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Finland vs Sweden international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 August 1958, 18:15 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Finland
1-7
Sweden
Competition:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Referee:
Harald Heltberg, Oslo /
Norway
Attendance, venue:
13 395, Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Goals:
0-1 (13') Reino Börjesson, 0-2 (18') Reino Börjesson, 0-3 (39') Torbjörn Jonsson, 0-4 (50') Torbjörn Jonsson, 1-4 (52') Kauko Korpela, 1-5 (65') Henry Källgren, 1-6 (69') Torbjörn Jonsson, 1-7 (90') Agne Simonsson
Finland football team line-up in match Nr.204
Managed by head coach Kurt Weinreich (West Germany)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Voitto Vilermo  
2
31
HPS, Helsinki
Unto Nevalainen  
6
23
HIFK, Helsinki
Matti Haahti  
6
22
Ilves-Kissat, Tampere
Aimo Pulkkinen  
8
30
Haka, Valkeakoski
Lauri Lehtinen  Captain 
19
31
HJK, Helsinki
Reijo Jalava  
6
26
HJK, Helsinki
Juhani Peltonen  
22
22
Haka, Valkeakoski
Olavi Lahtinen  
27
29
HJK, Helsinki
Kai Pahlman  
19
23
HPS, Helsinki
Olli Heinonen   46' 
6
21
Ilves-Kissat, Tampere
46' Kauko Korpela  
2
27
HJK, Helsinki
Kalevi Lehtovirta  
41
30
TPS, Turku
Sweden football team line-up in match Nr.363
Managed by selection committee: chairman Eric Person
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Tore Svensson  
2
30
Malmö FF, Malmö
Orvar Bergmark  
44
27
Örebro SK, Örebro
Sven Axbom  
23
31
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Reino Börjesson  
8
29
Norrby IF, Borås
Lars Broström  
1
27
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Sigvard Parling  
27
28
Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm
Torbjörn Jonsson  
8
22
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Gunnar Gren  Captain  51' 
55
37
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
51' Henry Källgren  
8
27
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Agne Simonsson  
9
22
Örgryte IS, Göteborg
Bror Mellberg  
6
34
AIK Solna, Solna
Kurt Liander  
5
26
AIK Solna, Solna
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Finland
12
13.667
26.539
6
1
0
0
Sweden
12
16.333
28.912
7
7
0
0
Historical data sources
Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №225, 21 Aug 1958; Svenska Dagbladet – Historiskt sidarkiv
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №225, 21 Aug 1958; DN.arkivet
Comments

stringer - posted on 13 March 2011 at 19:34:22

Most sources give the date of the match as 20th August 1958, rather than 20th July 1958. (link: )

Soproni Démon - posted on 9 October 2011 at 15:23:36

Coach manager
Sweden: Eric Person
Finland vs Sweden post-match head-to-head
WP
14.0
P
50
W
4
D
6
L
40
GF
72
GA
211
GF/P
1.440
GA/P
4.220
Av attendance
13 709
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:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Norway vs Finland 2-0
Oslo, Sunday 15 June 1958
Next match:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Finland vs Denmark 1-4
Helsinki, Sunday 14 September 1958
Finland football matches
Sweden national team matches
Previous match:
1958 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
Sweden vs Brazil 2-5
Solna, Sunday 29 June 1958
Next match:
Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959
Norway vs Sweden 0-2
Oslo, Sunday 14 September 1958
Sweden football matches
Top Finland goal scorers
1. Verner Eklöf (1920 - 1925) - 17 goals
2. Gunnar Åström (1927 - 1934) - 16 goals
3. Aulis Koponen (1924 - 1934) - 16 goals
4. William Kanerva (1924 - 1936) - 13 goals
5. Jorma Vaihela (1949 - 1953) - 13 goals
6. Kalevi Lehtovirta (1948 - 1957) - 13 goals
... Kauko Korpela (1958) - 1 goal
(correct as of August 20, 1958)
Finland scorers
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
... Agne Simonsson (1957 - 1958) - 9 goals
... Henry Källgren (1953 - 1958) - 8 goals
... Torbjörn Jonsson (1955 - 1958) - 5 goals
... Reino Börjesson (1958) - 2 goals
(correct as of August 20, 1958)
Sweden scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Aug 1958
Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Finland 1-7 Sweden
Goals: Börjesson 13, Börjesson 18, Jonsson 39, Jonsson 50, Korpela 52, Källgren 65, Jonsson 69, Simonsson 90

Finland: Vilermo, Nevalainen, Haahti, Pulkkinen, Lehtinen (c), Jalava, Peltonen, Lahtinen, Pahlman, Heinonen (Korpela 46), Lehtovirta. Managed by Weinreich (West Germany).

Sweden: Svensson, Bergmark, Axbom, Börjesson, Broström, Parling, Jonsson, Gren (c) (Källgren 51), Simonsson, Mellberg, Liander. Managed by selection committee Person.

Att: 13 395,
Ref: Heltberg (Norway)

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