2014 Baltic Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Latvia |
| Dates | 29-31 May |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Latvia (12th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Lithuania |
| Third place |
 Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 4 (1 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Arvydas Novikovas, Nauris Bulvītis, Valtteri Moren, Përparim Hetemaj (1 goal) |
The 2014 Baltic Cup was a football competition, held between 29 and 31 May 2014, hosted by Latvia.[1]
Format
For the second time in a row Finland joined Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, thus the knock-out tournament format established in the previous edition was maintained.[1] Penalty shootouts were used to decide the winner if a match was drawn after 90 minutes.
Matches
Semi-finals
| 29 May 2014 | Finland |
0 – 1 | Lithuania |
Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report |  42' Novikovas |
Attendance: 631 Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia) |
| 29 May 2014 | Latvia |
0 – 0 (4 – 2 p) |
 Estonia |
Daugava Stadium, Liepāja |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 UTC+3 | Report | Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Sergejus Slyva (Lithuania) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Zjuzins  Laizāns Fertovs Višņakovs |
Vassiljev Vunk Kallaste Mets |
- It was the farewell match for Latvia's forward Māris Verpakovskis.[2]
3rd place match
| 31 May 2014 | Finland |
2 – 0 | Estonia |
Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 UTC+3 | 49' Hetemaj 88' Moren |
Report | Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrievs (Latvia) |
Final
| 31 May 2014 | Latvia |
1 – 0 | Lithuania |
Daugava Stadium, Liepāja |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 UTC+3 | 6' Bulvitis |
Report | Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia) |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 1 goal
References
- 1 2 "Järgmise aasta Balti turniir toimub Lätis" [Next year's Baltic Cup to take place in Latvia] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ↑ Latvian football beats Estonia in Verpakovskis’ farewell match
External links
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