These 2 weeks have been an amazing experience. All from meeting the best players itw, the hospitality of the organizers, the kindness of the local people, and getting to play and coach in a major. Wow โค๏ธ
It's been a joy ๐ธ๐ฆ but everything comes to an end. ๐ซ๐ฎ๐
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The boys are back!
Our lineup for the season opener in the @OfficialVPG Premier D!
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๐ 9:15 ๐ @DevilsXI_
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Jalkapallon eFutisliiga on taas tรครคllรค! ๐ฅ
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eNations over. Top 5-8 in the world.
So proud of everyone involved, even though it hurts now. What we did this season, is a great achievement. For me this was a great experience to be a coach with these amazing players and staff in the National team. We'll be back ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ #FeNC
GGWP @CBF_Futebol ๐
Hallitseva maailmanmestari oli tรคnรครคn parempi ja Pingviinien matka pรครคttyy tรคllรค kertaa puolivรคlieriin. ๐
#MeOlemmSuomi#FeNC | @FIFAe
Top 5-8 in @FIFAe Nations World Cup & $40.000 USD โ
I donโt know where to start. Our journey has been a roller coaster of emotions.
In 2021 we qualified for eNations in Copenhagen, but it got cancelled. In 2022 we didnโt qualify. This year weโve been working harder than ever, and it paid off.
I canโt put into words how proud I am of our performance throughout this year. We failed multiple times, but we never gave up.
Our Play-Ins run was disappointing. In Week 1 we only managed to get 5 points and finished bottom, resulting in relegation to Division 2. Week 3 wasnโt much better. Once again we finished last with 6 points.
Online Qualifiers was the turnaround. We went unbeaten in the Group Stage with a 11-3-0 record in a group with Germany & Belgium, followed by a win against Turkey in the Winner Bracket. We qualified for eNations Playoffs.
In the Playoffs we finished 2nd in a tough group containing of England, Sweden, Romania, Switzerland and ourselves.
We lost the first game to Netherlands in the Winner Bracket after conceding a late goal. In the second chance we played Sweden and lost on penalties. All we needed to do was score to win the penalty shootout in sudden death, but we didnโt.
In the third chance we played Norway. A game where we found ourselves chasing a deficit multiple times. In the 119th minute we equalized, and won on penalties.
In a tough group at the eNations World Cup, we finished 3rd after beating some amazing nations. The 4 teams from our group advanced to the Quarter Finals, which shows the quality of opponents we played against.
In the RO16 we faced one of the best teams in the world, Germany with the eClub World Cup champion, Umut, on the team sheet. Despite facing a 2-0 deficit in the second half of the second leg, we still pulled it back. Even with a 90th minute winner to finish the game 3-2 in our favor.
Unfortunately we fell short in our last match against Brazil. I want to congratulate Brazil with the advancement to the Semi Finals.
Our performance in this match just wasnโt good enough. But sometimes you have to give credit where credit is due. Brazil outperformed us, they had a better strategy and they came in prepared to deal with our unique playstyle. They were on a different level, and we have to admit that.
I want to thank the players: @jerkosz, @Kossu72 & @anzinho8 who kept fighting and never gave up. The passion you showed was unmatched.
Iโm so proud of you, and you deserved this experience. Unfortunately it wasnโt meant to be, but next year we go again.
I also want to give a special mention to @jtasku who has been an outstanding coach during the event. I hope he will become a coach in the future after heโs done with his player career. Oh boy, this guy is talented.
Without @MakezCR, @InsecureFIFA and @TaneliSopanen this wouldnโt have been possible. Thank you for always providing us with the best possible facilities and structure. You are the reason the players and myself can do what we do best.
Lastly, I want to thank @ENCE, the commentators of the Finnish stream, and our fans. Without your support this wouldโve been way harder to achieve. Thank you very much for always supporting the boys in blue and white.
A lot has been said about our playstyle during this competition. It was unique, and it gave the viewers something to talk about.
We stayed true to our gameplan, we didnโt crack under pressure, and we delivered a big performance against teams ranked way higher than us. Everyone slept on us, and surprisingly the underdog made it to the Quarter Finals.
We might not be the biggest FIFA nation, but weโve finally managed to put some respect on Finlands name. This was about time,
I hope you enjoyed the show ๐ฎ - Finland out ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ โฅ๏ธ
See you next year where we aim for the title ๐ค๐
We finished 3rd in the group stage of eNations Cup after a solid performance on day 2! ๐
Through to the KOโs ๐ซถ
T16 in the world โ ๐
Day 2:
๐ซ๐ฎ - ๐ซ๐ท: 0-1 โ
๐ซ๐ฎ - ๐ฒ๐ฆ: 1-1 ๐ค
๐ซ๐ฎ - ๐บ๐ธ: 3-1 โ
๐ซ๐ฎ - ๐ฒ๐พ: 4-1 โ
๐ซ๐ฎ - ๐ฎ๐น: 3-1 โ
Jobโs not finished ๐๐ซ๐ฎ
The dream is still alive โฅ๏ธ
eClub WC is now over for us.
Game management and not finishing our chances cost us.
All in all I am proud of us for this eClub run. We still walk away with 12.1k $, could be worse
Now for me its time to coach Finland in eNations. and make sure we learn from our mistakes ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ
Tomorrow we finally start! ๐
You can follow the competition from https://t.co/96cmba7f7R (Main broadcast) or if you wanna watch our gameplay only https://t.co/NrCtuKbVBu
Our Group plays Thursday and Friday 4PM (UTC+3) .
@anzinho8@jerkosz@MakezCR@EsportsYmca
Itโs incredible to witness the progress and growth of the ๐ซ๐ฎ FIFA scene. Two teams in ๐ธ๐ฆ.
eNations: @Kossu72, @jerkosz & @anzinho8.
eClub: @anzinho8, @jerkosz & @jtasku.
And we have players like @egoapina & @Krompee etc. We could easily form 1-2 more highly competitive teams.
It's been a great trip so far, no complaints. We had our media day yesterday, today last practice day and our group plays tomorrow and Friday 4pm local time. ๐ธ๐ฆ
Height reveal in the behind the scenes clip ๐คฃ don't ask me what I was doing in the clip ๐คท
Our group for the #FeCWC
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