1994 Estonia national football team

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The 1994 season was the third full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. After having failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup the Estonia national football team for the first time in history competed at the qualifying tournament for the European Championship. Manager Uno Piir was replaced by Roman Ubakivi after the 4-0 loss against the United States on 7 May 1994. In twelve games Estonia only managed to get one draw.

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Cyprus vs Estonia

Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 2 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Agathokleous Soccerball shade.svg44'
Andreou Soccerball shade.svg54' (gk)
Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Loizou (CYP)

United States vs Estonia

Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Klopas Soccerball shade.svg36'
Reyna Soccerball shade.svg41'
Balboa Soccerball shade.svg76'
Moore Soccerball shade.svg87'
Titan Stadium, Fullerton
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: Patlak (United States)

Estonia vs Wales

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1 – 2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Reim Soccerball shade.svg86' [1] Rush Soccerball shade.svg56'
Phillips Soccerball shade.svg83'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Republic of Macedonia vs Estonia

Flag of Macedonia (1992-1995).svg  North Macedonia 2 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Boskovski Soccerball shade.svg12'
Kanatlarovski Soccerball shade.svg36'
City Stadium, Skopje
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Momirov (BUL)

Lithuania vs Estonia

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg3 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Ivanauskas Soccerball shade.svg11' (pk), Soccerball shade.svg23'
Mikalajūnas Soccerball shade.svg61'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0 – 2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Astafjevs Soccerball shade.svg31'
Bulders Soccerball shade.svg37'
Žalgiris Stadium, Vilnius
Attendance: 250
Referee: Dubinskas (LTU)

Iceland vs Estonia

Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Örlygsson Soccerball shade.svg18', Soccerball shade.svg39', Soccerball shade.svg43'
Gudjónsson Soccerball shade.svg54'
Akureyrarvöllur, Akureyri
Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Pedersen (NOR)

Estonia vs Croatia

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0 – 2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Šuker Soccerball shade.svg45', Soccerball shade.svg69'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Krondl (CZE)

Estonia vs Italy

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0 – 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Panucci Soccerball shade.svg20'
Casiraghi Soccerball shade.svg77'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Müller (SUI)

Estonia vs Finland

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0 – 7Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Eriksson Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ruhanen Soccerball shade.svg19', Soccerball shade.svg40'
Sumiala Soccerball shade.svg29', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Hjelm Soccerball shade.svg32', Soccerball shade.svg39'
Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Latvia vs Estonia

Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
FK Ozolnieki Stadium, Ozolnieki
Attendance: 400
Referee: Lajuks (LAT)

Ukraine vs Estonia

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3 – 0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Bezhenar Soccerball shade.svg32'
Kirs Soccerball shade.svg45' (og)
Huseinov Soccerball shade.svg72'
Olimpiysky, Kyiv
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Schelings (BEL)

Notes

  1. ↑ First goal of Martin Reim in 18 international matches for Estonia.
  2. ↑ First game under the guidance of manager Roman Ubakivi
  3. ↑ ECQ 96 = UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying for the Euro 1996 tournament in England.

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