2013 Uefa European Women's Championship Match Press Kit
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2013 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT Denmark Finland Group A - Matchday 3 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Tuesday 16 July 2013 20.30CET (20.30 local time) Contents Match background.............................................................................................................2 Team facts.........................................................................................................................3 Squad list...........................................................................................................................5 Match-by-match lineups....................................................................................................7 Head coach.......................................................................................................................8 Match officials....................................................................................................................9 Competition facts.............................................................................................................10 Tournament information...................................................................................................12 Legend............................................................................................................................13 Denmark v Finland Tuesday 16 July 2013 - 20.30CET (20.30 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Match background Denmark have been dominant against Finland in their many meetings in the last two decades – with the exception of their two UEFA European Women's Championship final tournament fixtures. Head-to-head record • This will be the 36th game between these nations. Denmark have won 26 and Finland four with five draws. The goal tally is 84-17. • Denmark beat Finland in their first meeting on 28 July 1974 in Maarianheim. Both teams had made their international debuts earlier that week against Sweden, Denmark eventually winning the triangular tournament. • Denmark won their first six games against Finland – including a 9-0 success in 1975 (Finland's record defeat) – scoring 24 unanswered goals before a 1-1 draw in 1980. • Their first competitive meeting ended in a 1-1 draw on 24 October 1984 in 1987 European qualifying. • It took 23 games for Finland to beat Denmark, a 2-1 victory in UEFA Women's EURO 2001 qualifying on 1 June 2000 in Mikkeli. • Denmark also lost 2-1 in Tampere in a 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier on 26 August 2006. A month later in Viborg, Denmark won 1-0 to pip Finland to the finals. • Denmark lost 2-1 to Finland in Blackpool in the UEFA Women's EURO 2005 group stage. That result took Finland through to the semi-finals along with Sweden at the expense of Denmark and hosts England and was Finland's first win in a final tournament. It remains their only defeat of Denmark outside Finland. Tiina Salmén started for Finland, Denmark fielded Katrine Søndergaard Pedersen, Johanna Rasmussen and Mia Brogaard. Selected previous meeting 23 August 2009: Finland 1-0 Denmark (Saari 49) - Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, UEFA Women's EURO group stage Finland: Korpela, Valema, Julin (Sjölund 84), Valkonen, Salmén, Mäkinen, Österberg Kalmari, Westerlund, Sällström (Lehtinen 73), Sainio (Talonen 60), Saari. Denmark: H Johansen, Brogaard, K Pedersen, M Jensen (Nadim 72), Roddik Hansen, Paaske-Sørensen, Bukh (M Pedersen 89), Pape, Sand Andersen, J Rasmussen, T Rasmussen (Veje 46). • A Finnish record crowd of 16,324 saw the hosts win the official opening match of the finals. Just as in 2005, Finland were to progress (losing to England in the quarter-finals) while Denmark, coached as now by Kenneth Heiner-Møller, exited in third place. • Julie Rydahl Bukh lined up against Katri Nokso-Koivisto (who opened the scoring) as Finland beat Denmark 3-2 in Ludwisghafen Oggersheim, Germany in a UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship third qualifying round fixture on 22 April 2000. Form guide • Denmark seldom falter in qualifying groups and so it proved again for this tournament. They won their first six fixtures, and although they fell to a surprise 3-1 defeat in Austria on 15 September 2012, four days later a 2-0 win against Portugal confirmed first place in Group 7. • Finland qualified from Group 5 with a game to spare and won six, drew one and lost one of their eight games. Their only draw was 2-2 in Belarus and they lost their last match 1-0 at home to Ukraine having already clinched first place. Team ties • Finland's Swedish coach Andrée Jeglertz had Johanna Rasmussen among his charges while in charge of Umeå IK, reaching the 2008 UEFA Women's Cup final. Last updated 14/07/13 22:46:21CET 2 Match background Denmark v Finland