It's a big week in group 3 qualifying with three games: 17-Nov-2004 LUXEMBOURG (Luxembourg) Luxembourg - Portugal 20:00 Referee: GODULYAN Vitaliy (UKR) 17-Nov-2004 KRASNODAR (Russia) Russia - Estonia 19:00 Referee: BUSACCA Massimo (SUI) 17-Nov-2004 VADUZ (Liechtenstein) Liechtenstein - Latvia 19:00 Referee: SZABO Zsolt (HUN) Current Standings: Code: Team MP W D L GF GA Pts Portugal 4 3 1 0 15 3 10 Slovakia 4 3 1 0 15 3 10 Estonia 4 2 1 1 8 7 7 Russia 3 1 1 1 6 8 4 Latvia 4 1 1 2 7 11 4 Liechtenstein 4 1 1 2 7 11 4 Luxembourg 5 0 0 5 4 19 0 Russia should catch up to Estonia, and Portugal should win easily in Luxembourg (like they did in Liechtenstein ). Liechtenstein will have to contain #9 Maris VERPAKOVSKIS who scored against Slovakia and Luxembourg to have a chance.
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Early score for Lettland as Maris Verpakovskis strikes again: 22' Liechtenstein [0 - 1] Latvia 7' [0 - 1] M. Verpakovskis
Frick ties it in the 31st minute. From livescore.com 40' Liechtenstein [1 - 1] Latvia 7' [0 - 1] M. Verpakovskis 31' [1 - 1] M. Frick
Second half rally by Latvia: FT Liechtenstein [1 - 3] Latvia 7' [0 - 1] M. Verpakovskis 31' [1 - 1] M. Frick 57' [1 - 2] M. Zemlinskis (pen.) 89' [1 - 3] A. Prohorenkovs
The "Ländle" played a lot better than the score indicates. Latvia was very strong in counters, but Liechtenstein had a huge chance after halftime when the score was still tied. Who knows what would have happened if that one would have gone in...