EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS A. Le Coq Arena - Tallinn Monday 8 September 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Estonia Group E - Matchday -12 Slovenia Last updated 12/07/2021 16:40CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Estonia - Slovenia Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA EURO 2012 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Matavž 78; Vassiljev 02/09/2011 QR (GS) Slovenia - Estonia 1-2 Ljubljana 29 (P), Purje 81 12/10/2010 QR (GS) Estonia - Slovenia 0-1 Tallinn Sidorenkov 67 (og) EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Reim 26; Novak 38, 11/06/1995 PR (GS) Estonia - Slovenia 1-3 Tallinn 69, Zahovič 80 Zahovič 40, Gliha 52, 29/03/1995 PR (GS) Slovenia - Estonia 3-0 Maribor Kokol 90 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Estonia 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 - - - - 4 1 0 3 3 8 Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - 4 3 0 1 8 3 FIFA* Estonia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Estonia - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 0 1 2 1 4 Slovenia - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 2 1 0 4 1 Total Estonia 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 - - - - 7 1 1 5 4 12 Slovenia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 - - - - 7 5 1 1 12 4 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Estonia - Slovenia Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Match background Estonia and Slovenia met for the first time in their first official friendly fixtures since gaining independence. Now the Baltic side are eyeing a first home win against their guests in UEFA EURO 2016 Group E. Match background • Estonia's record in seven games against Slovenia is W1 D1 L5 (W0 D1 L2 as the home side – W1 D0 L3 in Slovenia). Their first victory came in the sides' most recent encounter, in Ljubljana on 2 September 2011. • The sides first met in Tallinn on 3 June 1992, in what was Estonia's first game since the end of the Soviet Union – and Slovenia's first FIFA-recognised fixture (their 1-0 win against Croatia on 19 June 1991 being regarded as unofficial). Aleksandar Puštov's free-kick (7) put Uno Piir's Estonia in front but Igor Benedejčič's 73rd-minute header earned Bojan Prašnikar's Slovenia a 1-1 draw. • Slovenia won 2-0 when the sides met in Ljubljana on 7 April 1993. It was Slovenia's first international victory, at the third attempt, with Samir Zulič and Sašo Udovič on target. • Estonia and Slovenia's first competitive meetings were in EURO '96 qualifying. Under Zdenko Verdenik, Slovenia won 3-0 against Roman Ubakivi's Estonia in Ljubljana on 29 March 1995, Zlatko Zahovič (40), Primož Gliha (52) and Vladimir Kokol (90+3) scoring. It was Kokol's only goal for Slovenia. • In the reverse fixture in Tallinn on 11 June 1995, Džoni Novak (38, 69) and Zahovič (80) responded after Martin Reim (26) had put the home side in front to earn a 3-1 victory for the visitors. They were the first two goals of Novak's international career – he was only to score three in 71 games for Slovenia. • Most recently, the teams met in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying. On 12 October 2010 Andrei Sidorenkov's own goal (67) gave Matjaž Kek's Slovenia a 1-0 win. Tarmo Rüütli's Estionia has their revenge on 2 September 2011, Ats Purje (81) earning a 2-1 win in Ljubljana after Tim Matavž (78) had cancelled out Estonia's opener, Konstantin Vassiljev's 29th-minute penalty. • The nations' clubs have met in eight UEFA competition games, the Slovenian side winning all eight fixtures. 3 Estonia - Slovenia Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Squad list Estonia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Sergei Pareiko 31/01/1977 37 Volga - 0 0 0 0 56 - - Mihkel Aksalu 07/11/1984 29 SJK - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Pavel Londak 14/05/1980 34 Bodø/Glimt - 0 0 0 0 24 - Defenders - Enar Jääger 18/11/1984 29 Lierse - 0 0 0 0 104 - - Alo Bärengrub 12/02/1984 30 Kalju - 0 0 0 0 45 - - Ragnar Klavan 30/10/1985 28 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 93 2 - Gert Kams 25/05/1985 29 SJK - 0 0 0 0 35 1 - Ken Kallaste 31/08/1988 26 Kalju - 0 0 0 0 7 - - Igor Morozov 27/05/1989 25 Debrecen - 0 0 0 0 24 - - Artjom Artjunin 24/01/1990 24 Levadia - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Artur Pikk 05/03/1993 21 Levadia - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Karol Mets 16/05/1993 21 Flora - 0 0 0 0 6 - Midfielders - Joel Lindpere 05/10/1981 32 Baník - 0 0 0 0 92 7 - Martin Vunk 21/08/1984 30 Kalju - 0 0 0 0 63 1 - Aleksandr Dmitrijev 18/02/1982 32 Levadia - 0 0 0 0 86 - - Taijo Teniste 31/01/1988 26 Sogndal - 0 0 0 0 31 - - Henrik Ojamaa 20/05/1991 23 Motherwell - 0 0 0 0 18 - - Ilja Antonov 05/12/1992 21 Levadia - 0 0 0 0 6 - Forwards - Ats Purje 03/08/1985 29 KuPS - 0 0 0 0 45 4 - Kaimar Saag 05/08/1988 26 Assyriska - 0 0 0 0 46 3 - Sergei Zenjov 20/04/1989 25 Blackpool - 0 0 0 0 34 7 - Henri Anier 17/12/1990 23 Erzgebirge - 0 0 0 0 15 5 - Rimo Hunt 05/11/1985 28 Kaysar - 0 0 0 0 5 - Coach - Magnus Pehrsson 25/05/1976 38 - 0 0 0 0 5 - 4 Estonia - Slovenia Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Slovenia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Samir Handanovič 14/07/1984 30 Internazionale - 0 0 0 0 70 - - Vid Belec 06/06/1990 24 Internazionale - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Jan Oblak 07/01/1993 21 Atlético - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - Boštjan Cesar 09/07/1982 32 Chievo - 0 0 0 0 77 6 - Branko Ilič 06/02/1983 31 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 53 - - Mišo Brečko 01/05/1984 30 Köln - 0 0 0 0 68 - - Gregor Balažic 12/02/1988 26 Karpaty - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Miral Samardžić 17/02/1987 27 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Mitja Viler 01/09/1986 28 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 - - - Andraž Struna 23/04/1989 25 Giannina - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Dominic Maroh 03/03/1987 27 Köln - 0 0 0 0 5 - Midfielders - Valter Birsa 07/08/1986 28 Chievo - 0 0 0 0 66 5 Torpedo - Dalibor Stevanović 27/09/1984 29 - 0 0 0 0 19 1 Moskva - Aleš Mertelj 22/03/1987 27 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 11 - - Dejan Lazarevič 15/02/1990 24 Chievo - 0 0 0 0 8 - - Josip Iličić 29/01/1988 26 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 26 1 - Jasmin Kurtič 01/01/1989 25 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 18 1 - Kevin Kampl 09/10/1990 23 Salzburg - 0 0 0 0 10 1 - Damjan Bohar 18/10/1991 22 Maribor - 0 0 0 0 - - - Rajko Rotman 19/03/1989 25 İstanbul BB - 0 0 0 0 2 - Forwards - Zlatan Ljubijankič 15/12/1983 30 Omiya Ardija - 0 0 0 0 42 6 Shimizu S- - Milivoje Novakovič 18/05/1979 35 - 0 0 0 0 63 25 Pulse - Tim Matavž 13/01/1989 25 Augsburg - 0 0 0 0 28 10 Coach - Srečko Katanec 16/07/1963 51 - 0 0 0 0 60 - 5 Estonia - Slovenia Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn Head coach Magnus Pehrsson Date of birth: 25 May 1976 Nationality: Swedish Playing career: IF Brommapojkarna, Djurgårdens IF (twice), Bradford City AFC (loan), IFK Göteborg Coaching career: Åtvidabergs FF, IK Sirius, GAIS Göteborg, Aalborg BK, Djurgårdens IF, Estonia • A midfielder who made his name with Djurgården, Pehrsson lifted the Swedish title with the Stockholm club in 2002 yet was forced to end his career in 2003 after suffering serious injury. • Despite his young age Pehrsson learned the coaching ropes at Åtvidaberg before a move to Sirius in 2006; tasted life in Sweden's top tier when he joined GAIS in 2008. • After a season in the Allsvenskan he went to Denmark with AaB in January 2009, guiding the side to a seventh- placed finish in his first term. The club came two places higher the following campaign, yet Pehrsson departed the helm in October 2010. • Returned to Sweden to take charge of former team Djurgården in May 2011, helping them avoid relegation in his first season before steering them to a ninth-placed finish in the 2012 campaign. • Resigned as Djurgården boss in April 2013 and appointed Estonia's national team coach in December that year. Srečko Katanec Date of birth: 16 July 1963 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Olimpija Ljubljana, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Partizan, VfB Stuttgart, UC Sampdoria Coaching career: Slovenia Under-21s, ND Gorica, Slovenia (twice), Olympiacos FC, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates • A centre-back or defensive midfielder, Katanec began his playing days at home-town club Olimpija before spells with Dinamo and Partizan.