1991 Baltic Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Lithuania
Dates	15 November – 17 November
Teams	3
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Lithuania (3rd title)
Runners-up	Latvia
Third place	Estonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nine players (1 goal each)
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The 1991 Baltic Cup football competition took place from 15 to 17 November 1991 at the Žalgiris Stadium in Klaipėda, Lithuania. It was the first competition of the three Baltic states – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – since they regained their independence from the Soviet Union, earlier that year. The FIFA did not recognize the games as full internationals.

Results

Lithuania vs Estonia

15 November 1991

Lithuania	4–1	Estonia
Vitkovskis 17' Ramelis 34' Urbonas 54' ( pen.) Magdišauskas 69'		Kirs 14'

Žalgiris Stadium, Klaipėda

Attendance: 200

Referee: Roman Lajuks ( Latvia)

Lithuania GK Marius Poškus  75' DF Darius Magdišauskas DF Gyrius Kalvaitis DF Saulius Atmanavičius DF Ramūnas Stonkus  18' MF Arnoldas Aleksandravičius  46' MF Valdas Urbonas MF Tomas Ramelis FW Aurelijus Skarbalius FW Igoris Kirilovas  75' FW Stanislovas Vitkovskis  58' Substitutions: GK Kęstutis Kumza  75' DF Dainius Suliauskas  18' MF Remigijus Pocius  46' FW Darius Maciulevičius  75' FW Edgaras Jankauskas  58' Manager: Benjaminas Zelkevičius

Estonia GK Mart Poom DF Jaanus Veensalu DF Marek Lemsalu DF Igor Prins DF Priit Reiska DF Toomas Kallaste MF Indro Olumets MF Aleksei Semyonov  46' MF Meelis Lindmaa FW Marko Kristal  70' FW Urmas Kirs Substitutions: DF Urmas Liivamaa  46'  59' MF E Laanmao  59' FW Lembit Rajala  70' Manager: Uno Piir

Latvia vs Estonia

16 November 1991

Latvia	2–0	Estonia
Sproģis 42' Troickis 79'

Žalgiris Stadium, Klaipėda

Attendance: 200

Referee: Gintaras Dilda ( Lithuania)

Latvia GK Z Grigurs DF Einars Gnedojs DF Visvaldis Danga DF Aleksejs Sarando DF Aleksandrs Stradins DF Dzintars Sproģis  44' MF Vitalijs Teplovs  44' MF Igors Stepanovs MF Ilmārs Verpakovskis FW Vladimirs Babičevs  46' FW Rolands Bulders  77' Substitutions: FW Igors Troickis  44' MF Ainars Linards  44' MF Jevgēņijs Gorjačilovs  46' FW V Zventovs  77' Manager: Jānis Gilis

Estonia GK Mart Poom DF Jaanus Veensalu DF Marek Lemsalu DF Igor Prins DF Priit Reiska DF Toomas Kallaste MF Indro Olumets  46' MF Aleksei Semyonov MF Meelis Lindmaa FW Marko Kristal FW Urmas Kirs  64' Substitutions: FW Lembit Rajala  46' MF E Laanmao  64' Manager: Uno Piir

Lithuania vs Latvia

17 November 1991

Lithuania	1–1	Latvia
Skarbalius 20'		Teplovs 14'

Žalgiris Stadium, Klaipėda

Attendance: 500

Referee: Kęstutis Birieta ( Latvia)

Lithuania GK Marius Poškus DF Dainius Suliauskas DF Gyrius Kalvaitis DF Andrėjus Tereškinas DF Tomas Graziunas MF Vytas Karvelis  56' MF Valdas Urbonas MF Tomas Ramelis  56' MF Aurelijus Skarbalius FW Igoris Kirilovas  81' FW Vaidotas Slekys Substitutions: DF Ramūnas Stonkus  56' MF Irmantas Stumbrys  56' MF Saulius Atmanavičius  81' Manager: Benjaminas Zelkevičius

Latvia GK Ēriks Grigjans DF Einārs Gņedojs DF Dzintars Sproģis DF Visvaldis Danga DF Igors Stepanovs DF Aleksandrs Stradiņš MF Vitālijs Teplovs MF Aleksejs Šarando MF Ilmārs Verpakovskis FW Vladimirs Babičevs FW Rolands Bulders Substitutions: FW Igors Troickis MF Vjačeslavs Zevnerovičs Manager: Jānis Gilis

Final table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Lithuania	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	3
Latvia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
Estonia	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Winners

1991 Baltic Football Cup winners
Lithuania Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References

• RSSSF
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