Estonia national football team 2010
The 2010 season was the 19th full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation.
| Season | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tarmo Rüütli |
| Captain | Raio Piiroja |
| Home stadium | A. Le Coq Arena |
| 2010 Baltic Cup | third |
| UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying | third (after 4 rounds) |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Goals scored | 13 (1 per match) |
| Goals against | 18 |
| Top goalscorer | Konstantin Vassiljev (4 goals) |
| Players | 38 |
| Goalscorers | 8 |
| Debutants | 6 |
| Highest attendance | 40,000 v Georgia (3 March 2010 in Georgia) |
| Lowest attendance | 300 v Latvia (19 June 2010 in Lithuania) |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Matches
The team played total of thirteen – four UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, two Baltic Cup and seven friendly – matches, of which they won three, drew four and lost six. They scored thirteen goals, averaging one goal per match, and conceded eighteen in these games.
Georgia vs Estonia
Estonia vs Finland
It was the farewell match for Indrek Zelinski, who acquired total of 103 caps and 27 goals. Sander Post scored his first international goal, which helped Estonia overcome Finland for the first time in 73 years. Karl Palatu was capped for the first time.
Estonia vs Croatia
Latvia vs Estonia
Sergei Mošnikov was capped for the first time.
| 19 June 2010 2010 Baltic Cup | Latvia  | 0 – 0 |  | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas |
| 18:10 UTC+3 | Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania) |
Lithuania vs Estonia
| 20 June 2010 2010 Baltic Cup | Lithuania  | 2 – 0 | | S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas |
| 18:10 UTC+3 | Savėnas  Rimkevičius |
Report | Attendance: 600 Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia) |
Estonia vs Faroe Islands
| 11 August 2010 Euro 2012 qualifying | Estonia | 2 – 1 |  | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Saag Piiroja |
Report | Edmundsson |
Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (Croatia) |
Estonia vs Italy
| 3 September 2010 Euro 2012 qualifying | Estonia | 1 – 2 |  | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Zenjov |
Report | Cassano Bonucci |
Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) |
Estonia vs Uzbekistan
Serbia vs Estonia
Estonia vs Slovenia
| 12 October 2010 Euro 2012 qualifying | Estonia | 0 – 1 |  | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report | Sidorenkov |
Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) |
Estonia vs Liechtenstein
Siim Luts was capped for the first time.
| 17 November 2010 Friendly | Estonia | 1 – 1 |  | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |
| 18:45 UTC+3 | Vassiljev |
Report | Frick |
Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Aleksandr Gvardis (Russia) |
China vs Estonia
Rauno Alliku, Markus Jürgenson and Marko Meerits were capped for the first time.
Qatar vs Estonia
| 22 December 2010 Friendly | Qatar  | 2 – 0 | | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Soria Fábio César |
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland) |
Players
These 38 players were capped during the 2010 season (listed alphabetically):
Debutants
- Karl Palatu (#214) – on 21 May in a friendly match against Finland
- Sergei Mošnikov (#215) – on 19 June in a Baltic Cup match against Latvia
- Siim Luts (#216) – on 17 November in a friendly against Liechtenstein
- Rauno Alliku (#217–218) – on 18 December started in a friendly against China
- Markus Jürgenson (#217–218) – on 18 December started in a friendly against China
- Marko Meerits (#219) – on 18 December came on as a substitute in a friendly against China
All six were FC Flora Tallinn players at the time of their debuts.
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