The best 2008 talents from Finland and Switzerland were on show as Finland U17 seals a 1-0 victory over Switzerland U17 with a dramatic last kick of the game. Finland U17, coached by Erkka Lehtola, had a shape of 4-4-2 in defense and 4-2-3-1 in attack. At times, the Finnish left-back positioned himself in an … More U17 International Friendly – Finland vs Switzerland
Nicklas Dam joins Scoutmania as Business Strategy Manager. Nicklas is a 24-year-old Dane currently pursuing a Master’s degree in International Business with a big passion for football. Over the past eight summers, he has worked as a football coach at DBU’s Fodboldskole in his hometown, Løjt Kirkeby. These are Nicklas first comments after joining the … More Welcome to Scoutmania Nicklas!
In the beginning of September at Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim Rosenborg hosted Molde for a match in the Norwegian top division Eliteserien, both teams lining up in variations of the 4-3-3 formation. Rosenborg played a very tactically fluid system. At half-time they took out CM Santeri Väänänen and put the first half, right winger Marius … More Eliteserien (Norway) – Rosenborg BK vs Molde FK
In the Portuguese Estádio Algarve, in a match with many young players especially in the Brøndby team, Varnamo had the biggest chances and deservedly won the group stage game with the result of 2-3. Brøndby coached by Frederik Birk Christensen in a 4-3-3 formation pushed their full-backs in high position to overload the opposition back four … More The Atlantic Cup (International tournament) – Brøndby IF vs IFK Värnamo
Gloria Sports Arena (Antalya, Turkey). Riga FC met Ukrainian Premier League club FC Oleksandriya in a friendly faceoff – which ended with a deserved two-goal win for the Latvian team, after making a comeback in the second half (1-3). Both FC Oleksandriya and Riga FC are in their Turkey based training camp; the Ukrainian team … More Friendly match – FC Oleksandriya (Ukraine) vs Riga FC (Latvia)
In late September, Haugesund invited a well performing Brann side to their home stadium, Haugesund Stadion. A ball-playing, confident and quick Brann played amazing football and proved a tough challenge for the hard fighting Haugesund. The game was similar to powerplay with Brann attacking and Haugesund defending in a deep block. Brann was a confident … More Eliteserien (Norway) – Haugesund vs Brann
Scoutmania digs deep into the Finnish territory, by adding Jeffrey Chau to our scouting department! Jeffrey who is based in Melbourne (Australia) has an extensive knowledge of European football both at Senior and Youth level having scouted previously for Mellemmand and now for the Finnish based agency Ark Ratkaisut owned by Korede Akinwunmi. He will … More A new scout expert in Finland joins the Scoutmania team!
The match played in Ikast Stadion, home of Midtjylland Academy, was a great showcase of talent, quality play and high level of competitiveness. It ended with a win for Manchester City on penalties after a draw in the regular time (2-2). Midtjylland coached by Niclas Hougaard Hansen (previously Vejle BK U19 head coach) in a … More UEFA Youth League – FC Midtjylland vs Manchester City
Samsung völlurinn (Garðabær, Iceland). This was the last competitive game for both sides, back in Besta deild karla season 2024. The clash ended with a 3-2 win for Stjarnan. It was known before the game, that home team Stjarnan still had its chance to reach the 3rd position in the Besta deild karla (highest tier … More Besta deild karla (Iceland) – Stjarnan vs FH Hafnarfjörður
Lyngby visited Mjällby in Hällevik (Sweden) to play a preseason match against the Club from Allsvenskan and came back with a victory, achieved with a strong performance in the 2nd half of the match. Mjällby, coached by Anders Torstensson in a 3-4-3 formation, dominated the ball possession in the first half. Their central midfielders (Röjkjaer & … More Friendly match (International) – Mjällby AIF vs Lyngby BK
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