UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier, Group H, Game 2
The Huuhkajat followed up their opening round defeat to Denmark with a 1-0 against Northern Ireland, away at Windsor Park on Sunday night. Continue reading Match Report: Northern Ireland 0-1 Finland
UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier, Group H, Game 1
On Thursday evening, Finland kicked off their latest qualifying campaign away to group favourites Denmark, at the Parken Stadium. A tough start to their campaign, away to the group favourites. Continue reading Match Report: Denmark 3-1 Finland
Euro 2024. Copenhagen & Belfast – 23rd and 26th March 2023
Mark W, Rich and Keke preview the first round of qualifying fixtures for Euro 2024, as Finland takes on Denmark & Northern Ireland in Group H. They talk through the Finland squad in some detail and the Huuhkajat’s upcoming opponents – Denmark & Northern Ireland – in slightly less detail, all the while speculating on team selection, formations, etc. Continue reading Preview: Euro2024 Qualifiers #DENFIN #NIRFIN
Rich & Keke (enhanced by Producer Mark in post-production) discuss the upcoming Veikkausliiga play offs, as 5 teams enter an 8-match bun fight for the final Europa Conference place. They look again at the restructuring of the Finnish league in 2024, as a few more details are released and make everything clearer (erm!)
The chaps also pay a tribute to Essi Sainio, who retires from football with over 50 Helmarit caps to her name. They look at a favourable Euro 2024 qualifying draw for the Huuhkajat and start booking their flights to the qualifiers all across Europe, before finishing up with a look at recent events for Finnish players overseas.
UEFA Nations League B3, Game 6
Finland’s sixth and final Nations League game was quite something. Two days of heavy rain, topped-off by a continuing deluge during the game, was not enough to calm Montenegro’s passion. This resulted in an early-red card, several first-half substitutions and, ultimately, a two-goal victory for Finland and a nearly heroic performance from Antman (Oliver Antman, no relation!)
Mark W & Rich talk through the action and are joined briefly by Keke with his ringside view of the rain. And some football. Continue reading Match Report: Montenegro 0-2 Finland
UEFA Nations League B3, Game 5
On Friday night, Finland were held to a frustrting 1-1 draw by Romania, in an open game in which both teams created good chances to score but, ultimately, could not score that elusive winning goal. The result leaves both teams with everything to play for in the final group games on Monday 26th October, with Finland needing to get a better result against Montenegro, than Romania achieve against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Continue reading Match Report: Finland 1-1 Romania
They say size doesn’t matter, but 1 hour 18 minutes of FFS action may just change your mind!
Mark W, Rich, Keke & Ally get together to preview the autumn 2023 Nations League games for Finland against Romania and Montenegro. They also look at teh situation in the Veikkausliiga, now it has split into the Mestaruussarja and the Haastajasarja for the final five rounds of matches.
Ally then talks through the Suomen Cup final (KuPS 1-0 Inter) and HJK Helsinki’s first two Europa League performances against Real Betis and Roma. Finally, Rich looks forward to KuPS Women who have two games against St Pölten of Austria, in order to qualify for the Champions leagus group stage.
In this episode, Keke, Rich and Mark W are joined by Huuhkajat star, Robert Ivanov. A Finland international player who has recently cemented himself into the Huuhkajat starting 11, was a member of the Euro 2020 squad and who looks certain will be commanding the Finnish defence for years to come.
Roba tells us how it felt to grow up and progress through the Finnish league system, from an 18-year-old ‘bambi’ at PK-35 to FC Myllypuro to FC Vikingit ‘to play with my friends’ and into the Veikkausliiga with FC Honka. He talks about his dream of playing for Arsenal and his move to Warta Poznan, in Poland, and explains that his transfer may not have been quite as expensive as Keke thought!
Finally, Robert talks about his international career, the joy of being selected in the Euro 2020 squad and the ‘changing of teh guard’ in the Finland defence since the Euros.
UEFA Nations League B3, Game 4
Finland completed this period of four games in eleven days with a postive performance, marred only by wasteful finishing that cost them dearly, as Bosnia-Herzegovina took all the points with a 3-2 victory. Continue reading Match Report: Bosnia Herzegovina 3-2 Finland
UEFA Nations League B3, Game 3
On Saturday evening an aggressive Romania side bullied their way to victory against a profligate Finland at the Stadion Rapid – Giuleşti, Bucharest. Continue reading Match Report: Romania 1-0 Finland
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