U21: Finland - Latvia 1.4.2009 at Finnair Stadium

This is a friendly for the younger age group of U21, so these players are not going to Euro 2009 U21 at Sweden.

The most interesting player of this bunch is definitely Lauri Dalla Valle (b. 1991) from Liverpool, most talked about youngster for ages. Also Juhani Ojala has been training with Espanyol this winter, but talks about transfer would surely be premature.

Qualifications for next U21 start autumn 2009.

Updated Finnish squad, no Dalla Valle this time.


Oskari Forsman, FC KooTeePee

Juha Tuomi, FC Lahti

Juhani Ojala, HJK

Markus Joenmäki, FC Haka

Jari Nikkilä, FC Haka

Jussi Äijälä, VPS

Henri Aalto, FC Honka

Jonas Emet, FF Jaro

Valeri Minkenen, FC Haka

Patrik Lomski, TPS

Jesse Saarinen, TPS

Jani Bäckman, FC Haka

Jarkko Värttö, FC Honka

Niko Ikävalko, FC Haka

Pele Koljonen, KuPS

Mikko Sumusalo, HJK