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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis - Piraeus Friday 4 September 2015 Greece 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Finland Group F - Matchday -6 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:51CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 5 Head coach 7 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14 1 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 11/10/2014 QR (GS) Finland - Greece 1-1 Helsinki Hurme 55; Karelis 24 FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Forssell 14, 45, Riihilahti 21, Kolkka 05/09/2001 QR (GS) Finland - Greece 5-1 Helsinki 38, Litmanen 53; Karagounis 30 07/10/2000 QR (GS) Greece - Finland 1-0 Athens Liberopoulos 59 EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Litmanen 44 (P), 11/06/1995 PR (GS) Finland - Greece 2-1 Helsinki Hjelm 54; Nikolaidis 6 Markos 22, Batista 69, 12/10/1994 PR (GS) Greece - Finland 4-0 Salonika Machlas 76, 89 EURO '92 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Saravakos 49, 30/10/1991 PR (GS) Greece - Finland 2-0 Athens Borbokis 51 Ukkonen 50; 09/10/1991 PR (GS) Finland - Greece 1-1 Helsinki Tsalouchidis 74 1980 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Nikoloudis 15, 25, Delikaris 23, 47, 11/10/1978 PR (GS) Greece - Finland 8-1 Athens Mavros 38, 44, 75 (P), Galakos 81; Heiskanen 61 Ismail 35, 82, 24/05/1978 PR (GS) Finland - Greece 3-0 Helsinki Nieminen 80 1968 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Peltonen 18; Chaitas 10/05/1967 PR (GS) Finland - Greece 1-1 Helsinki 39 Alexiadis 39, 86; 16/10/1966 PR (GS) Greece - Finland 2-1 Salonika Mäkipää 57 2 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus 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 Greece 4 4 0 0 5 0 3 2 - - - - 9 4 3 2 20 10 Finland 5 2 3 0 4 0 0 4 - - - - 9 2 3 4 10 20 FIFA* Greece 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 2 5 Finland 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 2 Friendlies Greece - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 2 0 0 4 2 Finland - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 4 Total Greece 5 5 0 0 6 0 3 3 - - - - 13 7 3 3 26 17 Finland 6 3 3 0 5 0 0 5 - - - - 13 3 3 7 17 26 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 3 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Match background Greece and Finland unexpectedly find themselves battling to avoid finishing bottom of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group F as they come together for a second time. Previous meetings • Nikos Karelis's fine finish put Greece ahead when the sides met in Helsinki on 11 October 2014, but Jarkko Hurme volleyed the equaliser in a 1-1 draw. • Greece's record in 13 meetings with Finland is W7 D3 L3 (W5 D0 L0 in Greece). These games include two friendlies played on neutral territory in Cyprus, both of which Greece won. Their record in nine UEFA European Championship meetings is W4 D3 L2 (W4 D0 L0 in Greece). Disciplinary • Greece defender Vasilis Torosidis is absent through suspension. Nikos Karelis, Panagiotis Kone, Giannis Maniatis, Kostas Manolas and Andreas Samaris are all a booking away from a one-game ban. • Finland duo Perparim Hetemaj and Tim Sparv are a yellow card away from a suspension. Form guide • Greece have taken just two points from their six qualifying games to date – both of them with draws away from home. They have lost all three of their Group F home games without scoring. They had come into Group F unbeaten in 15 home qualifiers (W12 D3). • Greece's only win in their last ten competitive games (W1 D4 L5) was 2-1 against Ivory Coast at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals. Trivia and links • Finland's Hetemaj was the most fouled player in qualifying after six rounds of games, the referee coming to his aid 25 times – on six more occasions than any other player. • This is Greece's first home game under Kostas Tsanas; this is also Finland's first match under their interim coach, Markku Kanerva, following the departure of Mixu Paatelainen. • Greece midfielder Taxiarchis Fountas turns 20 on the day of the Finland game. • Finland midfielder Robin Lod moved to Greece in the summer to play for Panathinaikos FC. • The nations' nine encounters in UEFA's age-group tournaments have favoured Greece: W6 D0 L3. • The nations' clubs have met just four times in UEFA competition, with the Greek sides unbeaten (W3 D1). 