Baltic Cup 2003

Baltic Cup 2003
Number of nations	3
Baltic Masters	Latvia (19th title)
venue	Estonia
Opening game	July 3, 2003
Games	3
Gates	9  (⌀: 3 per game)
spectator	2,200  (⌀: 733 per game)
Top scorer	9 players (1 goal each)
yellow cards	7  (⌀: 2.33 per game)

The Baltic Cup 2003 was the 40th edition of the tournament of the Baltic countries , the Baltic Cup . The tournament for national football teams took place in Estonia between July 3rd and 5th, 2003 . The games were played in the Valga Linnastaadion in Valga and in the Lilleküla stadium in Tallinn . The Latvian national football team won the 19th title. The three international matches were led by the two Swedish referees Martin Ingvarsson (2 games) and Peter Fröjdfeldt (1 game).

general overview

Table based on the three-point rule .

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Latvia	2	2	0	0	002: 100	+1	06th
2.	Lithuania	2	1	1	0	006: 300	+3	04th
3.	Estonia	2	0	1	1	001: 500	−4	01

July 3, 2003 in Valga
Estonia	-	Lithuania	1: 5
July 4, 2003 in Valga
Latvia	-	Lithuania	2: 1
July 5, 2003 in Tallinn
Estonia	-	Latvia	0-0

Estonia versus Lithuania

Estonia		Lithuania
	July 3, 2003 in Valga ( Valga Linnastaadion ) Result: 1: 5 (0: 2) Spectators: 800 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson ( Sweden )   Match report
	Sergei Pareiko , Dmitri Kulikov , Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko , Jaanus Sirel , Toomas Kallaste , Ragnar Klavan , Maksim Smirnov (65th Ott Reinumäe ), Meelis Rooba , Liivo Leetma , Marko Kristal , Aleksander Saharov (54th Joel Lindpere ), Kristen Viikmäe Trainer: Arno Pijpers ( Netherlands )	Žydrūnas karčemarskas (88. Gytis Padimanskas ) VIDAS ALUNDERIS , Ignas Dedura , Nerijus Radžius , Darius Maciulevičius (55. Tomas Tamošauskas ), Darius Regelskis , Saulius Mikalajūnas (46. edgaras česnauskis ) igoris morinas (82. Irmantas Zelmikas ) Vadimas Petrenka (80th Virmantas Lemezis ), Deividas Česnauskis (75th Marius Bezykornovas ), Ričardas Beniušis (71st Andrius Velička ) Coach: Algimantas Liubinskas ( Lithuania )
	1: 2 Sirel (57th)	0: 1 Morinas (39th) 0: 2 D. Česnauskis (45th) 1: 3 Velička (72nd) 1: 4 Bezykornovas (84th) 1: 5 E. Česnauskis (90th)
	Rooba (48th)	D. Česnauskis (53.)

Latvia versus Lithuania

Latvia		Lithuania
	4th July 2003 in Valga ( Valga Linnastaadion ) Result: 2: 1 (2: 0) Spectators: 400 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt ( Sweden )   Match report
	Aleksandrs Koļinko , aleksandrs Isakovs , Mihails Zemļinskis , dzintars zirnis , Oļegs Blagonadeždins , Andrey Štolcers (71. Valentīns Lobaņovs ) vitālijs astafjevs , Juris Laizāns , māris verpakovskis (46. vīts rimkus ) vīts rimkus (78 Mihails Miholaps ), Viktor Dobrecovs (64. Jurģis Pučinskis ), Andrejs Rubins Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )	Žydrūnas karčemarskas , VIDAS ALUNDERIS , Ignas Dedura , Nerijus Radžius , Darius Maciulevičius (46. Tomas Tamošauskas ), Darius Regelskis (71. Marius Bezykornovas ) edgaras česnauskis (66. Saulius Mikalajūnas ) igoris morinas , Vadimas Petrenka , deividas česnauskis (74th Virmantas Lemezis ), Ričardas Beniušis (46th Andrius Velička ) Coach: Algimantas Liubinskas ( Lithuania )
	1-0 Laizāns (28th) 2-0 Rubins (32nd)	2: 1 Tamošauskas (32nd)
	Rubins (9.), Štolcers (54.)	Petrenka (33.)

Estonia versus Latvia

Estonia		Latvia
	July 5, 2003 in Tallinn ( Lilleküla stadium ) Result: 0: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 1,000 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson ( Sweden )   Match report
	Mart Poom , Meelis Rooba , Andrei Stepanov , Enar Jääger , Urmas Rooba , Maksim Smirnov (69th Ott Reinumäe ), Liivo Leetma , Marko Kristal , Sergei Terehhov (83rd Aleksander Saharov ), Joel Lindpere , Kristen Viikmäe (75th Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko ) Coach: Arno Pijpers ( Netherlands )	Andrejs Piedels , Aleksandrs Isakovs , Māris Smirnovs , Dzintars Zirnis , Oļegs Blagonadeždins , Andrejs Štolcers , Vitalijs Astafjevs (46th Juris Laizāns ), Andrejs Rubins , Mihails Miholaps (57. Igors Semjonovs ), Viktors Dobrecovs (77 Kristaps Blanks ) Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )
		Isakovs (33.), Rubins (36.)

Web links

• Baltic Cup 2003 on eu-football.info

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baltic Cup Overview rsssf.com