Roberto Colautti
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Israel beats Estonia in Euro 2008 qualifier
Despite Roberto Colautti's early goal, Estonia dominates much of game
Roberto Colautti scored an early goal to give Israel a 1-0 win over Estonia on Saturday in a European Championship qualifier. The Argentine-born striker struck the winning goal as early as the 7th minute, past Estonia goalkeeper Mart Poom, in the Group E match.
Colautti only joined the Israeli national team on Wednesday after his eligibility to play for the country was confirmed by FIFA and UEFA. The Maccabi Haifa player is married to an Israeli.
Yossi Benyoun celebrates (Photo: AP)
Despite Israel's early goal, Estonia dominated much of the game.
In the 24th, Kristen Viikmae nearly equalized with his shot after a rebound from Israeli goalkeeper Dudu Aouate.
Estonia's best chance came in the 60th minute when Tarmo Neemelo headed over the bar off a pass from Sergei Terehhov.
Israel plays Andorra on Wednesday.
Lineups
Israel: Dudu Aouate, Omri Afek, Shimon Gershon, Tal Ben Haim, Yoav Ziv, Valeed Badeer, Idan Tal, Yaniv Katan (Gal Alberman, 72), Michael Zandberg (Amit Ben Shashan, 60), Yossi Benyoun, Roberto Colautti.
Estonia: Mart Poom, Enar Jaager, Andrei Stepanov, Raio Piiroja, Dmitri Kruglov, Sergei Terehhov, Ragnar Klavan, Andres Oper, Kristen Viikmae (Konstantin Vassiljev, 69), Tarmo Neemelo (Ingemar Teever, 87), Aleksandr Dmitrijev (Alo Barengrub, 87).