Tuesday 16 July 2013 - 20.30CET (20.30 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Team facts DENMARK Denmark are fixtures at this level of the game and in Sweden are hoping to put right their recent reputation as a nation who always qualify but then seldom progress at final tournaments. UEFA Women's EURO 2009 was a good example, as they lost their last game to the Netherlands when a draw would have taken them through to the knockout stages, a similar scenario to their defeat by Finland four years earlier. They have been in the last four on four occasions, and made four out of six FIFA Women's World Cups, and now hope a new generation, inspired by the likes of Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen, can improve on that. Denmark were quick to make their mark on women's football by winning the inaugural, unofficial world championship in 1970. Led by captain Lis Lene Nielsen and inspired by goal-hungry 15-year-old Susanne Augustesen, Denmark were the world's dominant force, a fact they reiterated by repeating the feat in 1971 Tournament record 2009: group stage 2005: group stage 2001: semi-finals 1997: group stage 1995: quarter-finals 1993: third place 1991: third place 1989: quarter-finals 1987: did not qualify 1984: semi-finals Other honours 1998 UEFA European Women's Under-18 Championship winners 2013 qualifying Group 7 winners, P8 W7 D0 L1 F28 A3 Pts 21 Top scorer: Pernille Harder 9 Most appearances: Mariann Knudsen, Theresa Nielsen, Katrine Søndergaard Pedersen, Sanne Troelsgaard, Nanna Christiansen, Pernille Harder, Johanna Rasmussen 8 Friendly results since qualifying 9 December: W5-0 v Mexico (Sao Paulo tournament group, Sao Paulo) 13 December: D0-0 v Portugal (Sao Paulo tournament group, Sao Paulo) 16 December: L1-2 v Brazil (Sao Paulo tournament group, Sao Paulo) 19 December: D2-2 v Brazil (Sao Paulo tournament final, Sao Paulo) 12 February: D0-0 v Spain (a, Las Rozas) 6 March: D0-0 v Germany (Algarve Cup group, Albufeira) 8 March: D0-0 v Norway (Algarve Cup group, Parchal) 11 March: L0-2 v Japan (Algarve Cup group, Faro-Loule) 13 March: W3-0 v Mexico (Algarve Cup 7th place, Lagos) 5 April: L0-1 v Netherlands (h, Silkeborg) 8 April: W5-0 v Russia (h, Horsens) 20 June: W2-0 v Iceland (h, Viborg) 28 June: D2-2 v Spain (h, Vejle) Competition record win 11-0 v Armenia (h), 23/11/2013, 2013 qualifying 11-0 v Lithuania (h), 15/06/94, 1995 qualifying 11-0 v Lithuania (a), 15/08/93, 1995 qualifying Competition record defeat 0-5 v Norway (a), 30/06/97, 1997 final tournament group stage FINLAND Last updated 14/07/13 22:46:21CET 3 Team facts Denmark v Finland Tuesday 16 July 2013 - 20.30CET (20.30 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Finland have a long history in women's football and played their first international in 1973 but it is only in the last decade they have stepped up from minnow status. The appointment of Michael Käld as coach in 2001 proved the catalyst along with the run of HJK Helsinki to the UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals the following year. With players like Anne Mäkinen, Laura Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Jessica Julin, Finland beat Russia in a play-off to reach UEFA Women's EURO 2005 and on their debut made the semi-finals. They were appointed 2009 hosts and topped their group, only to lose 3-2 to England in an epic quarter-final. At the end of 2009, Käld opted to retire along with a number of key players. Swedish coach Andrée Jeglertz took over, and has gradually built a new squad, which gelled in 2013 qualifying where their only defeat, at home to Ukraine, came when first place was already certain. Linda Sällström has emerged as the key forward but she missed much of 2012 through injury, Sanna Talonen stepping up to replace her. Sällström will now miss the finals and they have also lost captain Maja Saari. Tournament record 2009: quarter-finals 2005: semi-finals 2001: qualifying play-offs 1997: qualifying play-offs 1995: did not qualify 1993: did not qualify 1991: did not qualify 1989: did not qualify 1987: did not qualify 1984: did not qualify 2013 qualifying Group 5 winners, P8 W6 D1 L1 F22 A4 Pts19 Top scorer: Sanna Talonen 6 Most appearances: Maija Saari, Katri Nokso-Koivisto, Pernilla Nordlund, Annika Kukkonen, Marianna Tolvanen 8 Friendly results since qualifying 14 February: W5-0 v Russia (h, Eerikkila) 6 March: D1-1 v Netherlands (Cyprus Cup group, Larnaca) 8 March: L1-2 v Canada (Cyprus Cup group, Nicosia) 11 March: L2-3 v Switzerland (Cyprus Cup group, Larnaca) 13 March: W1-0 v Republic of Ireland (Cyprus Cup 7th place, Paralimni) 4 April: D0-0 v Slovakia (a, Senec) 7 April: L1-3 v Slovakia (a, Senec) 1 June: L0-3 v France (a, Valenciennes) 19 June: D2-2 Switzerland (h, Helsinki) Competition record win 6-0 v Estonia (h), 22/10/2011, 2013 qualifying Competition record defeat 0-7 v Norway (a), 06/07/96, 1997 qualifying Last updated 14/07/13