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In episode 21, we look back to late-2018 and Finland’s successful Nations League campaign. We discuss the 2020 qualifying competition which started last weekend (23rd and 26th March 2019).
We also cover the 2019 Suomen Cup competition, with the group games in February & March 2019, progressing onto the first knockout round in late-March. Add-in some short news stories and a few new, hopefully regular, features and it’s another high-standard Finnish Football Show.
Download an MP3 of Nations League, Euro 2020 Qualifiers & Suomen Cup
Show Notes & Video
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First Half
Kick-off (News)
- Mark H
- Transfer round up from the winter window
- Problems with player registrations and visas in Veikkausliiga
- Mark W – rebuilding at SJK
- Lots of young Finnish players such as Moshtagh Yaghoubi and Sergei Eremenko
- Plus, club legend Richie Dorman steps-up from player to Technical Director overnight, almost.
- Keke
- The collapse of the JJK holding company. PS Kemi went the same way in the very same week but now they have been taken over by some company who promote Far Eastern players, I think…
Suomen Cup 2019
https://www.palloliitto.fi/ottelut-ja-sarjat/suomen-cup
- Review of the Suomen Cup group stages
- Look forward at the Quarter Finals
Half-time
“Ja sillä sipuli”
Finnish footy phrases / terminology.
- Ki-Va. Which sounds like “kiva” (nice) but is shouted aggressively in the pub or on the pitch… its short for “Kiinni vaan” … (just close) … or in English close him down. So if you’re in the pitch and someone is shouting kiva at you… it’s probably not a compliment
Second Half
Catch-up with 2019
- Finland in the Nations League
- Teemu Puukki’s exploits at Norwich City and Mark H’s rebuff to fans of Glasgow Celtic
- Review the two Euro 2020 qualifiers
- 23.3.2019 ITALIA 2 – 0 SUOMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hut0_caSPg&t=44s
- 26.3.2019 ARMENIA 0 – 2 SUOMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A11-9MX8Ptg
- Next fixtures for the National Team. Both are Euro 2020 qualifiers
- 8.6.2019 19.00 SUOMI – BOSNIA-HERTSEGOVINA, Tampere
- 11.6.2019 21.45 LIECHTENSTEIN – SUOMI
Injury time
“Following”
Our monthly nomination of someone we know/like on twitter…
- barbarian 🇫🇮 @barbaricfooty
- Keke – “Barbarian is the go-to guy for breaking news on Finnish footballlers all around the world.”
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