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LITHUANIA BEAT ARMENIA, LATVIA FALL TO FINLAND
Jared Grellet
The Baltic Times
http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/29286/
Aug 10, 2011
RIGA, Latvia - Lithuania and Latvia have experienced contrasting
results in their latest international football friendlies.
Playing at home on Wednesday evening Lithuania was able to see of
Armenia 3-0 in Kaunas while Latvia would have no answer for Finland
who scored two second half goals to win 2-0.
It was a great win for the Lithuanians who with a world ranking of
58, sit just 12 places ahead of the Armenians. Lithuania went ahead
in the 8th minute before sealing the match with two goals in a spate
of three minutes in the second half, scoring in the 75th and again
in the 78th minute.
Latvia's game against Finland held some extra meaning with Latvian
legend Igors Stepanovs playing in the first five minutes of his game
to bring up his hundredth international appearance for the Latvian
national side.
But it would turn out to be an evening he would rather forget with
Finland - who are ranked eight places ahead of the Latvians at 75th
in the world - scoring in the 59th minute and again in the 88th to
wrap up their 2-0 victory.
Latvia's best chance came in the 55th minute when Maris Verpakovskis
rattling the cross bar with his shot from 10 feet outside the box.
From: A. Papazian
Jared Grellet
The Baltic Times
http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/29286/
Aug 10, 2011
RIGA, Latvia - Lithuania and Latvia have experienced contrasting
results in their latest international football friendlies.
Playing at home on Wednesday evening Lithuania was able to see of
Armenia 3-0 in Kaunas while Latvia would have no answer for Finland
who scored two second half goals to win 2-0.
It was a great win for the Lithuanians who with a world ranking of
58, sit just 12 places ahead of the Armenians. Lithuania went ahead
in the 8th minute before sealing the match with two goals in a spate
of three minutes in the second half, scoring in the 75th and again
in the 78th minute.
Latvia's game against Finland held some extra meaning with Latvian
legend Igors Stepanovs playing in the first five minutes of his game
to bring up his hundredth international appearance for the Latvian
national side.
But it would turn out to be an evening he would rather forget with
Finland - who are ranked eight places ahead of the Latvians at 75th
in the world - scoring in the 59th minute and again in the 88th to
wrap up their 2-0 victory.
Latvia's best chance came in the 55th minute when Maris Verpakovskis
rattling the cross bar with his shot from 10 feet outside the box.
From: A. Papazian