Despite Finland traveling home at 7am here – there is at least one Finn still left in the tournament, that would be me 😉 Partly because I do enjoy basketball – and partly because I had booked my flights so that I am going home tomorrow (sounds better when I say that it’s for the…
I know I’ve let all the Norwegian and Danish fans down by making them wait for this so long (sorry – had to take care of all the Finnish clients first – after all they paid my trip here).
Just so that it would not all be business – I decided to ask a ‘silly question’ from all the Finnish players here in Sweden, and caused them some head-ache with it. Some players answered it quickly and easily – for others, it took some time.. but we got there in the end. So have…
Four days – Four wins… and Finland beat Sweden 85-63 !! Aamulla herasin ja menin ulos kavelemaan, huomasin heti etta katukuvassa tuleva PM-finaali nakyi isolla tavalla. Julisteita pelista oli kaikkialla, joissa vastakkain nakyi tuiman nakoiset Teemu Rannikko, Suomi ja Rudy Mbemba, Ruotsi. Jopa mina pienella Ruotsin kielen osaamisella ymmarin etta illan peli oli kaupungilla puheenaika…
Once again stayed behind for the second game of the day – and just like yesterday, the second game was the better of the two games. So far the best games over here have been Sweden vs Norway and Iceland vs Denmark.
Tredje dag in Sundsvall – Kanon!! So – the third day of the tournament, and a late start for it with it being Monday! Kolmas paiva Sundsvallissa – jos viikonloppuna minua piti hereilla myohaan juhlivat paikalliset – niin Sunnuntain ja Maanantain valinen you oli sitten aivan erilainen juttu, puolen yon aikaan oli hiljaista kuin tyyny-tehtaalla…
Sunday’s evening game was so far the best that this tournament has had to offer – Norwegians had their first game in this years tournament and gave Swedes a right scare. At half-time Norway should have been ahead by few points – but the Swedes came and tied it at the last moments of the…
Day Two – rain, sunshine and basketball! Sunnuntai aamu Sundsvallissa alkoi myrskyisasti ja aamiaista nautittiin terassilla kun vetta tuli kirjaimellisesti kuin ‘saavista kaataen’. Mutta parikymmenta minuuttia myohemmin aurinko paistoi ja nautittiin tavallisesta kesapaivasta Ruotsissa.
OK – here’s the first of the reports from Sweden… (and as said, first in Finnish) Jeps, se oli siina se turnauksen ensimmainen peli, vaikea peli Suomelle, Tanskaa vastaan. Ensimmaisella neljanneksella ei sujunut oikein yhtaan mikaan – puolustus oli aika hukassa ja vain Tanskalaisten huono heitto-prosentti piti lukemat tasaisina ottelun alussa. Dettmanin aika-lisa sai sitten…
Hello from Sundsvall!! Now – this Blog for the following five days or so, I’ll try to write both in Finnish and in English. As many readers will be from Finland – but I know there’s few foreign readers as well, so I’ll try to keep everyone happy. Oh, and the Finnish will be very…