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National football teams

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Finland vs Bulgaria match report

Date, kick-off time:
Friday, 16 June 1961, 19:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Finland
0-2
Bulgaria
Competition:
1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2
Referee:
Nikolay Latyshev, Moscow /
Soviet Union
Attendance, venue:
11 977, Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Goals:
0-1 (35') Hristo Iliev, 0-2 (75') Ivan Kolev (pen.)
Finland national team line-up in match Nr.220
Managed by head coach Aatos Lehtonen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Anders Westerholm  
6
23
HIFK, Helsinki
Martti Hyvärinen  
5
21
VReipas, Lahti
Matti Haahti  
17
25
HIFK, Helsinki
Unto Nevalainen  
20
26
HIFK, Helsinki
Olli Heinonen  Captain 
12
24
VReipas, Lahti
Stig Holmqvist  
8
25
HIFK, Helsinki
Sauli Pietiläinen  
1
19
Kotkan Jäntevä, Kotka
Hannu Kankkonen  
21
27
HIFK, Helsinki
Semi Nuoranen  
1
19
VReipas, Lahti
Kai Pahlman  
34
25
HPS, Helsinki
Juhani Peltonen  
32
24
Haka, Valkeakoski
Bulgaria national team line-up in match Nr.149
Managed by head coach Georgi Pachedzhiev, coach Krastyo Chakarov
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Georgi Naydenov  
34
29
CDNA, Sofia
Kiril Rakarov  
51
29
CDNA, Sofia
Ivan Dimitrov  
26
26
SPS Lokomotiv, Sofia
Stoyan Kitov  
5
22
SPS Spartak, Sofia
Dobromir Zhechev  
1
18
SPS Spartak, Sofia
Nikola Kovachev  
34
27
CDNA, Sofia
Todor Diev  
33
27
SPS Spartak, Plovdiv
Hristo Iliev  
12
25
ASC Botev, Plovdiv
Nikola Yordanov  
1
22
SPS Dunav, Ruse
Ivan Kolev  Captain 
55
30
CDNA, Sofia
Dimitr Yakimov  
14
19
CDNA, Sofia
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Finland
11
14.273
23.995
5
0
0
0
Bulgaria
11
24.182
25.333
6
2
0
0
Comments

vtd - posted on 8 November 2009 at 11:59:54

0-1 HRISTO ILIEV 35
0-2 IVAN KOLEV 75-PENALTY

dudd - posted on 27 November 2023 at 21:00:40

1962 WCQ Finland - Bulgaria (Helsinki, 16.6.1961)
UEFA Group 2
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Finland vs Bulgaria post-match head-to-head
WP
0.0
P
1
W
0
D
0
L
1
GF
0
GA
2
GF/P
0.000
GA/P
2.000
Av attendance
11 977
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Finland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
East Germany vs Finland 5-1
Rostock, Sunday 30 October 1960
Next match:
Nordic Football Championship 1960-1963
Finland vs Norway 4-1
Helsinki, Tuesday 27 June 1961
Finland results
Bulgaria national team matches
Previous match:
1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
France vs Bulgaria 3-0
Colombes, Sunday 11 December 1960
Next match:
1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Bulgaria vs Finland 3-1
Sofia, Sunday 29 October 1961
Bulgaria results
Top Bulgaria goal scorers
1. Liubomir Angelov (1931 - 1940) - 26 goals
2. Ivan Kolev (1952 - 1961) - 23 goals
3. Dimitar Milanov (1948 - 1959) - 20 goals
... Hristo Iliev (1957 - 1961) - 7 goals
... Georgi Dimitrov (1953 - 1957) - 7 goals
(correct as of June 16, 1961)
top Bulgaria scorers
Brief match report
Fri. 16 Jun 1961
Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Finland 0-2 Bulgaria
Goals: Iliev 35, Kolev 75 (11m)

Finland: Westerholm, Hyvärinen, Haahti, Nevalainen, Heinonen (c), Holmqvist, Pietiläinen, Kankkonen, Nuoranen, Pahlman, Peltonen. Managed by Lehtonen.

Bulgaria: Naydenov, Rakarov, Dimitrov, Kitov, Zhechev, Kovachev, Diev, Iliev, Yordanov, Kolev (c), Yakimov. Managed by Pachedzhiev, Chakarov.

Att: 11 977,
Ref: Latyshev (Soviet Union)

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