Baltic Cup 1997

Baltic Cup 1997
Number of nations	3
Baltic Masters	Lithuania (14th title)
venue	Lithuania
Opening game	July 9, 1997
Games	3
Gates	7  (⌀: 2.33 per game)
spectator	850  (⌀: 283 per game)
Top scorer	7 players (1 goal each)
yellow cards	7  (⌀: 2.33 per game)
Red cards	2  (⌀: 0.67 per game)

The Baltic Cup 1997 was the 37th edition of the tournament of the Baltic countries , the Baltic Cup . The tournament for national soccer teams took place between July 9 and 11, 1997 in Lithuania . The games were played in the Žalgiris Stadium in Vilnius . The Lithuanian national football team won the 14th title.

general overview

Table based on the three-point rule .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Lithuania	2	2	0	0	003: 100	+2	06th
2.	Latvia	2	1	0	1	002: 200	± 0	03
3.	Estonia	2	0	0	2	002: 400	−2	00

July 9, 1997 in Vilnius
Lithuania	-	Estonia	2: 1
July 10, 1997 in Vilnius
Estonia	-	Latvia	1: 2
July 11, 1997 in Vilnius
Lithuania	-	Latvia	1-0

Lithuania versus Estonia

Lithuania		Estonia
	July 9, 1997 in Vilnius ( Žalgiris Stadium ) Result: 2: 1 (1: 0) Spectators: 300 Referee: Romāns Lajuks ( Latvia )   Match report
	Algimantas Briaunys , Andrejus Sorokinas (74. Vidas Kaušpadas ) Sergejus Novikovas , Nerijus Radžius , Andrius Skerla , Viaceslavas Sukristovas , igoris morinas (70. Dainius Saulėnas ), Dainius Šuliauskas , Igoris Steško (67. Artūras Steško ), Tomas Ramelis (83rd Darius Žutautas ), Arūnas Pukelevičius Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevičius ( Lithuania )	Martin Kaalma , Marek Lemsalu , Urmas Kirs (74th Sergei Hohlov-Simson ), Janek Meet , Viktor Alonen (72nd Erko Saviauk ), Meelis Rooba (59th Martin Reim ), Kristen Viikmäe (55th Liivo Leetma ), Marko Kristal , Sergei Terehhov , Indrek Zelinski (76th Tarmo Saks ) Coach: Teitur Þórðarson ( Iceland )
	1-0 Morinas (35th) 2-0 Šuliauskas (69th, penalty )	2: 1 rhyme (77.)

Estonia versus Latvia

Estonia		Latvia
	July 10, 1997 in Vilnius ( Žalgiris Stadium ) Result: 1: 2 (1: 1) Spectators: 150 Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas ( Lithuania )   Match report
	Ain Tammus , Janek Meet (60th Kristen Viikmäe ), Marek Lemsalu (85th Raivo Nõmmik ), Sergei Hohlov-Simson , Urmas Kirs , Viktor Alonen (88th Tarmo Saks ), Marko Kristal , Meelis Rooba (69th Erko Saviauk ), Martin Reim , Liivo Leetma , Sergei Terehhov (77th Indrek Zelinski ) Coach: Teitur Þórðarson ( Iceland )	Aleksandrs Koļinko , Igors Stepanovs , Vitalijs Astafjevs , Mihails Zemļinskis , Jurijs Sevlakovs , Imants Bleidelis , Valērijs Ivanovs Marians Pahars Juris Karašausks (58. Vladimir Koļesņičenko ), Vladimirs Babičevs , Andrejs Štolcers (69th Edgars Burlakovs ) Coach: Janis Gilis ( Latvia )
	1: 0 Crystal (15.)	1: 1 Babičevs (30th) 1: 2 Pahars (50th)
	Kirs, rhyme
	Leetma

Lithuania versus Latvia

Lithuania		Latvia
	July 11, 1997 in Vilnius ( Žalgiris Stadium ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 400 Referee: Oleg Timofejev ( Estonia )   Match report
	Algimantas Briaunys , Andrejus Sorokinas , deividas šemberas , Nerijus Radžius , Andrius Skerla , Viaceslavas Sukristovas , igoris morinas , Dainius Šuliauskas (76. Nerijus Vasiliauskas ), Igoris Steško (68. Artūras Steško ), Tomas Ramelis (83 Vidas Kaušpadas ) Arūnas Pukelevičius Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevičius ( Lithuania )	Raimonds Laizāns , Igor Stepanovs , vitālijs astafjevs , Mihails Zemļinskis , Jurijs Sevlakovs (46. Aleksandrs Isakovs ), Imants Bleidelis (54. Mihails Ziziļevs ) Valērijs Ivanov , Marian Pahars , Vladimir Koļesņičenko (62. Juris Karašausks ), Vladimir Babičevs (84th Edgars Burlakovs ) Andrejs Štolcers (67th Oļegs Blagonadeždins ) Coach: Jānis Gilis ( Latvia )
	1-0 Ramelis (66th)
	Sukristovas	Stepanovs, Ziziļevs, Pahars, Babičevs
		Ivanovs

Web links

• Baltic Cup 1997 on eu-football.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baltic Cup Overview rsssf.com