EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Tórsvøllur - Torshavn Sunday 7 September 2014 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Faroe Islands Group F - Matchday -12 Finland Last updated 12/07/2021 16:36CET 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 - Finland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Previous meetings Head to Head EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Hjelm 54, Paatelainen 26/04/1995 PR (GS) Faroe Islands - Finland 0-4 Toftir 74, Lindberg 77, Helin 82 Sumiala 36, Litmanen 16/11/1994 PR (GS) Finland - Faroe Islands 5-0 Helsinki 52 (P), 71, Paatelainen 74, 83 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 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 9 Finland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 9 0 FIFA* Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Finland - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Faroe Islands - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 0 1 Finland - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 1 0 Total Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 0 0 3 0 10 Finland 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 3 0 0 10 0 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Faroe Islands - Finland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Match background The Faroe Islands have got little change out of Finland in past encounters but at least their results have been getting progressively better as the sides meet for a fourth time in UEFA EURO 2016 Group F. Match background • The Faroes' record in three games against Finland is W0 D0 L3 (W0 D0 L1 at home – W0 D0 L1 in Finland), with one of those games played on neutral territory. The Faroes have failed to score in those games, though results have got progressively better since their first meeting: following 5-0 and 4-0 defeats, they only lost their most recent encounter 1-0. • The sides' only competitive games came in EURO '96 qualifying. Tommy Lindholm's Finland beat Allan Simonsen's Faroes 5-0 in Helsinki on 16 November 1994, with goals from Antti Sumiala (36), Jari Litmanen (52, 71) and Mixu Paatelainen (74, 83) – the latter has been Finland's coach since 2011. It was a similar story in Toftir on 26 April 1995, Ari Hjelm (54), Paatelainen (74), Janne Lindberg (77) and Petri Helin (82) scoring in a 4-0 away win. • The sides' only encounter since was a friendly in La Manga, Spain, on 31 January 2000. Antti Sumiala (57) scored the only goal for Antti Muurinen's Finland. • The nations' four UEFA age-group competition meetings have also all been won by Finland, but again 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. • The 14 UEFA competition meetings between the nations' clubs have left the Faroese sides with the record W2 D3 L9. The most recent of those ties is the most encouraging one for the home side: Víkingur earned a 1-1 draw at home against FC Inter Turku in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round then won the return leg in Finland 1- 0 to progress. 3 Faroe Islands - Finland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn Squad list Faroe Islands Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/1986 27 Motherwell - 0 0 0 0 21 - - Tórdur Thomsen 11/06/1986 28 B36 - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Teitur Gestson 19/08/1992 22 HB - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Jóhan Davidsen 31/01/1988 26 HB - 0 0 0 0 29 - - Odmar Faerø 01/11/1989 24 B36 - 0 0 0 0 6 - - Pól Jóhannus Justinussen 13/01/1989 25 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 19 - - Viljormur Davidsen 19/07/1991 23 VB - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Bárdur Hansen 13/03/1992 22 Vikingur - 0 0 0 0 - - - Rógvi Baldvinsson 06/12/1989 24 Ålgård - 0 0 0 0 19 2 - Ragnar Nattestad 05/08/1994 20 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - Fródi Benjaminsen 14/12/1977 36 HB - 0 0 0 0 80 6 - Jónas Tór Naes 27/12/1986 27 EB/Streymur - 0 0 0 0 37 - - Hallur Hansson 08/07/1992 22 Vikingur - 0 0 0 0 13 3 - Róaldur Jacobsen 23/01/1991 23 B36 - 0 0 0 0 - - - Gilli Sørensen 11/08/1992 22 AaB - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Kaj Bartalstovu 23/06/1991 23 Levanger - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Brandur Olsen 19/12/1995 18 København - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards Fremad - Christian Holst 25/12/1981 32 - 0 0 0 0 41 5 Amager - Arnbjørn Hansen 27/02/1986 28 EB/Streymur - 0 0 0 0 16 3 - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/1990 24 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Páll Klettskard 17/05/1990 24 KÍ - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/1991 23 HB - 0 0 0 0 25 1 - Ári Jonsson 22/07/1994 20 Silkeborg - 0 0 0 0 1 - Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/1961 53 - 0 0 0 0 13 - 4 Faroe Islands - Finland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Tórsvøllur, Torshavn 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 29 VVV - 0 0 0 0 21 - - Lukas Hradecky 24/11/1989 24 Brøndby - 0 0 0 0 17 - - Jesse Joronen 21/03/1993 21 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Niklas Moisander 29/09/1985 28 Ajax - 0 0 0 0 42 2 - Kari Arkivuo 23/06/1983 31 Häcken - 0 0 0 0 31 1 - Jukka Raitala 15/09/1988 25 Heerenveen - 0 0 0 0 24 - - Tapio Heikkilä 08/04/1990 24 HJK - 0 0 0 0 - - - Juhani Ojala 19/06/1989 25 Terek - 0 0 0 0 14 - - Jere Uronen 13/07/1994 20 Helsingborg - 0 0 0 0 6 - Midfielders - Kasper Hämäläinen 08/08/1986 28 Lech - 0 0 0 0 39 7 - Tim Sparv 20/02/1987 27 Midtjylland - 0 0 0 0 38 1 - Joona Toivio 10/03/1988 26 Molde - 0 0 0 0 26 2 CSKA - Roman Eremenko 19/03/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 60 4 Moskva - Sebastian Sorsa 25/01/1984 30 HJK - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Perparim Hetemaj 12/12/1986 27 Chievo - 0 0 0 0 29 4 - Joni Kauko 12/07/1990 24 FSV Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Sakari Mattila 14/07/1989 25 HJK - 0 0 0 0 - - - Petteri Forsell 16/10/1990 23 Mariehamn - 0 0 0 0 2 1 - Alexander Ring 09/04/1991 23 Kaiserslautern - 0 0 0 0 26 1 Forwards - Riku Riski 16/08/1989 25 Rosenborg - 0 0 0 0 18 2 - Teemu Pukki 29/03/1990 24 Celtic - 0 0 0 0 32 8 - Joel Pohjanpalo 13/09/1994 19 Düsseldorf - 0 0 0 0 6 1 - Eero Markkanen 03/07/1990 24 Castilla - 0 0 0 0 1 - Coach - Mixu Paatelainen 02/02/1966 48 - 0 0 0 0 33 - 5 Faroe Islands - Finland Sunday 7 September 2014 - 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. 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.