Finland ladies’s nationwide workforce supervisor has apologised for mistakenly calling up a long-retired 51-year-old for this week’s recreation towards Serbia.
When submitting the lineup, supervisor Outi Saarinen mistakenly entered former participant Stina Ruuskanen as a substitute of 23-year-old Djurgarden defender Nanne Ruuskanen.
The error was not found till previous deadline.
Ruuskanen, who obtained her call-up 29 years after enjoying two senior internationals for Finland, took the mix-up in good humour.
Puolustaja Nanne Ruuskasta ei nähdä tiistaina Helmareiden kokoonpanossa Nations League -ottelussa Serbiaa vastaan inhimillisen virheen vuoksi.
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“I am undoubtedly prepared if the decision comes! Simply yesterday I used to be enjoying in a interest league match … so my recreation really feel is nice,” she informed the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat.
The youthful Ruuskanen, who isn’t any relation, was unable to participate within the UEFA Nations League match, a 1-1 attract Helsinki on Tuesday.
“Nanne was, in fact, upset however took the information very properly contemplating the circumstances,” Saarinen stated in a press release from the Finnish Soccer Affiliation.
“I’m very sorry for the error.”