1928 Baltic Cup

1928 Baltic Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Estonia
Dates	25–27 July
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Latvia
Runners-up	Estonia
Third place	Lithuania
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	10 (3.33 per match)
Attendance	12,000 (4,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Arnold Pihlak (4 goals)

The 1928 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn at Kadrioru Stadium on 25–27 July 1928. It was the first time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament, beating both opponents.

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	4
Estonia	2	1	0	1	6	1	+5	2
Lithuania	2	0	0	2	0	9	–9	0

Latvia  v  Lithuania

25 July 1928	Latvia	3 – 0	Lithuania	Tallinn
	Arkādijs Pavlovs  2' Alberts Vaters  25', 66'	Report		Stadium: Kadrioru Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gustaf Ekberg (Sweden)

Estonia  v  Lithuania

26 July 1928	Estonia	6 – 0	Lithuania	Tallinn
	Arnold Pihlak  1' (pen.), 21', 57' Helmuth Räästas  14' Artur Maurer  74', 78'	Report		Stadium: Kadrioru Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gustaf Ekberg (Sweden)

Estonia  v  Latvia

27 July 1928	Estonia	0 – 1	Latvia	Tallinn
		Report	63' Arnolds Tauriņš	Stadium: Kadrioru Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gustaf Ekberg (Sweden)

External links

• Tournament overview at EU-Football.info