól Jóhannus Justinussen 13/01/1989 26 NSÍ - 2 0 0 0 - Bárdur Hansen 13/03/1992 23 Vikingur - 0 0 0 0 - Høgni Eysturoy 14/07/1990 24 B36 - 0 0 0 0 - Ragnar Nattestad 05/08/1994 20 VB - 5 0 0 0 Midfielders - Fródi Benjaminsen 14/12/1977 37 HB - 4 0 0 0 - Hallur Hansson 08/07/1992 22 Vendsyssel - 4 0 0 0 - Róaldur Jacobsen 23/01/1991 24 B36 - 2 0 0 0 - Gilli Sørensen 11/08/1992 22 AaB - 3 0 0 0 - René Joensen 08/02/1993 22 HB - 1 0 0 0 - Kaj Bartalsstovu 23/06/1991 23 Levanger - 2 0 0 0 - Brandur Olsen 19/12/1995 19 København - 4 0 0 0 - Sølvi Vatnhamar 05/05/1986 29 Vikingur - 3 0 0 0 Forwards Fremad - Christian Holst 25/12/1981 33 - 5 1 0 0 Amager - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/1990 24 NSÍ - 1 0 0 0 - Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/1991 23 VB - 5 1 0 0 Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/1961 54 - 5 0 0 0 4 Faroe Islands - Greece Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Greece Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orestis Karnezis 11/07/1985 29 Udinese - 5 0 0 0 - Markos Vellidis 04/04/1987 28 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 - Stefanos Kapino 18/03/1994 21 Mainz - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Stathis Tavlaridis 25/01/1980 35 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Loukas Vyntra 05/02/1981 34 Levante - 2 0 0 0 - Vangelis Moras 26/08/1981 33 Verona - 2 0 0 0 - Vasilis Torosidis 10/06/1985 30 Roma * 5 0 0 0 - Sokratis Papastathopoulos 09/06/1988 27 Dortmund - 4 0 0 0 - Kostas Manolas 14/06/1991 23 Roma * 5 0 0 0 - Kostas Stafylidis 02/12/1993 21 Fulham - 2 0 0 0 - Christos Tasoulis 03/05/1991 24 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Kostas Katsouranis 21/06/1979 35 Atromitos - 1 0 0 0 - Alexandros Tziolis 13/02/1985 30 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 - Panagiotis Kone 26/07/1987 27 Udinese * 3 0 0 0 - Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 19/12/1986 28 Verona - 3 0 0 0 - Sotiris Ninis 03/04/1990 25 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - Andreas Samaris 13/06/1989 25 Benfica * 5 0 0 0 - Panagiotis Tachtsidis 15/02/1991 24 Verona - 3 0 0 0 - Giannis Fetfatzidis 21/12/1990 24 Chievo - 1 0 0 0 - Dimitris Kolovos 27/04/1993 22 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 - Taxiarchis Fountas 04/09/1995 19 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Kostas Mitroglou 12/03/1988 27 Olympiacos - 3 0 0 0 - Nikos Karelis 24/02/1992 23 Panathinaikos - 3 1 0 0 Coach - Sergio Markarián 01/11/1944 70 - 1 0 0 0 5 Faroe Islands - Greece Saturday 13 June 2015 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Head coach Lars Olsen Date of birth: 2 February 1961 Nationality: Danish Playing career: Glostrup IF, Køge BK, Brøndby IF (twice), Trabzonspor AŞ, RFC Seraing, FC Basel 1893 Coaching career: Randers FC, Odense BK, Faroe Islands • Enjoyed an illustrious playing career as a central defender, winning five Danish titles in a six-year spell at Brøndby between 1985 and 1991. • Allegedly drove from Turkey to Scandinavia when he learned of his country's belated call-up to EURO '92. His passion and leadership – he played every minute in Sweden – helped inspire Denmark to the most unlikely of triumphs. He ended his career with 84 caps, a record 69 as captain. • Learned his coaching craft with Brøndby, taking charge at various youth and reserve levels after finishing his playing days at the club in 1996, before accepting his first senior job with newly formed Randers in 2003. Guided the team into the Danish Super League in 2004 but could not help maintain their elite status, suffering immediate relegation. • Steered second-division Randers to a surprise 2006 Danish Cup success, beating Esbjerg fB in the final, while also securing a return to the top flight.