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Wednesday, 3 June 1992
International Friendly Match

Finland 1 England 2 [1-1]
 

 

Match Summary
Finland Squad
England Squad

Olympiastadion, Töölö, Helsinki
Attendance: 16,101;
Kick-off: tbc BST

Finland - Ari Hjelm (left-footed powerful penalty 27 awarded after Trevor Steven brought down Litmanen)
England - David Platt (45, 62)
 
Results 1990-1995

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).

 

Match Summary

Officials

Finland

Type

England

Referee (-) - Bo Karlsson
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Finland Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 56th to 57th
Colours: Made by Adidas - White v-necked jerseys with large blue broad left shoulder stripes, blue shorts with large white broad right-side stripes, white socks with blue Adidas trim.
Capt: Erkka Petäjä Manager: Jukka Vakkila
Finland Lineup
1 Huttunen, Olavi   4 August 1960 G     GA
2 Rinne, Jari, off 79th min.   4 May 1964        
3 Järvinen, Petri   9 May 1965        
4 Petäjä, Erkka   13 February 1964        
5 Holmgren, Erik, off 46th min.   17 December 1964        
6 Kinnunen, Jari   12 September 1966        
7 Litmanen, Jari, off 89th min.   20 February 1971        
8 Myyry, Marko O.   15 November 1967        
9 Hjelm, Ari-Juhani   24 February 1962        
10 Tarkkio, Kimmo J., off 67th min.   15 January 1966        
11 Huhtamäki, Jyrki T.   27 August 1967        
Finland Substitutes
  Heikkinen, Ari, on 46th min. for Holmgren   8 April 1964        
  Tegelberg, Ari, on 67th min. for Tarkkio   21 April 1963        
16 Vanhala, Jari A.T., on 79th min. for Rinne   29 August 1965        
  Vuorela, Jouko A., on 89th min. for Litmanen   26 July 1963        

unused substitutes:

14 & 15 also on the pitch in second half
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 2nd
Colours: The 1990 Umbro away uniform - Red collared jersey with shadowed diamonds and navy collar/white cuffs, white shorts with red/blue triangle, red socks with white tops.
Capt: Gary Lineker, fifteenth captaincy Manager: Graham Taylor, 47 (15 September 1944), appointed 23 July 1990,
21st match, W 13 - D 7 - L 1 - F 32 - A 14.
England Lineup
1 Woods, Christopher C.E. 32 14 November 1959 G Sheffield Wednesday FC 31 14ᵍᵃ
2 Stevens, M. Gary, injured off 46th min. 29 27 March 1963 RB Rangers FC, Scotland 46 0
final app 1985-92
3 Pearce, Stuart 30 24 April 1962 LB Nottingham Forest FC 47 2
4 Keown, Martin R. 25 24 July 1966 CD Everton FC 6 1
5 Walker, Desmond S. 26 26 November 1965 CD UC Sampdoria, Italy 44 0
6 Wright, Mark 28 1 August 1963 CD Liverpool FC 42 1
7 Platt, David A. 25 10 June 1966 M AS Bari, Italy 29 10
8 Steven, Trevor M., off 82nd min. 28 21 September 1963 M Olympique de Marseille, France 34 4
9 Webb, Neil J. 28 30 July 1963 M Manchester United FC 24 3
10 Lineker, Gary W. 31 30 November 1960 CF Tottenham Hotspur FC 77 48
11 Barnes, John C.B., off injured 17th min. 28 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
F Liverpool FC 67 9
BME most apps
England Substitutes
16 Merson, Paul C., on 17th min., for Barnes 24 20 March 1968 M Arsenal FC 5 2 1
3
14 Palmer, Carlton L., on 46th min. for Stevens 26 5 December 1965 M Sheffield Wednesday FC 4 3 0
1
1? Daley, Anthony M., off 82nd min. for Steven 24 18 October 1967 M Aston Villa FC 5 3 0
2

unused substitutes:

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team notes:

John Barnes had his ankle kicked by Erik Holmgren in the 11th minute, he hobbled on before being substituted six minutes later with an achilles tendon injury.
Gary Stevens was replaced at half-time after picking up an ankle injury.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

England's final warm-up match before the European championship finals in Sweden developed into a nightmare, with both John Barnes and Gary Stevens sustaining injuries that knocked them out of the tournament. Yet again England had to come from behind after Finland had taken a twenty-seventh minute lead from a harshly awarded penalty against Trevor Steven. Following a procession of missed chances, David Platt was on target seconds before half-time. It was Platt, recently signed by Juventus from Bari, who scored the winner in the sixty-second minute.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller
, Football Author

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CG