Estonia national football team 1920
Appearance
Season | 1920 |
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Manager | — |
Captain | Heinrich Paal |
Matches played | 1 |
1921 → |
The 1920 season was the first year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation.
Matches
[edit]The team only played one game in their first year. It was the first time Estonian players played on grass field, as the local teams only played on gravel covered pitches at the time.[1] For Finland, it was the 12th official match.[1]
Finland vs Estonia
[edit]17 October 1920 Friendly | Finland | 6 – 0 | Estonia | Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki |
Öhman 5' Eklöf 10', 68' Österholm 15' Tanner 42', 80' |
Report | Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kaarlo Soinio (FIN) |
Players
[edit]Debutants
[edit]These 13 players were capped in the first match:[1]
- #1–#11: Ernst Joll, Elmar Klaos, Arnold Kuulman, Heinrich Paal, Rudolf Paal, Arnold Pihlak, Artur Prunn, Karl Ree, Gustav Sepp, Otto Silber, Oskar Üpraus
- #12–#13: Raimond Põder, Vladimir Tell
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Soome – Eesti 6:0" [Finland - Estonia 6:0]. Jalgpallihaigla. Retrieved 29 April 2011.