Estonia national football team 1922

The 1922 season was the third year of competitive football for the Estonia as an independent nation.

Matches

Finland vs Estonia

11 August 1922 and the match against Finland is in the history books for two reasons. Mainly, because when Arnold Kuulman scored a goal in the 40th minute, he became the first ever to do so for the blueshirts. Secondly, it is still, after almost 90 years, the heaviest defeat Estonia has ever borne. For Kuulman it was the 4th and last appearance for the team. While Jarl Öhman scored a double-hattrick, HJK's Verner Eklöf scored third time in a row against Estonia.^[1]

Finland  v  Estonia

11 August 1922 (#4) Friendly	Finland	10 – 2	Estonia	Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki
	Öhman 1', 9', 14' (pen.), 46', 50', 69' Mantila 37', 84' Eklöf 48', 59'	Report	40' Kuulman 42' Tell	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gösta Löfgren (FIN)

Latvia vs Estonia

It was Latvia's first official international match. Debutant August Silber was brother of fellow international Otto Silber. Verner Eklöf, a Finnish international and coach, was the referee.^[2]

Latvia  v  Estonia

24 September 1922 (#5) Friendly	Latvia	1 – 1	Estonia	RFK Stadions, Riga
	E. Barda 2'	Report	88' Üpraus	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Verner Eklöf (FIN)

Players

These 15 players appeared for the national team in 1922:

Goalscorers

1 goal

• Arnold Kuulman
• Vladimir Tell

Debutants

• #20–#23: Adolf Anier, Sergei Javorski, Eduard Maurer and Bernhard Rein in the match against Finland.^[1]
• #24: August Silber in the match against Latvia.^[2]

References