Northern Ireland vs Italy international football match reportDate, kick-off time: | Wednesday, 4 December 1957, 14:30 (UTC) | National teams, score: | - 2:2 | Competition: | International Friendly | Referee: | Thomas Mitchell, Lurgan / | Attendance, venue: | 53 000, Windsor Park, Belfast  | Goals: | 0:1 (24') Alcides Ghiggia, 1:1 (27') Billy Cush, 1:2 (50') Miguel Montuori, 2:2 (60') Billy Cush |
Managed by team manager Peter Doherty | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Harry Gregg | 9 | 25 | Manchester United FC, Stretford | Dick Keith | 2 | 24 | Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne | Alf McMichael | 27 | 30 | Newcastle United FC, Newcastle upon Tyne | Danny Blanchflower | 28 | 31 | Tottenham Hotspur FC, Tottenham | Bertie Peacock | 13 | 29 | Celtic FC, Glasgow | Billy Bingham | 26 | 26 | Sunderland AFC, Sunderland | Jimmy McIlroy | 24 | 26 | Burnley FC, Burnley | Billy McAdams | 5 | 23 | Manchester City FC, Manchester | Billy Cush | 9 | 29 | Leeds United AFC, Leeds | Peter McParland | 12 | 23 | Aston Villa FC, Birmingham | Jackie Blanchflower | 11 | 24 | Manchester United FC, Stretford |
Managed by technical comission, coach Alfredo Foni | Player | Caps | Age | Club | Ottavio Bugatti | 4 | 29 | AC Napoli, Napoli | Giuseppe Corradi | 4 | 25 | Juventus FC, Torino | Sergio Cervato | 22 | 28 | AC Fiorentina, Firenze | Giuseppe Chiappella 83' sent off | 16 | 33 | AC Fiorentina, Firenze | Rino Ferrario | 7 | 30 | Juventus FC, Torino | Armando Segato | 15 | 27 | AC Fiorentina, Firenze | Alcides Ghiggia | 2 | 30 | AS Roma, Roma | Juan Schiaffino | 2 | 32 | AC Milan, Milano | Gastone Bean | 2 | 21 | AC Milan, Milano | Guido Gratton | 9 | 25 | AC Fiorentina, Firenze | Miguel Montuori | 7 | 25 | AC Fiorentina, Firenze |
Match stats National team | Players | Average caps | Average age | Clubs | Goals | Cautions | Expulsions | Northern Ireland | 11 | 15.091 | 26.817 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Italy | 11 | 8.182 | 28.189 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Historical data sources  L’Unità (Rome), №337, 05.12.1957; L’Unità - Archivio storico  La Stampa (Turin), №289, 05.12.1957; La Stampa - Archivio storico dal 1867  Avanti! (Rome), №289, 05.12.1957; Biblioteca del Senato della Repubblica Giovanni Spadolini  Corriere dello Sport (Rome), №290, 05.12.1957; CONI: Biblioteca digitale dello sport Comments  | db - posted 15.09.2009 21:46:02 4/12/1957, Belfast , Windsor Park. Irlanda del Nord - Italia (2-2). La gara doveva valere come Eliminatoria per il Campionato mondiale , ma, per il mancato arrivo dell`arbitro designato causa nebbia, fu giocata in amichevole.
Panetti (ris), David (ris), Ferrario, Schiaffino, Corradi, Segato, Gratton, Bugatti, Chiappella, Montuori, Ghiggia, Bean, Cervato. Chiappella fu espulso all 83 minuto. (link: ) | | |
 | Zsorzsinju - posted 16.04.2013 05:54:33 Referee:
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 | db - posted 02.01.2019 13:32:02 Ireland 2 Italy 2 Football (1957) Unissued / Unused material.
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Northern Ireland vs Italy post-match head-to-head | Northern Ireland matches Previous match: Next match: Italy matches Previous match: F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifying Tournament 1956-1958 Portugal vs Italy 3-0 Oeiras, Sunday 26 May 1957 Next match: F.I.F.A. World Cup Qualifying Tournament 1956-1958 Italy vs Portugal 3-0 Milan, Sunday 22 December 1957 Northern Ireland top scorers 1. Billy Gillespie (1913 - 1926) - 13 goals 2. Joe Bambrick (1928 - 1938) - 11 goals 3. Olphie Stanfield (1887 - 1897) - 10 goals 4. Jack Peden (1887 - 1898) - 7 goals ... Billy Cush (1957) - 2 goals
(correct as of December 4, 1957) Italy top scorers 1. Giuseppe Meazza (1930 - 1938) - 33 goals 2. Silvio Piola (1935 - 1946) - 30 goals 3. Adolfo Baloncieri (1920 - 1930) - 25 goals ... Miguel Montuori (1957) - 1 goal ... Alcides Ghiggia (1957) - 1 goal
(correct as of December 4, 1957) Brief match report Wed. 04 Dec 1957 Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland 2-2 Italy Goals: Ghiggia 24, Cush 27, Montuori 50, Cush 60
Northern Ireland: Gregg, Keith, McMichael, Danny Blanchflower (c), Peacock, Bingham, McIlroy, McAdams, Cush, McParland, Jackie Blanchflower. Managed by Doherty.
Italy: Bugatti, Corradi, Cervato (c), Chiappella, Ferrario, Segato, Ghiggia, Schiaffino, Bean, Gratton, Montuori. Managed by technical comission Foni. Sent off: Chiappella 83.
Att: 53 000 Ref: Mitchell (Northern Ireland) |