Baltic Cup 2014

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Baltic Cup 2014
Number of nations 4th
Baltic Masters LatviaLatvia Latvia (22nd title)
venue LatviaLatvia Latvia
Opening game May 29, 2014
Endgame May 31, 2014
Games 4th
Gates 4  (⌀: 1 per game)
spectator 5,876  (⌀: 1,469 per game)
Top scorer 4 players with 1 goal each
Yellow card yellow cards 12  (⌀: 3 per game)
Yellow-red card Yellow-red cards 0
Red card Red cards 0

The Baltic Cup 2014 for national soccer teams took place in Latvia between May 29 and 31, 2014 . It was the 45th edition of the Baltic States' tournament since it was first held in 1928 . This makes it the oldest international football tournament for national teams in Europe that is still being held.

In addition to the national teams from the three Baltic states of Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania , the Finnish national team also took part in the tournament for the second time since 2012 . The tournament was played in two semi-finals, a game for third place and a final. The defending champion was the Latvian national team, which was the record winner of this competition with 21 wins before the tournament.

The games were played in Liepāja ( Daugava Stadium ) and in Ventspils ( Olimpiskais Centrs Ventspils ). Host Latvia played its semi-finals in Liepāja against the Estonian selection, Finland played against Lithuania in Ventspils. Host Latvia moved into the final by beating Estonia on penalties . The Lithuanian national team won their semi-final match against Finland with a goal from Arvydas Novikovas 1-0 in regular time. Finland secured third place by beating Estonia. Latvia won the final against Lithuania with a goal from defender Nauris Bulvītis , successfully defending the title from 2012 . It was Latvia's 22nd title win at this competition.

general overview

Semifinals

May 29, 2014 in Ventspils
FinlandFinland Finland - LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 0: 1
May 29, 2014 in Liepāja
LatviaLatvia Latvia - EstoniaEstonia Estonia 0: 0, 4: 2 i. E.

3rd place match

May 31, 2014 in Ventspils
FinlandFinland Finland - EstoniaEstonia Estonia 2-0

final

May 31, 2014 in Liepāja
LatviaLatvia Latvia - LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania 1-0

Squad

Semi-finals

Finland versus Lithuania

Finland Lithuania
FinlandFinland
Semi-final 1
May 29, 2014 in Ventspils ( Olimpiskais Centrs Ventspils )
Result: 0: 1 (0: 1)
Spectators: 631
Referee: Vadim's directorenko ( ) LatviaLatvia
Match report
LithuaniaLithuania
Niki Mänenpää - Tero Mäntylä , Niklas Moisander (68th Juhani Ojala ), Jukka Raitala , Jarkko Hurme - Tim Sparv , Roman Eremenko (46th Eero Markkanen ), Alexander Ring (68th Mika Väyrynen ), Përparim Hetemaj - Teemu Pukki (46th birthday ) Petteri Forsell ), Riku Riski (73rd Joel Pohjanpalo ) Trainer: Mixu Paatelainen ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
FinlandFinland		 Giedrius Arlauskis - Tadas Kijanskas , Valdemar Borovskij , Egidijus Vaitkūnas , Ramūnas Radavičius - Karolis Chvedukas (90. +1 Simona Stankevičius ), Arvydas Novikovas , Fiodor Cernych (86. Linas Pilibaitis ) Artūras Žulpa , Vytautas Lukša - saulius mikoliūnas (70. Lukas Spalvis ) Trainer: Igoris Pankratjevas ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
LithuaniaLithuania
goal 0: 1 Arvydas Novikovas (42.)
yellow cards Mika Väyrynen (78th) yellow cards Valdemar Borovskij (53.), Artūras Žulpa (55.), Giedrius Arlauskis (80.)

