1923 Estonia national football team

1923 Estonia national football team
Season1923
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Matches played5
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The 1923 season was the fourth year of competitive football for the Estonia as an independent nation.

Matches

Lithuania vs Estonia

The first ever win for Estonia in an international match. Hat-trick scorer Vladimir Tell was the first one to ever score more than one goal in a match for the blueshirts. He also became the all-time appearance leader, having played in all six matches. Lithuania's first international match.[1]

24 June 1923 (#6) Friendly Lithuania  0 – 5  Estonia LFLS Stadionas, Kaunas
Report 1', 62', 79' Tell
40' Ellman-Eelma
64' Paal		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Adolf Hahne (LAT)

Estonia vs Latvia

For the second match in a row, goalkeeper August Lass fulfilled the captain duties.[2]

24 July 1923 (#7) Friendly Estonia  1 – 1  Latvia Kalevi staadion, Tallinn
Paal 3' Report 57' E. Bārda Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gunnar Sund (FIN)

Estonia vs Russian SFSR

Elmar Kaljot was the first player to score a goal in his debut match. Austrian referee, Max Adler, was the manager of JK Tallinna Kalev.[3]

18 September 1923 (#8) Friendly Estonia  2 – 4 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian SFSR Tallinna Jalgpalli Klubi staadion, Tallinn
63' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Kaljot Report Butusov 28', 37', 84'
Isakov 50'		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Max Adler (AUT)

Estonia vs Poland

[4]

25 September 1923 (#9) Friendly Estonia  1 – 4  Poland Kalevi staadion, Tallinn
Joll 86' Report 41' Batsch
42', 78' Kowalski
57' Staliński		 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Verner Eklöf (FIN)

Estonia vs Finland

Estonia's first win in front of the home crowd.[5]

30 September 1923 (#10) Friendly Estonia  2 – 1  Finland Spordi staadion, Tallinn
Tell 24'
Joll 84'		 Report 67' Österlund Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gunnar Sund (FIN)

Players

These 17 players appeared for the national team in 1923:

Goalscorers

Debutants

References

  1. ^ a b "Leedu – Eesti 0:5" [Lithuania – Estonia 0:5]. Jalgpallihaigla (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Eesti – Läti 1:1" [Estonia – Latvia 1:1]. Jalgpallihaigla (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Eesti – Nõukogude Venemaa 2:4" [Estonia – Russian SFSR 2:4]. Jalgpallihaigla (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Eesti – Poola 1:4" [Estonia – Poland 1:4]. Jalgpallihaigla (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Eesti – Soome 2:1" [Estonia – Finland 2:1]. Jalgpallihaigla (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 April 2011.