Forssell joins Finland injured list
Thursday, November 9, 2006
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Striker Mikael Forssell will miss Finland's last qualifier of the year, at home to Armenia, after having surgery to repair cartilage damage in his right knee.
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Injury list
It is not the same knee that caused the 25-year-old, now with Birmingham City FC in England's second division, so many problems during his time at Chelsea FC. Forssell has joined Finland captain Jari Litmanen on the sidelines for the Group A game in Helsinki, for which midfielders Aki Riihilahti and Teemu Tainio are also injured. Better news for coach Roy Hodgson is the return of forward Alexei Eremenko Jr following a lay-off. Finland lie second in Group A, two points behind Serbia.
Finland squad
Goalkeepers: Jussi Jääskeläinen (Bolton Wanderers FC), Mikko Kavén (Tampere United), Peter Enckelman (Blackburn Rovers FC).
Defenders: Petri Pasanen (Werder Bremen), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool FC), Hannu Tihinen (FC Zürich), Juha Pasoja (Ham-Kam Fotball), Toni Kuivasto (Djurgårdens IF FF), Toni Kallio (Molde FK), Ari Nyman (FC International Turku).
Midfielders: Mika Väyrynen (PSV Eindhoven), Mika Nurmela (HJK Helsinki), Joonas Kolkka (Feyenoord), Jari Ilola (IF Elfsborg), Peter Kopteff (FC Utrecht), Markus Heikkinen (Luton Town FC), Pekka Lagerblom (1. FC Köln), Jarkko Wiss (Tampere United).
Forwards: Shefki Kuqi (Crystal Palace FC), Alexei Eremenko Jr (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Jonatan Johansson (Malmö FF), Daniel Sjölund (Djurgårdens IF FF).
