Article from www.balticleague.com

In UEFA European championship qualifying Elite Round Group 5 tournament in Caen, France, Latvian U19 Youth national team in lost twice and lost any chances to reach final tournament.

In the first game Latvia played well, but didn’t take their chances, while the Romanians did, scored twice and took three points (2:0).

Next match wasn’t the best for Latvians too. Hosts scored four goals, while the visitors answered with only one strike (Kaspars Dubra). But this wasn’t the only Dubra’s goal -  he also scored in to his own net own net at the end of the match (4:1).

In the tournaments last match Latvia made a big surprise. The small Baltic country ended the match with Norway in a draw 0:0. Due to this result, Norway did not qualify for the final tournament as hosts France finished first.

„In this tournament we showed that Latvia has some very good young players, who can achieve a lot  if they will keep improving. All our opponents were stronger if we look at the squad, so, I think the final result is good for us. Half-year ago nobody believed that we can eliminate Italy from tournament, but exactly this happened. I am proud of my boys, they played good against more experienced players. This will be good lesson for them“, - said head coach of Latvia Vladimirs Belajevs after the match with Norway.

FOTO - Latvian U19 team in European championship