Baltic Cup 1998

Baltic Cup 1998
Number of nations	3
Baltic Masters	Lithuania (15th title)
venue	Latvia Estonia
Opening game	April 21, 1998
Games	3
Gates	5  (⌀: 1.67 per game)
spectator	3,250  (⌀: 1,083 per game)
Top scorer	5 players (1 goal each)
yellow cards	7  (⌀: 2.33 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.33 per game)

The Baltic Cup 1998 was the 38th edition of the tournament of the Baltic countries , the Baltic Cup . The tournament for national soccer teams took place between April 21 and June 28, 1998 in Latvia and Estonia . The games were played in the Daugava Stadium in Liepāja as well as in the Valga linnastaadion in Valga and Viljandi linnastaadion in Viljandi . The Lithuanian national football team won the 15th title.

general overview

Table based on the three-point rule .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Lithuania	2	1	1	0	002: 100	+1	04th
2.	Latvia	2	1	0	1	003: 200	+1	03
3.	Estonia	2	0	1	1	000: 200	−2	01

April 21, 1998 in Liepāja
Latvia	-	Lithuania	1: 2
June 25, 1998 in Valga
Estonia	-	Latvia	0: 2
June 28, 1998 in Viljandi
Estonia	-	Lithuania	0-0

Latvia versus Lithuania

Latvia		Lithuania
	April 21, 1998 in Liepāja ( Daugava Stadium ) Result: 1: 2 (0: 1) Spectators: 2,500 Referee: Sten Kaldma ( Estonia )   Match report
	Andrejs Piedels , Igor Stepanovs , Artūrs Zakreševskis , Juris Laizāns (67. Aleksandrs Isakovs ) Valentīns Lobaņovs , Victor Lukaševičs , Aleksandrs Lobaņovs , Nikolay Poļakovs (57. vitālijs astafjevs ), Marian Pahars , Juris Karašausks (55. Igor Sļesarčuks ), Vladimir Babičevs Coach: Revaz Dzodzuashvili ( Georgia )	Gintaras staučė , Tomas Žiukas , Andrius Skerla (74. Tadas Gražiūnas ) Naglis Miknevičius , Dainius Gleveckas , deividas šemberas (74 Žydrūnas Grudzinskas ), Orestas Buitkus (57. Vytautas Karvelis ), Aida Preikšaitis (80. Igoris Steško ) Rimantas Žvingilas , Aurelijus Skarbalius (64th Irmantas Stumbrys ), Igoris Kirilovas coach: Kęstutis Latoža ( Lithuania )
	1: 2 Sļesarčuks (85.)	0: 1 Stepanovs (20th, own goal ) 0: 2 Stumbrys (71.)
	Pahars (22.), A. Lobaņovs (41.)

Estonia versus Latvia

Estonia		Latvia
	June 25, 1998 in Valga ( Valga Linnastaadion ) Result: 0: 1 (0: 2) Spectators: 300 Referee: Algirdas Dubinskas ( Lithuania )   Match report
	Toomas Tohver , Urmas Kirs , Raivo Nõmmik , Marek Lemsalu , Janek Meet , Martin Reim , Kristen Viikmäe , Sergei Terehhov , Maksim Smirnov (69th Ivan O'Konnel-Bronin ), Indrek Zelinski , Marko Kristal Trainer: Teitur Þórðarson ( Iceland )	Oļegs karavajevs , Victor Lukaševičs , Artūrs Zakreševskis , Juris Laizāns , Valentīns Lobaņovs , Aleksejs Sarando , Andrey Štolcers (71. Imants Bleidelis ) vitālijs astafjevs , Marians Pahars (69. Nikolay Poļakovs ), Vladimir Babičevs , vīts rimkus (38. Dzintars Sproģis ) Coach: Revaz Dzodzuashvili ( Georgia )
		0: 1 Pahars (19th) 0: 2 Babičevs (87.)
		Babičevs (?.)

Estonia versus Lithuania

Estonia		Lithuania
	June 28, 1998 in Viljandi ( Viljandi linnastaadion ) Result: 0: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 450 Referee: Romāns Lajuks ( Latvia )   Match report
	Toomas Tohver , Erko Saviauk , Sergei Hohlov-Simson , Marek Lemsalu , Janek Meet , Marko Kristal , Martin Reim , Maksim Smirnov (78th Meelis Rooba ), Sergei Terehhov (73rd Andres Opera ), Kristen Viikmäe , Indrek Zelinski (46th Aivar Anniste ) Coach: Teitur Þórðarson ( Iceland )	Pavelas Leusas , Marius Skinderis , Dainius Gleveckas , Tomas Žvirgždauskas , Andrius Tereškinas , Darius Žutautas , Žydrūnas Grudzinskas , Tomas Ražanauskas (53 Igoris Kirilovas ), Aidas Preikšaitis (85th Irmantas Stumbrys ), Igoris Morinas , Gražvydas Mikulėnas Coach: Kęstutis Latoža ( Lithuania )
	Opera (?.)	Žvirgždauskas (?.), Ražanauskas (?.), Preikšaitis (?.)
		Mikulėnas (65.)

Web links

• Baltic Cup 1998 on eu-football.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baltic Cup Overview rsssf.com