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National football teams

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Finland vs Latvia international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 24 September 1939, 14:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Finland
0-3
Latvia
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Otto Remke, Copenhagen /
Denmark
Attendance, venue:
4 097, Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Goals:
0-1 (39') Aleksandrs Vanags, 0-2 (49') Aleksandrs Vanags, 0-3 (60') Fricis Kaņeps
Finland national team line-up in match Nr.121
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Thure Sarnola    
5
22
KPT, Kuopio
 Paavo Salminen  
12
27
HT, Helsinki
Eino Lahti  
17
24
HPS, Helsinki
Ilmari Oksanen  
4
32
TPS, Turku
Veikko Asikainen  
9
21
TPS, Turku
Armas Pyy  Captain  30' 
12
26
HJK, Helsinki
30' Veli Leskinen  
18
32
HT, Helsinki
Antero Rinne  
13
26
HJK, Helsinki
Kurt Weckström  
29
27
HJK, Helsinki
Oleg Bogomoloff  
1
19
KIF, Helsinki
Aatos Lehtonen  
18
25
HJK, Helsinki
Yrjö Sotiola  
4
26
HPS, Helsinki
Erik Beijar  
1
18
VIFK, Vaasa
Latvia national team line-up in match Nr.98
Managed by head coach Rudolf Stanzel (Germany)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Jānis Bebris  
20
22
SB Rīgas Vilki, Rīga
Pēteris Lauks  
37
37
RFK, Rīga
Fricis Laumanis  
18
29
SB Olimpija, Liepāja
Sergejs Maģers  
20
27
RFK, Rīga
Ērihs Pētersons  
63
29
RFK, Rīga
Jānis Lidmanis  Captain 
54
29
RFK, Rīga
Ludvigs Putniņš  
3
19
ASK, Rīga
Aleksandrs Vanags  
12
20
ASK, Rīga
Fricis Kaņeps  
11
23
RFK, Rīga
Francis Krupšs  
7
21
RFK, Rīga
Vaclavs Borduško  
25
24
ASK, Rīga
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Finland
13
11.000
25.446
7
0
0
0
Latvia
11
24.545
26.064
4
3
0
0
Historical data sources
Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki), №258, 25 Sep 1939; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Karjala (Helsinki), №258, 25 Sep 1939; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Uusi Aura (Helsinki), №258, 25 Sep 1939; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Vaasa (Vaasa), №258, 25 Sep 1939; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Hufvudstadsbladet (Helsinki), №258, 25 Sep 1939; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 11 October 2011 at 07:52:54

Coach manager
Latvia: Rūdolfs Štancels

trekky76 - posted on 3 January 2024 at 18:30:29

Both Finnish substitutions occured in the first half; Sarnola was injured at ~25 and eventually left the field. Pyy was injured shortly after. Both events happened before the 1st goal.
Source: Hufvudstadsbladet
Finland vs Latvia post-match head-to-head
WP
68.2
P
11
W
7
D
1
L
3
GF
25
GA
14
GF/P
2.273
GA/P
1.273
Av attendance
3 191
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Finland national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1937-1947
Denmark vs Finland 8-1
Copenhagen, Sunday 17 September 1939
Next match:
Friendly International
Finland vs Sweden 2-3
Helsinki, Thursday 29 August 1940
Finland results
Latvia national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Latvia vs Estonia 3-3
Rīga, Thursday 27 July 1939
Next match:
Friendly International
Estonia vs Latvia 2-1
Tallinn, Thursday 18 July 1940
Latvia results
Top Latvia goal scorers
1. Ērihs Pētersons (1929 - 1936) - 24 goals
2. Alberts Šeibelis (1926 - 1938) - 14 goals
3. Iļja Vestermans (1935 - 1938) - 13 goals
... Aleksandrs Vanags (1938 - 1939) - 9 goals
... Vladimirs Plade (1924 - 1929) - 9 goals
... Fricis Kaņeps (1937 - 1939) - 6 goals
(correct as of September 24, 1939)
top Latvia scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 24 Sep 1939
Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Finland 0-3 Latvia
Goals: Vanags 39, Vanags 49, Kaņeps 60

Finland: Sarnola (Salminen), Lahti, Oksanen, Asikainen, Pyy (c) (Leskinen 30), Rinne, Weckström, Bogomoloff, Lehtonen, Sotiola, Beijar. Managed by selection committee.

Latvia: Bebris, Lauks, Laumanis, Maģers, Pētersons, Lidmanis (c), Putniņš, Vanags, Kaņeps, Krupšs, Borduško. Managed by Stanzel (Germany).

Att: 4 097,
Ref: Remke (Denmark)

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