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• Finland's dramatic play-off defeat of Austria epitomised the spirit running through Markku Kanerva's side.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
10.10.2008
v
Austria
(A)
1-2
14.10.2008
v
Austria
(H)
2-1*
Qualifying round
06.06.2007
v
Denmark
(A)
1-0
08.09.2007
v
Scotland
(H)
3-2
13.10.2007
v
Slovenia
(H)
1-0
17.10.2007
v
Lithuania
(A)
1-0
21.11.2007
v
Lithuania
(H)
2-1
26.03.2008
v
Scotland
(A)
1-2
05.09.2008
v
Denmark
(H)
2-1
09.09.2008
v
Slovenia
(A)
0-0
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
Team blogs
• Monday 29 June 2009
Five of the best U21 goals
Talking point: Thirty-eight goals were scored at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship with hosts Sweden hitting a new finals high with 12 of their own. uefa.com takes it pick of the bunch.
• Tuesday 23 June 2009
Finland take pluses from early exit
Finland blog: The statistics may make grim reading for Finland but the team leave Sweden with heads held high and a number of players having proved they are ready to step up to the senior side.
Go to team blog »
Team profile
•
Finland had never qualified for an Under-21 final tournament before and had rarely threatened to do so.
Coach profile
•
Markku Kanerva was a no-nonsense centre-back as a player and has built his U21 side around a solid defence.
Home/Away
Players
Goalkeepers
1 Anssi Jaakkola
12 Jon Masalin
23 Jukka Lehtovaara
Defenders
2 Ville Jalasto
3 Jukka Raitala
4 Jonas Portin
5 Tuomo Turunen
14 Joni Aho
21 Petri Viljanen
22 Joona Toivio
Midfielders
6 Tim Sparv
7 Kasper Hämäläinen
8 Mehmet Hetemaj
10 Nicholas Otaru
13 Pyry Kärkkäinen
15 Ilari Äijälä
16 Perparim Hetemaj
17 Juha Hakola
18 Jussi Vasara
Forwards
9 Berat Sadik
11 Jarno Parikka
19 Aleksandr Kokko
20 Teemu Pukki
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
National team competition record
Comp. Pld W D L GF GA
U-21 119 34 26 59 123 194
Last updated: 24/06/2009 02:11 CET
Serbia
Fixtures & Results »
Final tournament - Group stage
16.06.2009
v
Italy
0-0
19.06.2009
v
Belarus
0-0
23.06.2009
v
Sweden
1-3
Standings »
Group A Pld W D L GF GA Pts
Italy
3 2 1 0 4 2 7
Sweden
3 2 0 1 9 4 6
Serbia
3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Belarus
3 0 1 2 2 7 1
Last updated: 26/06/2009 16:33 CET
How they qualified
• Runners-up in 2007, Serbia recovered from a slow start to win Group 8 in style with an 8-0 defeat of Hungary.
Fixtures & Results »
Play-off for Final Tournament
11.10.2008
v
Denmark
(A)
1-0
15.10.2008
v
Denmark
(H)
1-0
Qualifying round
02.06.2007
v
Latvia
(H)
1-1
08.09.2007
v
Belarus
(H)
3-1
12.09.2007
v
Hungary
(A)
1-2
13.10.2007
v
San Marino
(H)
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