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The 1997 season was the sixth full year of competitive football in the Baltic country as an independent nation. The Estonia national football team continued in the qualifying tournament for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The team ended up in fifth place in the final ranking of group 4, with one win, one draw and eight losses.

Lebanon vs Estonia

Lebanon	2 – 0	Estonia
Malikian 75' Nazha 82'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	47
DF	Urmas Kirs	89'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'
DF	Gert Olesk	88'
DF	Raivo Nõmmik	90'
MF	Mati Pari	79'
MF	Indrek Zelinski	90'
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		49
MF	Martin Reim	90'		44
FW	Argo Arbeiter	51'
FW	Andres Oper	68'
Substitutes
MF	Viktor Alonen	51'
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	68'		1
MF	Meelis Rooba	79'		8
DF	Liivo Leetma	89'
DF	Urmas Rooba	88'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Estonia vs Scotland

Estonia	0 – 0	Scotland

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	48
DF	Viktor Alonen	90'	31'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Urmas Rooba	90'
MF	Liivo Leetma	75'
MF	Marek Lemsalu	90'
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		50
MF	Martin Reim	90'		45
MF	Meelis Rooba	67'
FW	Indrek Zelinski	90'	55'
Substitutes
MF	Mati Pari	67'
FW	Andres Oper	75'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Azerbaijan vs Estonia

Azerbaijan	0 – 2	Estonia
		Kristal 35' Zelinski 76'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	49
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'
DF	Janek Meet	90'
DF	Raivo Nõmmik	90'
MF	Viktor Alonen	76'
MF	Marko Kristal	82'	35'	51
MF	Martin Reim	90'		46
MF	Meelis Rooba	86'
FW	Andres Oper	80'
FW	Indrek Zelinski	90'	76'	19
Substitutes
MF	Mati Pari	76'
MF	Kristen Viikmäe	82'		2
DF	Teet Allas	80'
FW	Argo Arbeiter	86'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Scotland vs Estonia

Scotland	2 – 0	Estonia
Boyd 25' Meet 52' (o.g.)

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	50
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'	23'
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Janek Meet	90'	52' (o.g.)
MF	Mati Pari	55'
MF	Martin Reim	90'		47
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		52
MF	Indrek Zelinski	81'	34'
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	72'		3
FW	Andres Oper	90'
Substitutes
MF	Meelis Rooba	55'
MF	Liivo Leetma	72'
FW	Argo Arbeiter	81'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Austria vs Estonia

Austria	2 – 0	Estonia
Vastic 48' Stöger 87'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	51
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'	20'
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Janek Meet	90'
MF	Mati Pari	63'
MF	Martin Reim	90'		48
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		53
MF	Viktor Alonen	79'
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	82'		4
FW	Andres Oper	90'
Substitutes
MF	Meelis Rooba	63'
FW	Argo Arbeiter	79'
MF	Liivo Leetma	82'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia	1 – 3	Latvia
Zelinski 5'		Babičevs 53' Jelisejevs 80' Lemsalu 87' (o.g.)

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	52
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'	87' (o.g.)
DF	Raivo Nõmmik	90'
DF	Janek Meet	90'
MF	Indrek Zelinski	90'	5'	21
MF	Martin Reim	90'		49
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		54
MF	Viktor Alonen	63'	63'
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	81'		5
FW	Andres Oper	83'
Substitutes
FW	Argo Arbeiter	81'
MF	Meelis Rooba	83'		13
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Estonia vs Azerbaijan

Estonia	1 – 0	Azerbaijan
Kirs 73'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	53
DF	Urmas Kirs	88'	73'
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'
DF	Janek Meet	79'
MF	Indrek Zelinski	90'		22
MF	Martin Reim	71'		50
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		55
MF	Meelis Rooba	90'		14
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	82'		6
FW	Andres Oper	90'
Substitutes
MF	Liivo Leetma	71'
DF	Teet Allas	79'
FW	Argo Arbeiter	82'
DF	Raivo Nõmmik	88'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Estonia vs Sweden

Estonia	2 – 3	Sweden
Oper 74' Kristal 84'		Dahlin 14' Zetterberg 53' Andersson 71'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Mart Poom	90'	(c)	54
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	90'
DF	Janek Meet	90'
MF	Liivo Leetma	46'		10
MF	Martin Reim	90'		51
MF	Marko Kristal	90'	84'	56
MF	Meelis Rooba	65'		15
FW	Indrek Zelinski	84'		23
FW	Andres Oper	90'	74'
Substitutes
FW	Kristen Viikmäe	46'		7
MF	Mati Pari	65'
FW	Argo Arbeiter	84'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Estonia vs Andorra

Estonia	4 – 1	Andorra
Zelinski 22' Lemsalu 28' Oper 66' Pari 88'		Lima 67'

Pos	Name	Min	Rem	Cap
GK	Martin Kaalma	76'		2
DF	Urmas Kirs	90'
DF	Marek Lemsalu	90'	28'  62'
DF	Sergei Hohlov-Simson	85'	32'
DF	Janek Meet	90'
MF	Viktor Alonen	80'		32
MF	Martin Reim	85'		52
MF	Marko Kristal	90'		57
MF	Kristen Viikmäe	71'		8
FW	Indrek Zelinski	80'	22'	24
FW	Andres Oper	90'	66'
Substitutes
MF	Liivo Leetma	71'		11
GK	Mart Poom	76'		55
MF	Meelis Rooba	80'		16
FW	Argo Arbeiter	80'
DF	Raivo Nõmmik	85'		9
MF	Mati Pari	85'	88'
Manager: Teitur Thordarson

Lithuania vs Estonia

Lithuania	2 – 1	Estonia
Morinas 35' Suliauskas 69' (pk)		Reim 77'

Estonia vs Latvia

Estonia	1 – 2	Latvia
Kristal 15'		Babičevs 30' Pahars 50'

Estonia vs Faroe Islands

Estonia	0 – 2	Faroe Islands
		Rasmussen 47' Müller 70'

Estonia vs Austria

Estonia	0 – 3	Austria
		Polster 47', 69', 88'

Latvia vs Estonia

Latvia	1 – 0	Estonia
Zemļinskis 87' (pen.)

Sweden vs Estonia

Sweden	1 – 0	Estonia
Zetterberg 25'

Philippines vs Estonia

Philippines	0 – 1	Estonia
		Kristal 46'

Notes

1. 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
2. This match was originally scheduled for 9 October 1996 but was not played because the Estonia team did not arrive at the time appointed by FIFA. The Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup decided the match should be rescheduled.
3. Third goal of Marko Kristal in 51 international matches for Estonia.
4. Fifth goal of Indrek Zelinski in 19 international matches for Estonia.
5. Sixth goal of Indrek Zelinski in 21 international matches for Estonia.

References

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