Finland name party for La Manga trip
Monday, March 16, 2009
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The Finland coach Markku Kanerva has named a 19-man squad for a training camp in La Manga, which includes a friendly against Sweden, as he steps up preparations for June's UEFA European U21 Championship.
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Finland coach Markku Kanerva has named a 19-man squad for a training camp in La Manga next week as he steps up preparations for June's UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Sweden friendly
Kanerva's team will take on tournament hosts Sweden in La Manga on 27 March and conclude their stay in the Spanish resort with a friendly against local side FC Cartagena four days later. It will be the first time the squad have been together since goalkeeper Tomi Maanoja broke his leg in two places in friendly action for his Swedish club, AIK Solna, last month. The 22-year-old could be out for up to eight months.
Finland squad
Goalkeepers: Anssi Jaakkola (V.F. Colligiana), Lukas Hradecky (Esbjerg fB)
Defenders: Jukka Raitala (HJK Helsinki), Joni Aho (FC International Turku), Jonas Portin (FF Jaro), Ville Jalasto (FC Honka Espoo), Tuomo Turunen (FC Honka Espoo)
Midfielders: Tim Sparv (Halmstads BK), Mehmet Hetemaj (Thrasivoulos Fylis), Pyry Kärkkäinen (HJK Helsinki), Juha Hakola (Heracles Almelo), Kasper Hämäläinen (TPS Turku), Tomi Petrescu (Ascoli Calcio 1898), Mika Ojala (FC International Turku), Perparim Hetemaj (AEK Athens FC), Jussi Vasara (FC Honka Espoo)
Forwards: Jarno Parikka (HJK Helsinki), Teemu Pukki (Sevilla FC), Berat Sadik (DSC Arminia Bielefeld)
