By Michael Preston
The last time the women’s national teams of Finland and Spain met on the gridiron was back in 2015 when a rookie running back took her first tentative carries with the ball in the blue and white of Suomi.
The two nations meet again on Saturday as both make their bow in the 2023/24 IFAF Women’s European Championship at the Myyrmäen jalkapallostadion in Vantaa. During the eight-year span in-between, Spain has been absent from international competition, while the running back in question has been tearing through defenses the world over.