October 12 2002

Andrejs Rubins

Three Palace players were involved in European Championship qualifying matches this weekend - all of them on a winning side.

Aki Riihilahti played the full 90 minutes in Finland's 3-0 victory against Azerbaijan in Helsinki.

Alex Kolinko and Andrejs Rubins were in action also.

Kolinko, who has now recovered from a groin strain, kept a clean sheet as Lativa impressively beat Poland 1-0 away in Warsaw.

CSKA Moscow midfielder Juris Laizans netted the winner from 25 yards in the 30th Minute.

Lativa now top Group Four with four points from 2 games.