IX OLYMPIC
FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT (MELBOURNE 1956)
GAME DETAILS
(From 24-11-1956 to 8-12-1956)
| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 24-11-1956 (14:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 11.999 REFEREE: Robert Mann (GBR) GOALS: 1-0 (Isaev 23’); 2-0 (Strel’tsov 86’); 2-1 (Habig 89’) |
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Soviet Union - Germany |
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| 2-1 (1-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Yashin Tishchenko, Bashashkin, Ogon’kov Paramonov, Netto (c) Tatushin, Isaev, Strel’tsov, Ivanov, Ryzhkin COACH: Gavriil Kachalin |
GERMANY Görtz Gerdau, K. Hoffmann, Höfer R. Hoffmann, Semmelmann Mauritz, Geiger, Schäfer, Zeitler, Habig COACH: Sepp Herberger |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 26-11-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 3.693 REFEREE: Nikolaj Latyshev (USSR) GOALS: 1-0 (Twissell 12’); 2-0 (Twissell 20’); 3-0 (Lewis [p.] 21’); 4-0 (Laybourne 30’); 5-0 (Bromilow 75’); 6-0 (Bromilow 78’); 7-0 (Laybourne 82’); 8-0 (Laybourne 85’); 9-0 (Topp 90’) |
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Great Britain - Thailand |
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| 9-0 (4-0) |
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GREAT BRITAIN Sharratt Stoker, Farrer (c), Topp Prince, Dodkins Lewis, Hardisty, Laybourne, Bromilow, Twissell COACH: Fred Creek |
THAILAND Baikam Chermudhai, Chutimawong, Suwanasit Hayachanta, Suvaree, Chaiyong Chitranukroh, Milinthachinda (c), Lattimon, Mutugun COACH: Bunchoo Samutkojon |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 27-11-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 3.507 REFEREE: Robert Lund (NZL) GOALS: 1-0 (McMillan [p.] 26’); 2-0 (Loughran 61’) |
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Australia - Japan |
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| 2-0 (1-0) |
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AUSTRALIA Lord Bignall (c), Pettigrew, Arthur Sander, Morrow Loughran, Lennard, McMillan, Smith, Warren COACH: Len Young |
JAPAN Furukawa Hiraki, Takamori, Sato Ozawa, Omura Tokita, Uchino, Yaegashi, Kobayashi, Iwabuchi (c) COACH: Shigemaru Takekoshi |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 28-11-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 5.292 REFEREE: Maurice Swain (NZL) GOALS: 1-0 (Veselinović 10’); 2-0 (Antić 12’); 3-0 (Mujić 16’); 4-0 (Papec 20’); 5-0 (Mujić 35’); 5-1 (Zerhusen 42’); 6-1 (Mujić 56’); 7-1 (Antić 73’); 8-1 (Veselinović 84’); 9-1 (Veselinović 90’) |
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Yugoslavia - USA |
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| 9-1 (5-1) |
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YUGOSLAVIA Radenković Koščak, Radović, Šantek Spajić (c), Krstić Šekularac, Papec, Antić, Veselinović, Mujić COACH: Milovan Ćirić |
USA Engedahl Wecke, Conterio, Snylyk (c) Keough, Dorrian Murphy, Mendoza, Zerhusen, Monsen, Looby COACH: Jimmy Mills |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 29-11-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 3.228 REFEREE: Shigemaru Takekoshi (JAP) GOALS: - |
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Soviet Union - Indonesia |
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| 0-0 (0-0;0-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Yashin Tishchenko, Bashashkin, Kuznetsov Betsa, Netto (c) Tatushin, Isaev, Strel’tsov, Sal’nikov, Ryzhkin COACH: Gavriil Kachalin |
INDONESIA Saelan Rashjid, Siregar, Ramlan Yatim Kwee, Tan Witarsa (c), Phwa, Danu, Thio, Ramang COACH: Toni Pogačnik |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 30-11-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 6.748 REFEREE: Ron Wright (AUS) GOALS: 1-0 (Dimitrov 6’); 1-1 (Lewis 30’); 2-1 (Kolev 40’); 3-1 (Milanov 45’); 4-1 (Milanov 75’); 5-1 (Milanov 80’); 6-1 (Kolev 85’) [Incidents: The apparent discrepancies in the names of the Bulgarian players between FIFA/Olympic report and other sources come from the fact that they have two family names, which are used indistinctively. Thus, for example, the goalscorers Georgi Dimitrov and Dimităr Milanov are called Georgi (Dimitrov) Nikolov and Dimităr (Milanov) Stojanov, respectively. The family names of Bulgarian players below are the most usual ones in football literature and local sources.] |
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Bulgaria - Great Britain |
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| 6-1 (3-1) |
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BULGARIA Najdenov Rakarov, Manolov, Goranov Bozhkov (c), Kovachev Milanov, Dimitrov, Panajotov, Kolev, Yanev COACHES: Stojan Ormandzhiev / Krum Milev |
GREAT BRITAIN Sharratt Stoker, Farrer (c), Topp Prince, Dodkins Lewis, Lewin, Laybourne, Bromilow, Twissell COACH: Fred Creek |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 1-12-1956 (14:00 h) ATTENDANCE: 7.413 REFEREE: Chris Wensveen (INI) GOALS: 0-1 (De Souza 9’); 1-1 (Morrow 17’); 1-2 (De Souza 33’); 2-2 (Morrow 41’); 2-3 (De Souza 50’); 2-4 (Kittu 80’) |
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Australia - India |
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| 2-4 (2-2) |
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AUSTRALIA Lord Bignall (c), Pettigrew, Arthur Warren, Sander Loughran, Lennard, Morrow, McMillan, Smith COACH: Len Young |
INDIA Thangaraj Azizuddin, Rehman, Kempaiah Abdul Salaam, Mohammed P. K. Banerjee, S. Banerjee (c), De Souza, Kittu, Kannayan COACH: Abdul Rahim Sayed |
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| STADIUM: Olympic Park (Melbourne) DATE: 1-12-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 6.735 REFEREE: Robert Lund (NZL) GOALS: 1-0 (Sal’nikov 17’); 2-0 (Ivanov 19’); 3-0 (Netto 43’); 4-0 (Sal’nikov 59’) |
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Soviet Union - Indonesia |
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| 4-0 (3-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Razinskij Tishchenko, Bashashkin, Kuznetsov Masljonkin, Netto (c) Tatushin, Ivanov, Strel’tsov, Sal’nikov, Il’in COACH: Gavriil Kachalin |
INDONESIA Saelan Rashjid, Siregar, Ramlan Yatim Kwee, Tan Witarsa (c), Ramang, Arifin, Thio, Jusron COACH: Toni Pogačnik |
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| STADIUM: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) DATE: 4-12-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 16.626 REFEREE: Nikolaj Latyshev (USSR) GOALS: 0-1 (De Souza 52’); 1-1 (Papec 54’); 2-1 (Veselinović 57’); 3-1 (Papec 65’); 4-1 (Abdul Salaam [o.g.] 78’) |
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Yugoslavia - India |
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| 4-1 (0-0) |
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YUGOSLAVIA Vidinić Koščak, Biogradlić, Šantek Spajić (c), Krstić Mujić, Papec, Antić, Veselinović, Lipošinović COACH: Milovan Ćirić |
INDIA Narayan Rehman, Abdul Latif, Kempaiah Abdul Salaam, Mohammed P. K. Banerjee, Nandy, De Souza (c), Kittu, Balaram COACH: Abdul Rahim Sayed |
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| STADIUM: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) DATE: 5-12-1956 (16:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 21.077 REFEREE: Robert Mann (GBR) GOALS: 0-1 (Kolev 95’); 1-1 (Strel’tsov 112’); 2-1 (Tatushin 116’) [Incidents: The official Olympic report lists Gavril (Todorov) Stojanov instead of Dimităr Milanov (Stojanov) in the Bulgarian attack (but this seems to be a mistake, since the former was a substitute midfielder and the latter a regular in the Bulgarian line-ups during the tournament). Tishchenko fractured his collarbone during the game, but remained on the pitch bandaged up because substitutions were not regulated yet in international football.] |
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Soviet Union - Bulgaria |
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| 2-1 (0-0;0-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Yashin Tishchenko, Bashashkin, Ogon’kov Paramonov, Netto (c) Tatushin, Ivanov, Strel’tsov, Sal’nikov, Ryzhkin COACH: Gavriil Kachalin |
BULGARIA Najdenov Rakarov, Manolov, Goranov Bozhkov (c), Kovachev Milanov, Dimitrov, Panajotov, Kolev, Yanev COACHES: Stojan Ormandzhiev / Krum Milev |
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| STADIUM: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) DATE: 7-12-1956 (13:30 h) ATTENDANCE: 21.236 REFEREE: Nikolaj Latyshev (USSR) GOALS: 1-0 (Diev 37’); 2-0 (Milanov 42’); 3-0 (Diev 60’) |
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Bulgaria - India |
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| 3-0 (2-0) |
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BULGARIA Yosifov Rakarov, Manolov, Kovachev Bozhkov (c), Stojanov Milanov, Dimitrov, Panajotov, Kolev, Diev COACHES: Stojan Ormandzhiev / Krum Milev |
INDIA Narayan Azizuddin, Abdul Latif, Kempaiah Mohammed, Hussein Kannayan, De Souza (c), Pal, Nandy, Kittu COACH: Abdul Rahim Sayed |
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| STADIUM: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) DATE: 8-12-1956 (14:45 h) ATTENDANCE: 86.716 REFEREE: Ron Wright (AUS) GOALS: 1-0 (Il’in 48’) [Incidents: Although the official attendance was 86.716 spectators, the actual number of fans in the stadium was estimated in 105,000. The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games followed after the medal presentation at the end of the game.] |
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Soviet Union - Yugoslavia |
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| 1-0 (0-0) |
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SOVIET UNION Yashin Bashashkin, Ogon’kov, Kuznetsov Netto (c), Masljonkin Tatushin, Isaev, Simonjan, Sal’nikov, Il’in COACH: Gavriil Kachalin |
YUGOSLAVIA Radenković Koščak, Radović, Šantek Spajić (c), Krstić Šekularac, Papec, Antić, Veselinović, Mujić COACH: Milovan Ćirić |
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| GAME SUMMARY After a rather mediocre final, the Soviet Union conquered the gold medal in the olympic football tournament with a hard-earned victory over Yugoslavia, who clearly missed some key players, left in Europe due to World Cup commitments.
The first half was a close affair with very few scoring opportunities, with both teams showing speed and good combination, but also defensive firmness. In minute 10, Yashin came into action to save a shot from left winger Mujić. In minute 22, the inside-right forward Papec scored for Yugoslavia, but the referee disallowed the goal for offside. Three minutes into the second half, the left winger Il’in scored the winner after being assisted by Isaev’s head. From that moment on, the Russians adopted a very defensive display trying to keep their lead, with constant timewasting. Although the Yugoslavs dominated then intensely, they failed to produce clear opportunities to equalize. Near the end, the game degenerated into an ugly brawl, with some players exchanging blows. The Australian crowd disliked the Soviet attitude and received their victory with whistles.
The best players of an otherwise poor final were midfielder Igor’ Netto (USSR) and inside-left forward Todor Veselinović (Yugoslavia). |
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