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National football teams

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Sweden vs Finland international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 20 June 1923, 19:15 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Sweden
5-4
Finland
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Peco Bauwens, Cologne / Germany
Attendance, venue:
4 055, Strömvallen, Gavle
Goals:
1-0 (1') Sven Rydell, 1-1 (4') Hjalmar Kelin, 1-2 (20') Aarne Linna, 2-2 (31') Gunnar Paulsson, 3-2 (37') Bror Carlsson, 4-2 (48') Gunnar Paulsson, 4-3 (54') Aarne Linna, 5-3 (64') Gunnar Paulsson, 5-4 (66') Verner Eklöf
Sweden football team line-up in match Nr.83
Managed by selection committee: chairman John Pettersson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Robert Zander  
13
27
Örgryte IS, Örgryte
Gösta Wihlborg  
5
25
Hammarby IF, Stockholm
Oskar Forsberg  
1
29
Sandvikens AIK, Sandviken
Sven Lindqvist  
1
20
AIK Solna, Solna
Gunnar Holmberg  
2
26
GAIS, Göteborg
Gösta Peijne  Captain 
2
28
IFK Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna
Sven Rydell  
1
18
Örgryte IS, Örgryte
Bror Carlsson  
1
25
GAIS, Göteborg
Gunnar Paulsson  
1
22
GAIS, Göteborg
Olle Ringdahl  
1
22
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
Ture Sterne  
2
29
IFK Stockholm, Stockholm
Finland football team line-up in match Nr.23
Managed by selection committee
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Niilo Tammisalo  
15
28
HJK, Helsinki
August Wickström  Captain 
16
30
KIF, Helsinki
Sven Lydman  
5
22
HPS, Helsinki
Eino Soinio   46' 
20
28
HJK, Helsinki
46' Martin Jansson  
3
26
ÅIFK, Turku
Charles Stormbom  
12
25
ÅIFK, Turku
Hugo Mantila  
12
30
HPS, Helsinki
Gunnar Åström  
2
19
HIFK, Helsinki
Bertil Silve  
2
23
HJK, Helsinki
Verner Eklöf  
16
26
HJK, Helsinki
Aarne Linna  
4
25
HPS, Helsinki
Hjalmar Kelin  
13
22
HJK, Helsinki
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Sweden
11
2.727
25.094
8
5
0
0
Finland
12
10.000
25.904
5
4
0
0
Historical data sources
Svenska Dagbladet (Stockholm), №165, 21 Jun 1923; Svenska dagstidningar
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №166, 22 Jun 1923; Svenska dagstidningar
Helsingin Sanomat (Helsinki), №168, 23 Jun 1923; Kansalliskirjaston digitointi- ja konservointikeskus
Comments

wilim - posted on 30 August 2011 at 21:05:06

Sweden captain: Gösta Pejne
Source: Danmark (1908-1940), Sverige (1908-1940) - IFFHS book

Soproni Démon - posted on 7 October 2011 at 10:23:10

Coach manager
Sweden: John ’Bill’ Pettersson

db - posted on 22 June 2021 at 06:49:33

Teams (link: )
Sweden vs Finland post-match head-to-head
WP
75.0
P
10
W
7
D
1
L
2
GF
33
GA
18
GF/P
3.300
GA/P
1.800
Av attendance
5 406
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:
Friendly International
Sweden vs Austria 4-2
Gothenburg, Sunday 10 June 1923
Next match:
Friendly International
Sweden vs Germany 2-1
Stockholm, Friday 29 June 1923
Sweden matches
Finland national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Norway vs Finland 3-0
Kristiania, Sunday 17 June 1923
Next match:
Friendly International
Germany vs Finland 1-2
Dresden, Sunday 12 August 1923
Finland matches
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Karl Gustafsson (1908 - 1918) - 21 goals
2. Herbert Carlsson (1919 - 1921) - 19 goals
... Gunnar Paulsson (1923) - 3 goals
... Sven Rydell (1923) - 1 goal
... Bror Carlsson (1923) - 1 goal
(correct as of June 20, 1923)
top Sweden goal scorers
Top Finland goal scorers
1. Verner Eklöf (1920 - 1923) - 9 goals
2. Jarl Öhman (1912 - 1922) - 9 goals
3. Hjalmar Kelin (1921 - 1923) - 4 goals
4. Bruno Mantila (1921 - 1922) - 4 goals
... Aarne Linna (1923) - 2 goals
... Lauri Tanner (1920) - 2 goals
(correct as of June 20, 1923)
top Finland goal scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 20 Jun 1923
Strömvallen, Gävle
Sweden 5-4 Finland
Goals: Rydell 1, Kelin 4, Linna 20, Paulsson 31, Carlsson 37, Paulsson 48, Linna 54, Paulsson 64, Eklöf 66

Sweden: Zander, Wihlborg, Forsberg, Lindqvist, Holmberg, Peijne (c), Rydell, Carlsson, Paulsson, Ringdahl, Sterne. Managed by selection committee Pettersson.

Finland: Tammisalo, Wickström (c), Lydman, Soinio (Jansson 46), Stormbom, Mantila, Åström, Silve, Eklöf, Linna, Kelin. Managed by selection committee.

Att: 4 055,
Ref: Bauwens (Germany)

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