Baltic Cup 2001

Baltic Cup 2001
Number of nations	3
Baltic Masters	Latvia (18th title)
venue	Latvia
Opening game	July 3, 2001
Games	3
Gates	16  (⌀: 5.33 per game)
spectator	6,000  (⌀: 2,000 per game)
Top scorer	Vladimir's Koļesņičenko (2 goals) Marians Pahars (2 goals)
yellow cards	13  (⌀: 4.33 per game)

The Baltic Cup 2001 was the 39th edition of the tournament of the Baltic countries , the Baltic Cup . The tournament for national soccer teams took place between July 3rd and 5th, 2001 in Latvia . The three games were played in the Daugava Stadium and Skonto Stadium in Riga . The Latvian national football team won the 18th title. The top scorer were the two Latvians Vladimirs Koļesņičenko ( Skonto Riga ) and Marians Pahars ( Southampton FC ).

general overview

Vladimir Koļesņičenko was the top scorer along with Marians Pahars.

Table based on the three-point rule .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Latvia	2	2	0	0	007: 200	+5	06th
2.	Lithuania	2	1	0	1	006: 600	± 0	03
3.	Estonia	2	0	0	2	003: 800	−5	00

July 3, 2001 in Riga
Latvia	-	Estonia	3: 1
July 4, 2001 in Riga
Estonia	-	Lithuania	2: 5
July 5, 2001 in Riga
Latvia	-	Lithuania	4: 1

Latvia versus Estonia

Latvia		Estonia
	July 3, 2001 in Riga ( Skonto Stadium ) Result: 3: 1 (1: 0) Spectators: 1,500 Referee: Darius Mieželis ( Lithuania )   Match report
	Andrejs Piedels , Artūrs Zakreševskis , vitālijs astafjevs , Mihails Zemļinskis , Victor Lukaševičs , Oļegs Blagonadeždins , Igor Stepanovs , Imants Bleidelis (78. Jurģis Pučinskis ), Marian Pahars (79. Vladimir Koļesņičenko ) andrejs Rubins , māris verpakovskis (59. andrejs Štolcers ) Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )	Martin Kaalma , Teet Allas , Andrei Stepanov , Raio Piiroja , Erko Saviauk (68th Urmas Rooba ), Martin Reim , Marko Kristal (80th Dmitri Ustritski ), Viktor Alonen , Mark Švets , Indrek Zelinski , Andres Oper (78th Sergei Terehhov ) Coach: Arno Pijpers ( Netherlands )
	1: 0 Verpakovskis (41.) 2: 1 Pahars (50.) 3: 1 Koļesņičenko (90.)	1: 1 Zelinski (47th)
	Zakreševskis (21st), Pahars (49th), Blagonadeždins (60th), Štolcers (87th), Koļesņičenko (90th + 2 ')	Allas (13.)

Estonia versus Lithuania

Estonia		Lithuania
	July 4, 2001 in Riga ( Daugava Stadium ) Result: 2: 5 (2: 1) Spectators: 500 Referee: Romāns Lajuks ( Latvia )   Match report
	Pavel Londak , Meelis Rooba , Andrei Stepanov (52nd Raio Piiroja ), Raio Piiroja (69th Erko Saviauk ), Taavi Rähn , Urmas Rooba , Aivar Anniste , Mark Švets (68th Marko Kristal ), Jevgeni Novikov , Dmitri Ustritski (63rd Indrek Zelinski ), Märt Kosemets (81st Jarmo Ahjupera ) Sergei Terehhov Coach: Arno Pijpers ( Netherlands )	Vaidas Žutautas , Marius Stankevičius , Darius Žutautas , Rolandas Džiaukštas , Andrius Jokšas , Nerijus Barasa (82. Artūras Sobolis ), Darius Maciulevičius (68 Roberta Ringys ), Orestas Buitkus (73. Nerijus Vasiliauskas ) deividas česnauskis (77. Valdas Trakys ) , Ričardas Beniušis (85th Raimondas Vilėniškis ), Egidijus Varnas (46th Giedrius Barevičius ) Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevičius ( Lithuania )
	1-0 Anniste (7th) 2-0 Švets (35th)	2: 1 Buitkus (37th) 2: 2 D. Česnauskis (46th) 2: 3 Vasiliauskas (73rd) 2: 4 Trakys (90th) 2: 5 Vilėniškis (90th)
	Zelinski (71st)	Barasa (80.)

Latvia versus Lithuania

Latvia		Lithuania
	July 5, 2001 in Riga ( Skonto Stadium ) Result: 4: 1 (1: 1) Spectators: 4,000 Referee: Sten Kaldma ( Estonia )   Match report
	Aleksandrs Koļinko , Artūrs Zakreševskis , vitālijs astafjevs , Mihails Zemļinskis , Victor Lukaševičs , Igor Korabļovs , Igor Stepanovs , Imants Bleidelis (76. Jurģis Pučinskis ), Marian Pahars (80. Oļegs Blagonadeždins ), Andrejs Rubins (85. Mihails Miholaps ), Andrey Štolcers (70th Vladimir Koļesņičenko ) Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )	Vaidas Žutautas , Marius Stankevičius , Darius Žutautas , Rolandas Džiaukštas , Andrius Jokšas , Nerijus Barasa , Darius Maciulevičius , Orestas Buitkus (46. Giedrius Barevičius ) deividas česnauskis (46. Raimondas Vilėniškis ), Raimondas Vilėniškis (74 Roberta Ringys ) Ričardas Beniušis , Egidijus Varnas (64th Nerijus Vasiliauskas ) Coach: Benjaminas Zelkevičius ( Lithuania )
	1: 1 Rubins (45th) 2: 1 Pahars (52nd) 3: 1 Blagonadeždins (83th) 4: 1 Koļesņičenko (89th)	0: 1 Barasa (12.)
	Zemļinskis (34.), Štolcers (47.), Stepanovs (68.)	Džiaukštas (44th), Barasa (45th)

Web links

• Baltic Cup 2001 on eu-football.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baltic Cup Overview rsssf.com