Latvia versus Estonia

Latvia Estonia
LatviaLatvia
Semi-final 2
May 29, 2014 in Liepāja ( Daugava Stadium )
Result: 0: 0 (0: 0), 4: 2 i. E.
Spectators: 2,115
Referee: Sergejus Slyva ( ) LithuaniaLithuania
Match report
EstoniaEstonia
Andris Vaņins - Kaspars Gorkšs , nauris bulvītis , Oļegs Timofejevs , Antons Kurakins - Artis Lazdiņš , Aleksandrs Fertovs , Andrejs Kovalovs (78th Visvaldis Ignatans ), Arturs Zjuzins , Ritvars Rugins (65th Aleksejs Višņakovs ) - Māris Verpakovskis (12 Edgars Gauračs , 90. Oļegs Laizāns ) Trainer: Marians Pahars ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
LatviaLatvia		 Sergei Pareiko - Taijo Teniste , Ragnar Klavan , Taavi Rähn (46th Alo Bärengrub ), Enar Jääger (81st Ken Kallaste ) - Konstantin Vassiljev , Sander Puri (46th Siim Luts ), Karol Mets , Sergei Zenjov (36th Gert Kams ) , Ilja Antonow (71st Martin Vunk ) - Henri Anier Trainer: Magnus Pehrsson ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
SwedenSweden
yellow cards Edgars Gauračs (75.) yellow cards Henri Anier (11th), Karol Mets (88th)

3rd place match

Finland Estonia
FinlandFinland
3rd place match
May 31, 2014 in Ventspils ( Olimpiskais Centrs Ventspils )
Result: 2: 0 (0: 0)
Spectators: 830
Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs ( ) LatviaLatvia
Match report
EstoniaEstonia
Lukáš Hrádecký - Juhani Ojala , Niklas Moisander , Joona Toivio (63rd Valtteri Moren ), Jarkko Hurme - Roman Eremenko , Tim Sparv , Joni Kauko , Përparim Hetemaj (87th Sakari Mattila ) - Teemu Pukki (73rd Alexander Ring ), Joel Pohjanpalo (89. Erfan Zeneli ) Trainer: Mixu Paatelainen ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
FinlandFinland		 Pavel Londak - Gert Kams (84th Taijo Teniste ), Alo Bärengrub , Artjom Artjunin , Ken Kallaste - Igor Subbotin (72nd Tihhon Šišov ), Eino Puri (72nd Ilja Antonow ), Martin Vunk , Siim Luts - Albert Prosa , Sander Post (84. Karol Mets ) Coach: Magnus Pehrsson ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
SwedenSweden
goal1-0 Perparim Hetemaj (49th)
goal2-0 Valtteri Moren (88th)
yellow cards Siim Luts (62.)

final

Latvia Lithuania
LatviaLatvia
final
May 31, 2014 in Liepāja ( Daugava Stadium )
Result: 1: 0 (1: 0)
Spectators: 2,300
Referee: Kristo Tohver ( ) EstoniaEstonia
Match report
LithuaniaLithuania
Andris Vaņins - Kaspars Dubra , Nauris Bulvītis , Kaspars Gorkšs , Vitālijs Maksimenko (58. Antons Kurakins ) - Andrejs Kovaļovs (85. Oļegs Timofejevs ), Aleksandrs Fertovs (64. Ritvars Rugins ), Artis Lazdiņšins (79. Ritvars Rugins ), Artis Lazdiņšins ( Artūrs Zjevs ) , Oļegs Laizāns - Edgars Gauračs (41st Valerijs Šabala ), Valerijs Šabala (90th + 4 Gints Freimanis ) Trainer: Marians Pahars ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
LatviaLatvia		 Giedrius Arlauskis - Egidijus Vaitkūnas (60th Ramūnas Radavičius ) Georgas Freidgeimas , Tadas Kijanskas (46th Saulius Mikoliūnas ), Valdemar Borovskij - Vytautas Lukša , Artūras Žulpa , Arvydas Novikovas , Karolis Chvedukas , Fiodor Cernych - Lukas Spalvis (75th Simonas Stankevičius ) Coach: Igoris Pankratjevas ( ) (C)Captain of the crew
LithuaniaLithuania
goal 1: 0 Nauris Bulvītis (6th)
yellow cards Nauris Bulvītis (78th), Artis Lazdiņš (90th + 1), Valerijs Šabala (90th + 4) yellow cards Georgas Freidgeimas (80.)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Järgmise aasta Balti turniir toimub Lätis. jalgpall.ee, October 3, 2013, accessed November 16, 2013 (Estonian).
  2. ^ Baltic Cup at the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  3. ↑ Baltijas kausa izcīņa 2014. gadā notiks Liepājā un Ventspilī. lff.lv, accessed June 1, 2014 (Latvian).
  4. ↑ a b Baltijas Kausa izcīņas spēles šogad no 29. - 31.maijam notiks Liepājā un Ventspilī. lff.lv, accessed February 15, 2014 (Latvian).