In “Ateitis CUP2016” tournament players of the birth of 2000 and 2001 have won cups and personal prices. Both winners came to light only after the 11 meters penalties. In the group of fifteen year-olds, triumphed Riga’s “Metta” and in sixteen year-olds group – FA Liepaja.
” Some teams participated in the tournament for the seventh year in a row, so for me, as a leader, it is an extraordinary experience to see how children are growing and slowly taking their first steps into the man’s football. “- said the tournament soul Dainius Gudaitis.
Both group’s teams have played five matches. There were no goals in the final match between “Liepaja” and Kaliningrad’s “Baltika” but in a penalty shoot-out Latvian’s representatives were stronger. In the small final Tallinn’s “Infonet” 1: 0 have defeated FC “Minsk”.
In the fifteen year-olds group, winners were also revealed only after a 11-meter penalties. Riga’s “Metta” became the champions, from 8 penalties they scored 7, and BFC “Daugavpils” have failed to score their last one and so they were given the second place. In the small final Kaliningrad’s “Baltika” 4: 1 overcame Tallinn “Legion” and became the bronze winners.
2000 Final Standings:
- FA „Liepaja“ (Latvia)
- „Baltika“ Kaliningrad (Russia)
- „Infonet“ Tallinn (Estonia)
- FC „Minsk“ (Belarus)
- SHFS Riga (Latvia)
- „Smena“ Minsk (Belarus)
- „Žalgirietis“ Vilnius (Lithuania)
- „Ateitis“ Vilnius (Lithuania)
2001 Final Standings”
- „Metta“ Riga (Latvija)
- BFC „Daugavpils“ (Latvia)
- „Baltika“ Kaliningrad (Russia)
- „Legion“ Tallinn (Estonia)
- „Dinamo“ Minsk (Belarus)
- SDJUSSHOR Kaliningrad (Russia)
- „Krumkachy“ Minsk (Belarus)
- FA „Liepaja“ (Latvia)
- „Žalgirietis“ Vilnius (Lithuania)
- „Ateitis“ Vilnius (Lithuania)
