Silberbauer strike sinks Finland Thursday, 2 June 2005 By Mikael Eravuori Finland 0-1 Denmark Substitute Michael Silberbauer struck with just one minute remaining to give Denmark a friendly victory in Tampere. Riihilahti denied The first half saw good defensive play from both sides and chances were few and far between. Finland had the best opportunity, but Aki Riihilahti's powerful header was cleared off the line by Danish defence Visitors prevail After the break Denmark took control of the game. Both Niclas Jensen and Dennis Rommedahl were denied by the woodwork, before Silberbauer stole past the home defence and shot from a close range past Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen. Forssell return Both teams used the opportunity to give several players a run-out as substitutes in the second half, and a consolation in defeat for Finland came with the comeback of Chelsea FC striker Mikael Forssell to the national team after nine months' injury absence eleven minutes from time. Muurinen 'disappointed' Finland coach Antti Muurinen, whose team return to FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 1 action on Wednesday at home to current leaders the Netherlands, said: "We wanted to keep a clean sheet, but didn't quite make it. I'm disappointed with the way Denmark scored. We simply can't afford to make mistakes like that if we want to beat the top countries in Europe. I hope we can do better next week against Netherlands." Olsen downbeat His opposite number Morten Olsen also had a down beat assessment, saying: "It wasn't the greatest of matches. Especially in the first half we could't find our own players with passes. There were as many as five players making their debuts today, I don't remember that happening before. Albania test "Like us, Finland didn't play their best, but I believe this was still a good match for both teams before next week's qualifying games." Olsen's team, fourth in Group 2, play Albania on Wednesday in Copenhagen. --

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