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National football teams

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West Germany vs Denmark international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 September 1961, 17:30 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
West Germany
5-1
Denmark
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Joop Martens, Zeist /
Netherlands
Attendance, venue:
46 000, Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf
Goals:
1-0 (8') Uwe Seeler, 2-0 (12') Albert Brülls, 3-0 (35') Uwe Seeler, 4-0 (50') Uwe Seeler, 5-0 (54') Richard Kress, 5-1 (72') Willi Giesemann (own goal)
West Germany national football team line-up in match Nr.277
Managed by head coach Sepp Herberger
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Hans Tilkowski  
16
26
SC Westfalia, Herne
Hans Nowak  
1
24
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger  
17
22
1. FC Köln, Köln
Willi Schulz  
5
22
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen
Nandl Wenauer  
2
22
1. FC Nürnberg, Nürnberg
Willi Giesemann  
7
24
FC Bayern, München
Richard Kress  
7
36
SG Eintracht, Frankfurt am Main
Günter Herrmann  
5
22
Karlsruher SC, Karlsruhe
Uwe Seeler  Captain 
27
24
Hamburger SV, Hamburg
Helmut Haller  
13
22
BC Augsburg, Augsburg
Albert Brülls  
15
24
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach
Denmark national football team line-up in match Nr.247
Managed by selection committee, coach Arne Sørensen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Erik Gaardhøje  
3
22
Esbjerg fB, Esbjerg
Henning Helbrandt  
3
26
KB, Frederiksberg
Poul Jensen  Captain 
23
27
Vejle BK, Vejle
Bent Hansen  
24
28
B 1903, Gentofte
John Madsen  
2
24
Esbjerg fB, Esbjerg
Bent Krog  
4
26
KB, Frederiksberg
Poul Pedersen  
49
28
AIA, Aarhus
John Danielsen  
16
22
B 1909, Odense
Ole Madsen  
10
26
HIK, Hellerup
Ole Sørensen  
3
23
KB, Frederiksberg
Jørn Sørensen   46' 
29
24
KB, Frederiksberg
46' Bent Løfqvist  
1
25
B 1913, Odense
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
West Germany
11
10.455
24.757
10
5
0
0
Denmark
12
13.917
25.638
8
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Deister-und Weserzeitung (Hameln), №220, 21 Sep 1961; Zeitungsarchiv Deister-und Weserzeitung
Passauer Neue Presse (Passau), №217, 21 Sep 1961; Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Demokraten (Aarhus), №260, 21 Sep 1961; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Land og Folk (Copenhagen), №347, 21 Sep 1961; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Aktuelt (Copenhagen), №264, 21 Sep 1961; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Hamburger Abendblatt (Hamburg), №220, 21 Sep 1961; Zeitungsarchiv Hamburger Abendblatt
Comments

stringer - posted on 28 March 2011 at 21:06:51

Most sources give the date as 20th September 1961. (link: )
West Germany vs Denmark post-match head-to-head
WP
61.6
P
13
W
7
D
2
L
4
GF
35
GA
24
GF/P
2.692
GA/P
1.846
Av attendance
29 538
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
West Germany national team matches
Previous match:
1962 FIFA World Cup Qualification
West Germany vs Northern Ireland 2-1
West Berlin, Wednesday 10 May 1961
Next match:
Friendly International
Poland vs West Germany 0-2
Warsaw, Sunday 8 October 1961
West Germany football results
Denmark national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1960-1963
Norway vs Denmark 0-4
Oslo, Sunday 17 September 1961
Next match:
Nordic Football Championship 1960-1963
Denmark vs Finland 9-1
Copenhagen, Sunday 15 October 1961
Denmark football results
Top West Germany goal scorers
1. Fritz Walter (1940 - 1956) - 33 goals
2. Ernst Lehner (1934 - 1942) - 31 goals
... Uwe Seeler (1958 - 1961) - 18 goals
... Albert Brülls (1959 - 1961) - 7 goals
... Richard Kress (1961) - 2 goals
(correct as of September 20, 1961)
top West Germany goal scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Sep 1961
Rheinstadion, Dusseldorf
West Germany 5-1 Denmark
Goals: Seeler 8, Brülls 12, Seeler 35, Seeler 50, Kress 54, Giesemann 72 (OG)

West Germany: Tilkowski, Nowak, Schnellinger, Schulz, Wenauer, Giesemann, Kress, Herrmann, Seeler (c), Haller, Brülls. Managed by Herberger.

Denmark: Gaardhøje, Helbrandt, Jensen (c), Hansen, John Madsen, Krog, Pedersen, Danielsen, Ole Madsen, Ole Sørensen, Jørn Sørensen (Løfqvist 46). Managed by selection committee Sørensen.

Att: 46 000,
Ref: Martens (Netherlands)

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