Estonia national football team 1996

The 1996 season was the fifth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After having a poor run in 1995 (twelve defeats in twelve games) the Estonia national football team started in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team had a new coach: Teitur Thordarson from Iceland.

Estonia vs Azerbaijan

Friendly
16 February 1996
 Estonia 0 0  Azerbaijan
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 50
Referee: Loizou (CYP)

Cyprus vs Estonia

Friendly
20 February 1996
 Cyprus 1 0  Estonia
Konstantinou  21'
Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
Attendance: 50
Referee: Kapitanis (CYP)

Estonia vs Faroe Islands

Friendly
24 February 1996
 Estonia 2 2  Faroe Islands
Kristal  13' [1]
Rajala  45'
Johannesen  30'
Jarnskor  45'
GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kyprianides (CYP)

Estonia vs Iceland

Friendly
24 April 1996
 Estonia 0 3  Iceland
B. Gunnlaugsson  6',  20',  30'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Turkey

Friendly
29 May 1996
 Estonia 0 0  Turkey
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Keltanen (FIN)

Estonia vs Latvia

Baltic Cup
7 July 1996
Estonia  1 1  Latvia
U. Rooba  36' Bulders  16'
Kreenholmi Stadium, Narva
Attendance: 350
Referee: Dilda (LTU)

Estonia vs Lithuania

Baltic Cup
9 July 1996
Estonia  1 1  Lithuania
Reim  21' (pk) Žvingilas  18'
Kreenholmi Stadium, Narva
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Braga (LAT)

Belarus vs Estonia

WCQ 98 [2]
31 August 1996
Belarus  1 0  Estonia
Makowski  35'
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Khussainov (RUS)

Estonia vs Belarus

WCQ 98
5 October 1996
 Estonia 1 0 [3]  Belarus
Hohlov-Simson  51'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: O'Hanlon (IRL)

Estonia vs Scotland

Main article: One team in Tallinn

Finland vs Estonia

Friendly
30 October 1996
 Finland 2 2  Estonia
Grönlund  74'
Pohja  88'
M. Rooba  65'
Kirs  80'
Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka
Attendance: 925
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Andorra vs Estonia

Friendly
13 November 1996
 Andorra 1 6  Estonia
Pol  61' Zelinski  36'
Arbeiter  64'  74'  76'  84'
Kristal  87'
Estadi Comunal, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Gracía Redondo (ESP)

Estonia vs Indonesia

Friendly
16 November 1996
 Estonia 3 0  Indonesia
Zelinski  6',  45',  71'
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Pieri (ITA)

Notes

  1. First goal for Marko Kristal in 39 international matches for Estonia.
  2. 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
  3. First win in an official match for Estonia since defeating  Liechtenstein on 26 October 1993 in a friendly.

References

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