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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Estadi Nacional - Andorra la Vella Saturday 25 March 2017 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Andorra Group B - Matchday 5 Faroe Islands EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Legend 11 1 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Previous meetings Head to Head Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Andorra - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0 0 Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Squad list Andorra Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers FC - Ferran Pol 28/02/1983 34 - 1 0 0 0 Andorra - Josep Gomes 03/12/1985 31 Illescas - 3 0 0 0 FC - Victor Silverio 15/04/1997 19 Santa - 0 0 0 0 Coloma Defenders FC - Ildefons Lima 10/12/1979 37 Santa - 3 0 0 0 Coloma AEC - Marc Garcia 21/03/1988 29 * 2 0 0 0 Manlleu UE - Jordi Rubio 01/11/1987 29 Santa * 2 0 0 0 Coloma - Emili Garcia 11/01/1989 28 Andorra - 2 0 0 0 - Moisés San Nicolás 17/09/1993 23 Lusitans - 3 0 0 0 UE - Chus Rubio 09/09/1994 22 Santa * 2 0 0 0 Coloma - Max Llovera 08/01/1997 20 Lleida - 4 0 0 0 Midfielders FC - Marc Pujol 21/08/1982 34 - 4 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Gabriel Riera 05/06/1985 31 Santa - 2 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Sergi Moreno 25/11/1987 29 - 0 0 0 0 Andorra - Marc Vales 04/04/1990 26 SJK * 4 0 0 0 - Marcio Vieira 10/10/1984 32 Monzón * 4 0 0 0 FC - Victor Moreira 05/10/1982 34 - 3 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Marc Rebés 03/07/1994 22 Santa - 2 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Victor Rodríguez 07/09/1987 29 Santa - 3 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Alex Villagrasa 26/03/1997 19 Santa - 0 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Jordi Aláez 23/01/1998 19 - 3 0 0 0 Andorra 3 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Andorra Current season Qual. FT Forwards FC - Ludovic Clemente 09/05/1986 30 * 2 0 0 0 Andorra FC - Cristian Martínez 16/10/1989 27 Santa * 4 0 0 0 Coloma FC - Alex Martínez 10/10/1998 18 - 2 1 0 0 Andorra Coach - Koldo Alvarez 04/09/1970 46 - 4 0 0 0 4 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Faroe Islands Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/1986 30 FH - 4 0 0 0 - Símun Hansen 10/04/1987 29 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 - Teitur Gestsson 19/08/1992 24 HB - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Atli Gregersen 15/06/1982 34 Vikingur * 4 0 0 0 - Jóhan Davidsen 31/01/1988 29 HB - 1 0 0 0 - Odmar Faerø 01/11/1989 27 B36 - 1 0 0 0 - Pól Jóhannus Justinussen 13/01/1989 28 NSÍ - 1 0 0 0 - Viljormur Davidsen 19/07/1991 25 VB - 3 0 0 0 - Bárdur Hansen 13/03/1992 25 NSÍ - 3 0 0 0 - Rógvi Baldvinsson 06/12/1989 27 Bryne - 0 0 0 0 - Hørdur Askham 22/09/1994 22 KÍ - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Jónas Tór Naes 27/12/1986 30 ÍBV * 2 0 0 0 - Hallur Hansson 08/07/1992 24 Horsens - 4 0 0 0 - Gilli Sørensen 11/08/1992 24 Brann - 3 0 0 0 - Kaj Bartalsstovu 23/06/1991 25 ÍBV - 1 0 0 0 - Sølvi Vatnhamar 05/05/1986 30 Vikingur - 4 0 0 0 - Jóannes Bjartalíð 10/07/1996 20 KÍ - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/1990 26 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 - Páll Klettskard 17/05/1990 26 KÍ - 1 0 0 0 - Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/1991 25 OB * 4 1 0 0 Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/1961 56 - 4 0 0 0 5 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Head coach Koldo Alvarez Date of birth: 4 September 1970 Nationality: Andorran Playing career: Club Atlético de Madrid, CD Toledo, UD Salamanca, FC Andorra (twice), CF Balaguer Coaching career: Andorra • A reserve goalkeeper at Atlético, Koldo came through the club's youth ranks and lifted the Copa del Rey with the Spanish side in 1991/92. • Leaving the capital in search of first-team football, Koldo played for Toledo before winning promotion to the Spanish second division with Salamanca in 1993/94. • Signed for FC Andorra in the summer of 1994, dividing his time between playing for the club's first team and acting as a youth coach with the national Under-17, U19 and U21 sides. • Capped 79 times by Andorra before his retirement following a 6-0 loss to England at Wembley in June 2009. Named his country's best player of the last 50 years by the Andorran Football Federation (FAF). • Took over as coach of the national team in February 2010 after the departure of David Rodrigo, though his side finished bottom of their qualifying groups for UEFA EURO 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. That was again the case in the UEFA EURO 2016 preliminaries, although Andorra did score four goals – setting a new best mark for the competition. 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. Moved to Odense in summer 2007, leading his new side to a fourth-place finish in his first term. Consecutive runners-up spots followed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 before he departed in September 2010. • Appointed coach of the Faroe Islands in November 2011, his team were unable to register a win as they came bottom of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C, earning their only point in a 1-1 home draw with Kazakhstan. However, UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying featured two high points in the shape of home and away wins against the 2004 champions Greece. 6 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Match officials Referee Ognjen Valjić (BIH) Assistant referees Senad Ibrisimbegović (BIH) , Sreten Udovičić (BIH) Fourth official Edin Jakupović (BIH) FIFA Match Commissioner Graham Hover (ENG) Referee observer Kaj Natri (FIN) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Ognjen Valjić 20/09/1981 0 29 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 14/10/2014 U19 QR Moldova Andorra 2-1 Tuchola 7 Andorra - Faroe Islands Saturday 25 March 2017 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-and- away basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday.