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Sweden vs Northern Ireland match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 3 June 1981, 19:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Sweden
1-0
Northern Ireland
Referee:
Paolo Bergamo, Livorno /
Italy
Attendance, venue:
21 431, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
Goals:
1-0 (48') Hasse Borg (pen.)
Sweden football team line-up in match Nr.576
Managed by association captain Lars Arnesson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
3
21
Östers IF, Växjö
17
31
IFK Sundsvall, Sundsvall
11
25
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg
2
21
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg
26
23
Malmö FF, Malmö
1
21
Kalmar FF, Kalmar
Hasse Borg   58'
38
27
BTSV Eintracht, Braunschweig
22
22
Östers IF, Växjö
9
25
IK Brage, Borlänge
21
26
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg
42
28
Malmö FF, Malmö
Jan Svensson   83' 
8
25
IFK Norrköping, Norrköping
83' Andreas Ravelli  
4
21
Östers IF, Växjö
Northern Ireland football team line-up in match Nr.340
Managed by team manager Billy Bingham
Player
Caps
Age
Club
87
35
Arsenal FC, London
Jimmy Nicholl   61' 62' 
38
24
Manchester United FC, Manchester
62' John McClelland  
8
25
Rangers FC, Glasgow
47
32
Arsenal FC, London
36
34
Southampton FC, Southampton
12
23
Leicester City FC, Leicester
22
28
Middlesbrough FC, Middlesbrough
40
29
Norwich City FC, Norwich
12
24
Burnley FC, Burnley
70' Derek Spence  
28
29
Southend United FC, Southend on Sea
32
27
Watford FC, Watford
50
26
Manchester United FC, Manchester
35
23
Tulsa Roughnecks, Tulsa
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Sweden
13
15.692
24.992
8
1
3
1
Northern Ireland
13
34.385
28.044
11
0
3
1
Historical data sources
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №149, 04 Jun 1981; DN.arkivet
Belfast Telegraph (Belfast), №-, 04 Jun 1981; Irish Newspaper Archives
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 31 May 2012 at 20:08:00

Cards Sweden:
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dudd - posted on 10 April 2023 at 20:10:31

QWC 1982 Sweden vs. Northern Ireland 1-0 (03.06.1981)

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Sweden vs Northern Ireland post-match head-to-head
WP
50.0
P
4
W
2
D
0
L
2
GF
3
GA
6
GF/P
0.750
GA/P
1.500
Av attendance
18 046
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 1981-1983
Sweden vs Denmark 1-2
Malmö, Thursday 14 May 1981
Next match:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Sweden vs Portugal 3-0
Solna, Wednesday 24 June 1981
Northern Ireland national team matches
Previous match:
British Championship 1981 (Not finished)
Scotland vs Northern Ireland 2-0
Glasgow, Tuesday 19 May 1981
Next match:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Northern Ireland vs Scotland 0-0
Belfast, Wednesday 14 October 1981
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
2. Gunnar Nordahl (1942 - 1948) - 43 goals
3. Gunnar Gren (1940 - 1958) - 32 goals
4. Agne Simonsson (1957 - 1966) - 27 goals
... Hasse Borg (1978 - 1981) - 4 goals
(correct as of June 3, 1981)
Brief match report
Wed. 03 Jun 1981
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna
Sweden 1-0 Northern Ireland
Goals: Borg 48 (11m)

Sweden: Thomas Ravelli, Börjesson, Fredriksson, Hysén, Erlandsson (c), Persson, Borg, Peter Nilsson, Thomas Nilsson (Torbjörn Nilsson 69), Sjöberg, Svensson (Andreas Ravelli 83). Managed by Arnesson.
Booked: Börjesson 60, Borg 58. Sent off: Borg 58.

Northern Ireland: Jennings, Jimmy Nicholl (McClelland 62), Nelson, Chris Nicholl, John O'Neill, Cochrane, Martin O'Neill (c), Hamilton (Spence 70), Armstrong, McIlroy, McCreery. Managed by Bingham.
Booked: Jimmy Nicholl 61, Cochrane 58. Sent off: Cochrane 58.

Att: 21 431,
Ref: Bergamo (Italy)

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