Wednesday 25 November 1959 European Cup Round 2

Team 1 IFK Göteborg Bengt Berndtsson35′

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

Team 2 Sparta Rotterdam Tinus Bosselaar3′Johnny Crossan23′Joop Daniëls65′

Season 1959

VenueWeserstadion

Attendance8,000

RefereeUnavailable

Formation2-3-5 (estimated)

Average age27.2 years

Homegrown players3

Weather Open-Meteo CC BY 4.0 processed by IFKDB

Cloudy, 2°

Form

L W W L L

Starting XI

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

· Lennart Andersson · Bernt Attemalm HG · Nils Johansson · Ove Helmér · Bengt Berndtsson ⚽

· Åke Norén HG · Lennart Nilsson HG · Allan Johansson

· Nils Ekeroth · Nils Jonsson

· Henry Andersson

On Wednesday 25 November 1959, IFK Göteborg faced Sparta Rotterdam on neutral ground in round 2 of European Cup at Weserstadion. In front of 8,000 spectators, IFK Göteborg lost 1–3 after IFK Göteborg trailed 1–2 at half-time. Conditions were cloudy, with a recorded temperature of 2°C.

IFK Göteborg's only goal was scored by Bengt Berndtsson (35′).

The starting XI averaged 27.2 years of age; Henry Andersson was the oldest at 35 and Bernt Attemalm the youngest at 22. This was the 3rd recorded meeting between the clubs; IFK Göteborg's record against Sparta Rotterdam stood at 1 win and 2 defeats.

Coach

C Josef Stroh Head coach

Tinus Bosselaar 0-1

Johnny Crossan 0-2

Bengt Berndtsson 1-2

Joop Daniëls 1-3

Starters 11

Substitutes 0

Players used 11

Goalscorers 1

Assists 0

Yellow cards 0

Red cards 0

Meeting number 3 3 of 5 recorded games

Wins 1 33% of meetings

Draws 0 0% of meetings

Losses 2 67% of meetings

Consecutive defeats 1 game · All meetings

Consecutive home wins 1 game · Home meetings

Consecutive games scored in 3 games · All meetings

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

Starting XI

Match events

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Record against Sparta Rotterdam

Current streaks