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#2 Estonia fail to put up much of a challenge

Estonia did not challenge the Netherlands
Estonia did not challenge the Netherlands

Estonia are currently ranked 99th in the world, and when they were drawn in Group C against Germany (15), Netherlands (16) and Northern Ireland (29), it meant that they had their work cut out for them.

The Sinisärgid have never made an appearance at either the World Cup or European Championship and were not expected to pose a threat in Group C, and thus far, that has proved to be the case.

Estonia are yet to win a single point from five matches, posting defeats in all five fixtures, while they have scored just two goals and conceded a whopping 28 goals in the process.

Of those 28, four came in the latest fixture against Netherlands, and the visitors' jobs were made much easier by the lack of resistance posed by the hosts.

Despite being the home team, Estonia did not make this advantage count, although admittedly, it would have been asking too much to expect much from a team against opponents ranked over 80 place above them.

Across the entirety of the 90 minutes, Estonia managed just one shot, with just 28% possession, and at this juncture, it is safe to say that their wait for participation at a major tournament is set to go on for at least another three years.

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