Subject: Baltic Cup

First round is over and here are the results:

Estonia - Latvia 3:1
I would say, that it was a very hard game for us. My 1o1 situations were horrible today, but Latvia`s GK isnt the strongest one, lol... My players decided to bet on luck and scored 3 lucky goals - two of them were long shots by the way. Opponent`s through passes were quite dangerous and from time to time, my defenders acted like some headless chickens - many bad decisions made by them. Luckily, Latvia managed to score only once, although second was also close. Also low quality in passing, but a win is a win.

Lithuania - Finland 2:3
What can I say - the so called surprise was close, but Finland managed to come out from being behind 2:0 and win by one goal. PS! As I noticed, then Finland used their U20 team, but still, it seems to be an exciting football match.

League Table:
1. Estonia U21 1-0-0 3:1 (+2) 3p.
2. Finland U21 1-0-0 3:2 (+1) 3p.
3. Lithuania U21 0-0-1 2:3 (-1) 0p.
4. Latvia U21 0-0-1 1:3 (-2) 0p.

Next week fixtures:

Estonia U21 vs. Lithuania U21
Finland U21 vs. Latvia U21

Stay tuned!

Please dont forget arranging a game for tomorrow!

Well, what can I say... Things went exactly as I was afraid of - the match against Finland and Latvia wasnt arranged. It is quite sad actually, because those kind of things shouldnt happen at this level. Also, both managers had 6 days to do the needed things... I did my best to get this match booked and informed them, but now I simply need to find the best solution.

Both managers claim, that they are not guilty (Mysi: 2012-12-06 21:33 I've sent an invitation for him, but guess who ain't noticing my calls...; Khatibi MC 2012-12-07 10:49: There wasn't any invites! I decline 3 invite to accept Mysi and now i havent any match!) According to that information I have, it is Mysi`s fault, but I cant be 100% sure about that. One option is to give a WO to one of the managers and also 3pts, other is to give 0 pts to both of them and 0:0. I need to think...

Do what you think is right. Nonetheless it's a big shame for us, for the Latvian managers and for the whole competition.. :-/

Indeed, to be honest, I am actually really disappointed at the moment...

Simple. Ask both manager to take printscreen their notifiers page.

I am not sure if that kind of information is stored there.

Well i see that.

Pelaajasi Gerhard Tali on nostettu maajoukkueeseen. 2012-12-04 07:54
sebamdp on haastanut sinut ystävyysotteluun 2012-12-03 19:50

sebamdp = argentina NT manager and he send me invite. Sorry its finnish and i'm too lazy to change language.

Oh yeah, my faulth for sure. :--D

I sent him an invitation on Tuesday, and here's a screenshot of it. As he hasn't neither accepted nor declined it, the invitation is still to be seen at the U21-page.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6359/latvia1.jpg

Ja sama vielä Suomeksi. Eli siis lähetin tiistaina haasteen Latvian managerille, ja koska hän ei ole hyväksynyt eikä hylännyt haastetta, näkyy haaste vieläkin tuolla U21-osiossa. Kuvakaappauskin siis vielä Suomen kielellä.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/1833/latvia2.jpg

Then, what he does, is inviting me instead of accepting my challenges? Okay, why not, but why did he do it last night!?

Ja siis Suomeksi vielä, että haasteen hyväksymisen sijaan kaveri päättää haastaa minut. Miksipä ei, mutta aikataulu on vähän pielessä, kun hemmo teki tämän eilen yöaikaan?

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/348/latvia3.jpg

Still, from this picture, we can see that he has challenged me yesterday morning as well. However, I logged in yesterday evening at about 21:00 SK-time, and checked the U21-page. There were no invitations for me, just the one I had sent for him. So he has either retracted the invitation, or then there's some sort of bug in there.

Eli yllä olevasta kuvasta näkyy kuitenkin, että haaste on tullut Latvian suunnasta myös eilen aamulla. Kirjauduin kuitenkin eilen illalla kahdeksalta Suomen aikaa sisään, ja tarkistin U21-sivun. Ei haasteita, vain tuo omani, joka keikkuu siellä vieläkin. Eli joko Latvian koutsi oli vetänyt aamuhaasteensa pois, tai sitten jonkinlainen bugi on tapahtunut.

Anyway, the question is, that why didn't he just accept my invitation, that I sent him well in advance?

Joka tapauksessa, miksei hän vain hyväksynyt haastettani, jonka lähetin hyvissä ajoin?

Älä Mysi turhaan stressaa, kaikki ok eikä kukaan kuollut :)

En stressaakaan, lähinnä vain naurattaa, että millä tavoin mun vika. :D

Sun olisi pitänyt valvoa ja odottaa haastetta koko viime yö :D

Well i see that.

Pelaajasi Gerhard Tali on nostettu maajoukkueeseen. 2012-12-04 07:54
sebamdp on haastanut sinut ystävyysotteluun 2012-12-03 19:50

sebamdp = argentina NT manager and he send me invite. Sorry its finnish and i'm too lazy to change language.

Heh, I usually send out the invitation first, so thats why I dont see these kind of notifications, lol. :D

You arguments (read: facts) are strong. Lets see what Khatibi has to say.

Yeah. :)

Well that second picture what Mysi link tell everything.

Estonia - Lithuania 7:1
I would say that the final score was/is a bit too harsh against Lithuania. The match in general was very nice to watch and I would say, that is was one of the best (if not even the best) U21 game for me so far and my so called tactical experiment was also successful, and my opponent gave me a serious battle. Seriously! They managed to create some great goal opportunities, but Lithuania`s strikers had slightly bad day and mine made a superb performance. Thats all. But my opponent were in the game and thats a fact, although the outcome wasnt very good for them.

About your game there is still some investigation to be done, but today I received some new information. I now wait the response from your coach and I will make the final decision as soon as possible.

Last round:

Estonia U21 vs. Finland U21
Latvia U21 vs. Lithuania U21

Stay tuned!