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Finland vs Denmark international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Tuesday, 18 June 1957, 19:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Finland
2-0
Denmark
Competition:
Suomen Palloliitto 50th Anniversary Tournament, Semifinal
Referee:
Øivind Helgesen, Oslo /
Norway
Attendance, venue:
11 859, Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Goals:
1-0 (4') Kai Pahlman, 2-0 (44') Mauri Vanhanen
Finland football team line-up in match Nr.193
Managed by head coach Kurt Weinreich (West Germany)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Matti Kannas  
2
28
HJK, Helsinki
Alpo Lintamo  
8
24
HPS, Helsinki
Unto Nevalainen  
1
22
HIFK, Helsinki
Kauko Hakkarainen  
4
24
KuPS, Kuopio
Aimo Sommarberg  
9
25
RU-38, Pori
Stig-Göran Myntti  Captain 
54
31
VIFK, Vaasa
Rainer Forss  
13
26
TuTo, Turku
Olavi Lahtinen  
21
28
HJK, Helsinki
Mauri Vanhanen  
1
26
KTP, Kotka
Kai Pahlman  
10
21
HPS, Helsinki
Juhani Peltonen  
11
21
Haka, Valkeakoski
Denmark football team line-up in match Nr.210
Managed by selection committee, coach Arne Sørensen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Henry From  
2
31
AGF, Århus
John Amdisen  
7
22
AGF, Århus
Verner Nielsen  
14
26
AB, København
Flemming Nielsen  
5
23
B 93, København
Ove Hansen  
7
27
Esbjerg fB, Esbjerg
Jørgen Olesen  
27
33
AGF, Århus
Jørgen Hansen  
15
25
Næstved IF, Næstved
Egon Jensen  
1
19
Esbjerg fB, Esbjerg
Bent Dideriksen  
1
25
Næstved IF, Næstved
Aage Rou Jensen  Captain 
28
32
AGF, Århus
Poul Pedersen  
14
24
AIA, Aarhus
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Finland
11
12.182
25.572
9
2
0
0
Denmark
11
11.000
26.611
6
0
0
0
Historical data sources
Dagens Nyheder (Copenhagen), №167, 19 Jun 1957; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Aftenbladet (Copenhagen), №216, 19 Jun 1957; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Land og Folk (Copenhagen), №253, 19 Jun 1957; Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Comments
Finland vs Denmark post-match head-to-head
WP
34.6
P
26
W
8
D
2
L
16
GF
36
GA
81
GF/P
1.385
GA/P
3.115
Av attendance
17 576
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
Poland vs Finland 5-0
Kraków, Sunday 4 November 1956
Next match:
Suomen Palloliitto 50th Anniversary Tournament
Finland vs Sweden 1-5
Helsinki, Wednesday 19 June 1957
Finland matches
Denmark national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Denmark vs Bulgaria 1-1
Copenhagen, Sunday 26 May 1957
Next match:
Suomen Palloliitto 50th Anniversary Tournament
Denmark vs Norway 2-0
Tampere, Wednesday 19 June 1957
Denmark matches
Top Finland goal scorers
1. Verner Eklöf (1920 - 1925) - 17 goals
2. Aulis Koponen (1924 - 1934) - 16 goals
3. Gunnar Åström (1927 - 1934) - 16 goals
... Kai Pahlman (1957) - 1 goal
... Mauri Vanhanen (1957) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 18, 1957)
top Finland goal scorers
Brief match report
Tue. 18 Jun 1957
Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Finland 2-0 Denmark
Goals: Pahlman 4, Vanhanen 44

Finland: Kannas, Lintamo, Nevalainen, Hakkarainen, Sommarberg, Myntti (c), Forss, Lahtinen, Vanhanen, Pahlman, Peltonen. Managed by Weinreich (West Germany).

Denmark: From, Amdisen, Verner Nielsen, Flemming Nielsen, Ove Hansen, Olesen, Jørgen Hansen, Egon Jensen, Dideriksen, Aage Rou Jensen (c), Pedersen. Managed by selection committee Sørensen.

Att: 11 859,
Ref: Helgesen (Norway)

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