Sunday 25 October 1959 European Cup Round 2

Home Sparta Rotterdam Joop Daniëls23′, 38′, 48′

Sparta Rotterdam vs IFK Göteborg: 3–1 Half-time 2–0

Away IFK Göteborg Nils Jonsson81′

Season 1959

VenueStadion Het Kastel

Attendance17,000

RefereeUnavailable

Formation2-3-5 (estimated)

Average age25.9 years

Homegrown players5

Weather Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 processed by IFKDB

Partly cloudy, 12°

Form

W W W D L

Starting XI

Tactical formation is unavailable; the pitch shows an estimated 2-3-5 formation.

· Lennart Andersson · Nils Johansson · Owe Ohlsson HG · Ove Helmér · Bengt Pettersson HG

· Åke Norén HG · Lennart Nilsson HG · Allan Johansson

· Nils Ekeroth · Nils Jonsson ⚽

· Lars Andersson HG

On Sunday 25 October 1959, IFK Göteborg visited Sparta Rotterdam in round 2 of European Cup at Stadion Het Kastel. In front of 17,000 spectators, IFK Göteborg lost 1–3 after IFK Göteborg trailed 0–2 at half-time. Conditions were partly cloudy, with a recorded temperature of 12°C.

IFK Göteborg's only goal was scored by Nils Jonsson (81′).

The starting XI averaged 25.9 years of age; Åke Norén was the oldest at 31 and Owe Ohlsson the youngest at 21. This was the first recorded meeting between IFK Göteborg and Sparta Rotterdam; IFK Göteborg's record against Sparta Rotterdam stood at 1 defeat.

Coach

C Josef Stroh Head coach

Joop Daniëls 1-0

Joop Daniëls 2-0

Joop Daniëls 3-0

Nils Jonsson 3-1

Starters 11

Substitutes 0

Players used 11

Goalscorers 1

Assists 0

Yellow cards 0

Red cards 0

Meeting number 1 1 of 5 recorded games

Wins 0 0% of meetings

Draws 0 0% of meetings

Losses 1 100% of meetings

Consecutive defeats 1 game · All meetings

Consecutive games scored in 1 game · All meetings

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Sparta Rotterdam vs IFK Göteborg: 3–1 Half-time 2–0

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