Finland v Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland started their preparations for the fairly tough Euro 2008 qualifying Group F against Finland and got a prerry damn good result - running out 2-1 winners at Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.

Two headed goals from David Healy and Kyle Lafferty sealed their victory and gave them a load of confidence before they take on Iceland and Spain at home next month.

Teams:
Finland: Jaaskelainen, Pasanen, Hyypia, Tihinen, Nurmela, Forssell, Kolkka, Ilola, Riihilahti, Kallio, Eremenko.Subs:Kaven, Vayrynen, Pasoja, Kuivasto, Kopteff, Kuqi, Johansson, Porokara, Sjolund, Lagerblom, Wiss, Kononen.

Northern Ireland: Taylor, Baird, Hughes, Craigan, Capaldi, Gillespie, Clingan, McCann, Elliott, Healy, Quinn. Subs:Carroll, Duff, Sproule, Jones, Feeney, Lafferty.

Attendance: 12,500.

Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)

Video: After the Final Whistle