4 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Squad list Greece Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Orestis Karnezis 11/07/1985 30 Udinese - 6 0 0 0 29 - - Markos Vellidis 04/04/1987 28 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Stefanos Kapino 18/03/1994 21 Olympiacos - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Loukas Vyntra 05/02/1981 34 H. Tel-Aviv - 2 0 0 0 53 - - Vangelis Moras 26/08/1981 34 Verona - 2 0 0 0 22 - - Sokratis Papastathopoulos 09/06/1988 27 Dortmund - 5 1 0 0 56 2 - Kyriakos Papadopoulos 23/02/1992 23 Leverkusen - 1 0 0 0 17 4 - Kostas Giannoulis 09/12/1987 27 Asteras - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Kostas Manolas 14/06/1991 24 Roma * 6 0 0 0 20 - - José Holebas 27/06/1984 31 Watford - 1 0 0 0 27 1 - Stelios Kitsiou 28/09/1993 21 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Christos Aravidis 13/03/1987 28 AEK - 0 0 0 0 - - - Alexandros Tziolis 13/02/1985 30 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 50 1 - Panagiotis Kone 26/07/1987 28 Udinese * 4 0 0 0 24 1 - Andreas Samaris 13/06/1989 26 Benfica * 6 0 0 0 14 1 - Panagiotis Tachtsidis 15/02/1991 24 Genoa - 3 0 0 0 10 - - Giannis Fetfatzidis 21/12/1990 24 Al-Ahly - 2 0 0 0 24 3 - Kostas Fortounis 16/10/1992 22 Olympiacos - 1 0 0 0 13 - - Thanos Petsos 05/06/1991 24 Rapid Wien - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Vangelis Platellas 01/12/1988 26 AEK - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Kostas Mitroglou 12/03/1988 27 Benfica - 4 0 0 0 40 8 - Nikos Karelis 24/02/1992 23 Panathinaikos * 4 1 0 0 5 1 - Taxiarchis Fountas 04/09/1995 19 Asteras - 1 0 0 0 2 - Coach - Kostas Tsanas 22/08/1967 48 - 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Finland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Niki Mäenpää 23/01/1985 30 Brighton - 3 0 0 0 25 - - Lukas Hradecky 24/11/1989 25 Frankfurt - 3 0 0 0 20 - - Jesse Joronen 21/03/1993 22 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Kari Arkivuo 23/06/1983 32 Häcken - 4 0 0 0 34 1 - Jukka Raitala 15/09/1988 26 AaB - 1 0 0 0 26 - - Ville Jalasto 19/04/1986 29 Stabæk - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Paulus Arajuuri 15/06/1988 27 Lech - 1 0 0 0 5 - Waasland- - Valtteri Moren 15/06/1991 24 - 0 0 0 0 1 1 Beveren - Thomas Lam 18/12/1993 21 Zwolle - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Jere Uronen 13/07/1994 21 Helsingborg - 3 0 0 0 10 - Midfielders - Markus Halsti 19/03/1984 31 DC United - 2 0 0 0 21 - - Kasper Hämäläinen 08/08/1986 29 Lech - 5 0 0 0 44 7 - Tim Sparv 20/02/1987 28 Midtjylland * 6 0 0 0 45 1 - Joona Toivio 10/03/1988 27 Molde - 5 0 0 0 30 2 - Perparim Hetemaj 12/12/1986 28 Chievo * 5 0 0 0 36 4 - Joni Kauko 12/07/1990 25 Energie - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Sakari Mattila 14/07/1989 26 Fulham - 2 0 0 0 5 - - Alexander Ring 09/04/1991 24 Kaiserslautern - 4 0 0 0 30 1 Forwards - Riku Riski 16/08/1989 26 Göteborg - 5 2 0 0 23 4 - Teemu Pukki 29/03/1990 25 Brøndby - 6 0 0 0 40 8 Krylya - Berat Sadik 14/09/1986 28 - 1 1 0 0 9 1 Sovetov - Joel Pohjanpalo 13/09/1994 20 Düsseldorf - 6 0 0 0 14 1 Coach - Markku Kanerva 24/05/1964 51 - 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 Greece - Finland Friday 4 September 2015 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Head coach Kostas Tsanas Date of birth: 22 August 1967 Nationality: Greek Playing career: Levadiakos FC, Kalamata FC, Athinaikos FC, Ethnikos Asteras FC Coaching career: Athinaikos FC, Ilysiakos FC, Greece Under-19 (assistant), Greece U21 (assistant), Greece U19, Greece U21, Greece (caretaker) • As a striker Tsanas spent the bulk of his playing career at Levadiakos, hanging up his boots in 2000.