Baltic Cup 2008

Baltic Cup 2008
Number of nations	3
Baltic Masters	Latvia (20th title)
venue	Latvia
Opening game	May 30, 2008
Endgame	June 1, 2008
Games	3
Gates	5  (⌀: 1.67 per game)
spectator	9,130  (⌀: 3,043 per game)
Top scorer	Kaspars Gorkšs (1 goal) Juris Laizāns (1 goal) Ričardas Beniušis (1 goal) Valerijus Mižigurskis (1 goal)
yellow cards	17  (⌀: 5.67 per game)
Red cards	1  (⌀: 0.33 per game)

The Baltic Cup 2008 was the 42nd edition of the tournament of the Baltic countries since the first edition in 1928 . The tournament for national football teams took place between May 30th and June 1st, 2008 in Latvia . The Skonto Stadium in Riga and the Skolas Stadium in Jūrmala served as venues . The record winner of the tournament Latvia won the 20th title.

general overview

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Latvia	2	2	0	0	003: 100	+2	06th
2.	Lithuania	2	1	0	1	002: 200	± 0	03
3.	Estonia	2	0	0	2	000: 200	−2	00

May 30, 2008 in Riga
Latvia	-	Estonia	1-0
May 31, 2008 in Jūrmala
Estonia	-	Lithuania	0: 1
June 1, 2008 in Riga
Lithuania	-	Latvia	1: 2

Games

Latvia versus Estonia

Latvia		Estonia
	May 30, 2008 in Riga ( Skonto Stadium ) Result: 1: 0 (0: 0) Spectators: 4,500 Referee: Audrius Zuta ( Lithuania )
	Andris Vaņins - vitālijs astafjevs , Oskar Kļava , kaspars gorkšs , Juris Laizāns , deniss ivanovs , - Deniss Kačanovs , Genādijs Soloņicins (76. aleksandrs cauņa ) Ģirts Karlsons , - aleksejs višņakovs (78. Vladimir Koļesņičenko ) vīts rimkus (58. Andrey Perepļotkins ) Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )	Mart Poom - Tihhon Šišov , Andrei Stepanov , Ragnar Klavan , Andrei Sidorenkov , - Ats Purje (60th Sander Puri ), Aivar Anniste (60th Aleksandr Dmitrijev ), Martin Vunk , Joel Lindpere , - Tarmo Kink , Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (60th Vladimir) Voskoboinikov ) Coach: Tarmo Rüütli ( Estonia )
	1: 0 Laizāns (48th, penalty )
	Soloņicins, Ivanovs, Astafjevs, Kļava	Sidorenkov, Dmitrijev

Estonia versus Lithuania

Estonia		Lithuania
	May 31, 2008 in Jūrmala ( Skolas Stadium ) Result: 0: 1 (0: 0) Spectators: 1,300 Referee: Roman Lajuks ( Latvia )
	Mihkel Aksalu - Tihhon Šišov , Andrei Stepanov , Igor Morozov , Ragnar Klavan , - Ats Purje (88th Andrei Sidorenkov ), Aleksandr Dmitrijev , Aivar Anniste (69th Martin Vunk ), Sander Puri , - Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko (66th Tarmo Kink ), Vladimir Voskoboinikov Coach: Tarmo Rüütli ( Estonia )	Paulius Grybauskas - Algis Jankauskas , Tomas Žvirgždauskas (46th Vidas Alunderis ), Egidijus Majus , Alfredas Skroblas - Mindaugas Kalonas , Aurimas Kučys (53. Darius Miceika ), Tomas Tamošauskas , Valerijus Mižigurskis , Andrius Jokšas (51 Darvydas Šernas ) - Tadas Labukas (67th Mindaugas Grigalevičius ), Ričardas Beniušis (90th Linas Pilibaitis ) Coach: Algimantas Liubinskas ( Lithuania )
		0: 1 Mižigurskis (89.)
	Puri, Zahovaiko, Vunk, Aksalu, Sisov, Dmitrijev	Žvirgždauskas
	Kink

Lithuania versus Latvia

Lithuania		Latvia
	June 1, 2008 in Riga ( Skonto Stadium ) Result: 1: 2 (0: 0) Spectators: 3,330 Referee: Sten Kaldma ( Estonia )
	Žydrūnas karčemarskas - Tadas Papečkys , Tomas Žvirgždauskas (46. Mindaugas Kalonas ), Andrius Skerla , VIDAS ALUNDERIS , - saulius mikoliūnas (68. Tomas Tamošauskas ) manta Savėnas (60. robertas poškus ) deividas šemberas , deividas česnauskis - Tomas Danilevičius , Edgaras Jankauskas (76th Ričardas Beniušis ) Coach: Algimantas Liubinskas ( Lithuania )	Andris Vaņins - Vitalijs Astafjevs , Dzintars Zirnis , Kaspars Gorkšs , Juris Laizāns , Deniss Ivanovs , - Deniss Kačanovs , Jurijs Žigajevs , Aleksandrs Cauņa (78th Genādijs Soloņicins ) - Ģirts Karlsons , Andrejs Perepļotkins (82. Andrejs Butriks ) Coach: Aleksandrs Starkovs ( Latvia )
	1: 2 Beniušis (81.)	0: 1 Gorkšs (56th) 0: 2 Alunderis (77th, own goal )
	Šemberas, Česnauskis	Žigajevs, Astafjevs

Web links

• Baltic Cup 2008 on rsssf.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baltic Cup Overview rsssf.com