Ireland play Greece at the Karaiskakis Stadium - home of Olympiakos - in Piraeus on Sunday night at 7.45pm
The Brighton striker is still trying to build his match sharpness following a serious ankle injury in April.
And the 19-year-old was a handful, causing the Finns trouble before Troy Parrott replaced him for the closing 20 minutes. But Hallgrimsson is excited to work with Ferguson, still one of the Premier League’s rising stars despite a restricted role this season. “To get close to 70 minutes is good for his confidence coming into the next game and the season showing he is fit enough.”
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