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Rep. of Ireland vs Sweden match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 14 October 1970, 20:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Rep. of Ireland
1-1
Sweden
Competition:
UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 6
Referee:
Robert Héliès, Toulon /
France
Attendance, venue:
28 194, Dalymount Park, Dublin
Goals:
1-0 (43') Tommy Carroll (pen.), 1-1 (61') Dan Brzokoupil
Rep. of Ireland national football team line-up in match Nr.131
Managed by team manager Mick Meagan
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Alan Kelly  
33
34
Preston North End FC, Preston
Tommy Carroll   70' 
8
28
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
70' Joe Kinnear  
9
23
Tottenham Hotspur FC, London
John Dempsey  
13
24
Chelsea FC, London
Tony Byrne  
5
24
Southampton FC, Southampton
Tony Dunne  Captain 
22
29
Manchester United FC, Stretford
Eamon Dunphy  
19
25
Millwall FC, London
Paddy Mulligan  
11
25
Chelsea FC, London
Mick Lawlor  
2
21
Shamrock Rovers FC, Dublin
Steve Heighway  
2
22
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Don Givens   60' 83' 
9
21
Luton Town FC, Luton
83' Ray Treacy  
15
24
Charlton Athletic FC, London
Terry Conroy  
7
24
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent
Sweden national football team line-up in match Nr.470
Managed by association captain Orvar Bergmark
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Sven Gunnar Larsson  
20
30
Örebro SK, Örebro
Hans Selander  
34
25
Upsala IF, Uppsala
Krister Kristensson  
22
28
Malmö FF, Malmö
Björn Nordqvist  Captain  70'
48
28
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Roland Grip  
28
29
AIK Solna, Solna
Tommy Svensson  
30
25
Östers IF, Växjö
Leif Eriksson  
46
28
OGC Nice, Nice
Jan Olsson  
15
26
VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Inge Danielsson   46' 
15
29
Hälsingborgs IF, Hälsingborg
46' Dan Brzokoupil  
3
23
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Ove Grahn  
17
27
Grasshopper Club, Zürich
Bosse Larsson  
29
26
Malmö FF, Malmö
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Rep. of Ireland
13
11.923
25.341
12
1
1
0
Sweden
12
25.583
27.453
11
1
1
0
Historical data sources
Irish Independent (Dublin), №246, 15 Oct 1970; Irish Newspaper Archives
The Irish Press (Dublin), №246, 15 Oct 1970; Irish Newspaper Archives
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №280, 15 Oct 1970; DN.arkivet
Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №280, 15 Oct 1970; Svenska Dagbladet – Historiskt sidarkiv
Comments

Zsorzsinju - posted on 16 September 2011 at 22:53:14

Captain:
Sweden: Björn Nordqvist

trekky76 - posted on 19 March 2012 at 19:06:45

The first Irish sub is erroneous; Carroll (a defender) was replaced by Kinnear. (link: )
Rep. of Ireland vs Sweden post-match head-to-head
WP
30.0
P
5
W
1
D
1
L
3
GF
7
GA
13
GF/P
1.400
GA/P
2.600
Av attendance
33 244
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Rep. of Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Rep. of Ireland vs Poland 0-2
Dublin, Wednesday 23 September 1970
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying
Sweden vs Rep. of Ireland 1-0
Solna, Wednesday 28 October 1970
Rep. of Ireland football results
Sweden national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971
Norway vs Sweden 2-4
Oslo, Sunday 13 September 1970
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying
Sweden vs Rep. of Ireland 1-0
Solna, Wednesday 28 October 1970
Sweden football results
Top Rep. of Ireland goal scorers
1. Noel Cantwell (1956 - 1967) - 14 goals
2. Jimmy Dunne (1930 - 1938) - 13 goals
3. Dermot Curtis (1956 - 1960) - 8 goals
4. Paddy Moore (1931 - 1934) - 7 goals
5. Alf Ringstead (1951 - 1957) - 7 goals
6. Arthur Fitzsimons (1951 - 1956) - 7 goals
... Tommy Carroll (1970) - 1 goal
(correct as of October 14, 1970)
Rep. of Ireland scorers
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
2. Gunnar Nordahl (1942 - 1948) - 43 goals
3. Gunnar Gren (1940 - 1958) - 32 goals
4. Agne Simonsson (1957 - 1966) - 27 goals
... Dan Brzokoupil (1970) - 3 goals
(correct as of October 14, 1970)
Sweden scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 14 Oct 1970
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Rep. of Ireland 1-1 Sweden
Goals: Carroll 43 (11m), Brzokoupil 61

Rep. of Ireland: Kelly, Carroll (Kinnear 70), Dempsey, Byrne, Dunne (c), Dunphy, Mulligan, Lawlor, Heighway, Givens (Treacy 83), Conroy. Managed by Meagan.
Booked: Givens 60.

Sweden: Sven Gunnar Larsson, Selander, Kristensson, Nordqvist (c), Grip, Svensson, Eriksson, Olsson, Danielsson (Brzokoupil 46), Grahn, Bosse Larsson. Managed by Bergmark.
Booked: Nordqvist 70.

Att: 28 194,
Ref: Héliès (France)

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