Match preview: Wales (a)
UEFA Nations League B, Group 4
On Wednesday night the Huuhkajat travel to Cardiff for their final Nations League game of the campaign. Kick-off is 21:45 Finland time. Continue reading Match preview: Wales (a)
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Match Preview: Bulgaria (a)
Nations League B On Sunday evening the Huuhkajat resume their Nations League campaign at the Vasil Levski stadium in Sofia kick-off is 19:00 Finland time. Finland: The entire squad has survived a Covid-19 scare after French forward Wissam Ben Yedder … Continue reading Match Preview: Bulgaria (a)
[Bonus Podcast] Review of Finland’s Nations League Qualifiers, Oct 2020
[Show Notes] Mark H, Keke & Mark W get together (with a cameo from Rich) for a quick chat to look back at the three recent games for the Finland National team. Starting with a 5-1 friendly defeat away to Poland, followed by two Nations League wins; 2-0 over Bulgaria and 1-0 over the Republic of Ireland, both at home in the recently renovated Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
Match Report: Luck & Luke
Finland 1-0 Republic of Ireland On Wednesday night a resilient and combative Ireland side left the Olympic stadium empty-handed after two simple mistakes were punished by a sharper Finland side. Markku Kanerva started with his 4-4-2 a side that made … Continue reading Match Report: Luck & Luke
Match Report: A ‘Routine’ Win
Finland 2-0 Bulgaria – Nations League B, Group 4
On Sunday night Markku Kanerva returned to his “Plan A” Huuhkajat set up and saw off a tricky Bulgaria side with relative ease. Continue reading Match Report: A ‘Routine’ Win
[Bonus Podcast] Review of Finland’s Nations League Qualifiers, Sept 2020
[Show Notes] Mark H, Keke & Mark W get together for a quick chat to look back at the two recent Nations League games for the Finland National team; a 1-0 defeat at home to Wales, followed by a 1-0 win away to the Republic of Ireland.
Match Report: Rep. of Ireland 0-1 Finland
Rivelution Evolution On Sunday evening Markku Kanerva’s Finland claimed a historic win over the Republic of Ireland thanks to super-sub Fredrik Jensen and what seems to be version 2.0 of the Rivelution. Kanerva stuck with the same tactics that failed … Continue reading Match Report: Rep. of Ireland 0-1 Finland
Match Preview: Finland vs Rep. of Ireland (a)
UEFA Nations League B, Group 4 – 6.9.2020
On Sunday evening, Finland visit the Aviva Stadium, Dublin in their second match of this seasons UEFA Nations League. With both sides disappointed with their opening match, the Huuhkajat will need to raise their game to return home with points. Kick off is 19:00, Finland time.
Broadcast: Live on Viafree https://www.viafree.fi/ohjelmat/urheilu/huuhkajat/kausi-4/1042502 coverage starting at 18:00. Continue reading Match Preview: Finland vs Rep. of Ireland (a)
Preview: Finland vs Wales (h)
UEFA Nations League B, Group 4 – 3.9.2020 On Thursday evening Markku Kanerva’s Huuhkajat return to action for the first time in ten months to face Wales. The game will take place at the Olympiastadion for the first time in … Continue reading Preview: Finland vs Wales (h)
Are the Huuhkajat – warmed up?
With two tough games coming up against Wales and Ireland and the cloud of Corona obscuring the view, Mark H put together a quick view on whether these Huuhkajat are coming in hot or cold, for the upcoming fixtures. Continue reading Are the Huuhkajat – warmed up?
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