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National football teams

  • Sweden earned its 4th consecutive victory
  • Record for most Sweden caps: Karl Oskar Svensson's 65th appearance
  • Record for most Norway caps: Thorbjørn Svenssen's 75th appearance
  • Sweden vs Norway H2H: Sweden's 36th victory in 63 matches

Sweden vs Norway international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 13 October 1957, 13:30 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Sweden
5-2
Norway
Competition:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Referee:
Albert Dusch, Kaiserslautern /
West Germany
Attendance, venue:
29 840, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
Goals:
1-0 (1') Agne Simonsson, 2-0 (48') Gösta Sandberg, 3-0 (56') Agne Simonsson, 4-0 (62') Jan Ekström, 4-1 (80') Harald Hennum (pen.), 4-2 (83') Gunnar Thoresen, 5-2 (90') Gunnar Gren
Sweden national team line-up in match Nr.354
Managed by selection committee: chairman Eric Person, coach George Raynor (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Karl Oskar Svensson  
65
31
Hälsingborgs IF, Hälsingborg
Orvar Bergmark  
35
26
Örebro SK, Örebro
Pravitz Öberg  
2
26
Malmö FF, Malmö
Reino Börjesson  
2
28
Norrby IF, Borås
Åke Johansson  Captain 
16
29
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Sigvard Parling  
18
27
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Sylve Bengtsson  
26
27
Halmstads BK, Halmstad
Gunnar Gren  
47
36
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Agne Simonsson  
1
21
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Jan Ekström  
4
20
Malmö FF, Malmö
Gösta Sandberg  
41
25
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Norway national team line-up in match Nr.232
Managed by national coach Denis Lewin (England), selection committee: Odvar Moen, Knut Brynildsen, Nils Eriksen
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Asbjørn Hansen  
36
27
IL Sparta, Sarpsborg
Arne Bakker   60' 
27
27
Asker SkK, Asker
60' Åge Spydevold  
2
32
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Edgar Falch  
18
26
Viking IL, Stavanger
Arne Legernes  
22
26
Molde FK, Molde
Thorbjørn Svenssen  Captain 
75
33
Sandefjord BK, Sandefjord
Tore Halvorsen  
7
22
Eik IF, Tønsberg
Bjørn Borgen  
7
20
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Kjell Kristiansen  
19
32
Asker SkK, Asker
Per Kristoffersen  
6
20
Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad
Harald Hennum  
25
29
Skeid Fotball, Oslo
Gunnar Thoresen  
62
37
Larvik Turn & IF, Larvik
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Sweden
11
23.364
27.541
8
5
0
0
Norway
12
25.500
27.949
9
2
0
0
Historical data sources
Arbeiderbladet (Oslo), №238, 14 Oct 1957; Nasjonalbiblioteket
Friheten (Oslo), №237, 14 Oct 1957; Nasjonalbiblioteket
Rogalands Avis (Stavanger), №238, 14 Oct 1957; Nasjonalbiblioteket
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №280, 14 Oct 1957; DN.arkivet
Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №280, 14 Oct 1957; Svenska Dagbladet – Historiskt sidarkiv
Comments

stringer - posted on 9 March 2011 at 21:34:09

According to this link, it was Kjell (not Reidar) Kristiansen who played for Norway in this match. (link: )

stringer - posted on 13 March 2011 at 18:14:50

The scorer of the final Swedish goal (90 mins) is often given as Gren, rather than Sandberg. (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 9 October 2011 at 15:14:03

Coach manager
Sweden: Eric Person

Zsorzsinju - posted on 3 January 2013 at 19:46:09

Sweden Captain:
3. Åke Johansson "Bajdoff", lagkapten (link: )

trekky76 - posted on 3 March 2025 at 17:36:44

Spydevold entered with half an hour of time left.
Source: Arbeiderbladet & Rogalands Avis
Sweden vs Norway post-match head-to-head
WP
66.7
P
63
W
36
D
12
L
15
GF
190
GA
96
GF/P
3.016
GA/P
1.524
Av attendance
18 956
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Sweden national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Sweden vs Finland 5-1
Solna, Sunday 22 September 1957
Next match:
Friendly International
West Germany vs Sweden 1-0
Hamburg, Wednesday 20 November 1957
Sweden results
Norway national team matches
Previous match:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Norway vs Denmark 2-2
Oslo, Sunday 22 September 1957
Next match:
1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Bulgaria vs Norway 7-0
Sofia, Sunday 3 November 1957
Norway results
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
... Gunnar Gren (1940 - 1957) - 29 goals
... Gösta Sandberg (1952 - 1957) - 10 goals
... Jan Ekström (1956 - 1957) - 2 goals
... Agne Simonsson (1957) - 2 goals
(correct as of October 13, 1957)
top Sweden scorers
Top Norway goal scorers
1. Jørgen Juve (1929 - 1934) - 33 goals
2. Einar Gundersen (1917 - 1928) - 26 goals
3. Gunnar Thoresen (1946 - 1957) - 22 goals
... Harald Hennum (1949 - 1957) - 12 goals
(correct as of October 13, 1957)
top Norway scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 13 Oct 1957
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
Sweden 5-2 Norway
Goals: Simonsson 1, Sandberg 48, Simonsson 56, Ekström 62, Hennum 80 (11m), Thoresen 83, Gren 90

Sweden: Svensson, Bergmark, Öberg, Börjesson, Johansson (c), Parling, Bengtsson, Gren, Simonsson, Ekström, Sandberg. Managed by selection committee Person, Raynor (England).

Norway: Hansen, Bakker (Spydevold 60), Falch, Legernes, Svenssen (c), Halvorsen, Borgen, Kristiansen, Kristoffersen, Hennum, Thoresen. Managed by national coach Denis Lewin (England), selection committee Moen, Brynildsen, Eriksen.

Att: 29 840,
Ref: Dusch (West Germany)

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