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Tuesday,
17
June 1958
The VM Coupe Jules Rimet Fotboll Finals
First Phase Pool 4 play-off
USSR 1 England 0
[0-0]
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"What happens if today's play-off match ends in a draw? Extra time
will be played, and it the teams are still level the goal average of
their previous group matches will count. But there's a snag where
England and Russia are concerned. Their goal averages are identical—so
if there is a stalemate after extra time, lots will be drawn to decide
who enters the quarter-finals."
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Nya Ullevi Stadion,
Heden, Göteborg, Västra Götalands Iän, Sweden
Kick-off (CET & BST):
7.00pm
Attendance:
23,182 |
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USSR kicked off |
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[1-0] Anatoli Ilyin 68
crashed
the ball left-footed from 12yds in off the post from Yuriy
Voynov's pass, following McDonald's miss-hit goalkick
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[0-0] Peter Brabrook strike hits the post
47 [0-0] Peter
Brabrook hits the same post 52
[0-0] Peter Brabrook scores
disallowed:handball
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Commentator:
Kenneth Wolstenholme |
(various regions, excluding TWW) - Commentators:
Peter Lloyd and
Gerry Loftus |
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Second half
also live on The Light
Programme |
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"ENGLAND
GO DOWN AND OUT" Daily Mirror |
Officials |
USSR Party |
FIFA ruling on NO substitutes |
England Party |
Referee
(black)
Albert Dusch
45 (6 December 1912), Kaiserslautern
(replaced
the day
before the match) |
There are no substitutions whatsoever in the World Cup Finals
matches.
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Linesmen |
Johann Bronkhurst
44
(3 March 1914), Velp |
Friedrich Seipelt
43 (2 April 1915), Wien |
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USSR Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 8th to 5th |
Colours |
Red wing-collared jerseys with CCCP emblazoned across the front, white shorts, black socks with
white/red/white hoop. |
Captain |
Nikita Simonyan |
Manager |
Gavriil Dmitriyevich
Kachalin, 47 (17 January 1911), appointed late 1954. |
USSR
Lineup |
1 |
Yashin, Lev I. |
28 238 days |
22 October 1929 |
G |
FC
Dynamo Moskva |
26 |
22ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Kesarev, Vladimir P. |
28 111 days |
26 February 1930 |
RB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Krizhevsky, Konstantin S. |
32 118 days |
20 February 1926 |
LB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
13 |
0 |
4 |
Kuznetsov, Boris D. |
29 338 days |
14 July 1928 |
RHB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
19 |
0 |
5
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Voynov, Yuriy M. |
26 200 days |
29 November 1931 |
CHB |
FK Dinamo Kyiv |
13 |
1 |
16 |
Tsaryov, Viktor G. |
27 15 days |
2 June 1931 |
LHB |
FK
Dinamo Moskva |
5 |
0 |
7 |
Apukhtin, German N. |
22 5 days |
12 June 1936 |
OR |
Tsentralny Sportive Klub Ministers Oborony |
3 |
0 |
8 |
Ivanov, Valentin |
23 210 days |
19 November 1934 |
IR |
FK
Torpedo Moskva |
19 |
9 |
9 |
Simonyan, Nikita P. |
31 248 days |
12 October 1926 |
CF |
FK
Spartak Moskva |
17 |
10 |
20 |
Falin, Yuri P. |
21 67 days |
2 April 1937 |
IL |
FK
Torpedo Moskva |
2 |
0 |
11
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Ilyin, Anatoly M. |
26 356 days |
27 June 1931 |
OL |
FK
Spartak Moskva |
26 |
14 |
reserves: |
not permitted |
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2-3-5 |
Yashin - Kesarev, Krizhevsky - Kuznetsov, Voynov,
Tsaryov - Apukhtin, Ivanov, Simonyan, Falin, Ilyin |
Averages: |
Age |
27 years
43 days |
Appearances/Goals |
13.5 |
3.0 |
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England
Team |
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Rank |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 3rd |
Colours |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts, red
socks with white calf hoop. |
P 32nd of 43, W 17 - D 6 - L 6 - F 80 - A 40. |
Captain |
Billy Wright |
Manager |
Walter Winterbottom, 45 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946; |
rec. 81st of 90, W 46 - D 18 - L 17 - F 201 - A 116. |
Trainer: Harold Shepherdson |
P 99th of 139,
W 59 - D 22 - L 18 - F 275 - A 137,
one abandoned. |
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Team chosen by Selection Committee, headed by Joe Mears, on
Tuesday, 17 June. |
England
Lineup |
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three changes to the previous match
Clayton, Brabrook & Broadbent>Clamp, Douglas & Robson) |
FINAL league positions
(30 April) |
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1 |
McDonald, Colin A. |
27 245 days |
15 October 1930 |
G |
Burnley FC
(FL 6th) |
5 |
6ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Howe, Donald |
22 248 days |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 4th) |
11 |
0 |
3 |
Banks, Thomas |
28 219 days |
10 November 1929 |
LB |
Bolton Wanderers FC
(FL 15th) |
5 |
0 |
15 |
Clayton, Ronald |
23 316 days |
5 August 1934 |
RHB |
Blackburn Rovers FC
(FL2 2nd) |
21 |
0 |
5 |
Wright, William A. |
34 131 days |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
96 |
3 |
most apps
1952-58 |
6 |
Slater, William J. |
31 49 days |
29 April 1927 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
10 |
0 |
771 |
17 |
Brabrook, Peter |
20 221 days |
8 November 1937 |
OR |
Chelsea FC
(FL 12th) |
1 |
0 |
youngest WCF player
so far |
the 19th Chelsea player to
represent England |
772 |
18 |
Broadbent, Peter F. |
25 33 days |
15 May 1933 |
IR |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC
(FL CHAMPIONS) |
1 |
0 |
the 27th Wanderer to
represent England |
9 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
23 103 days |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC
(FL 4th) |
11 |
6 |
10 |
Haynes, John N. |
23 243 days |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC
(FL2 6th) |
24 |
9 |
21 |
A'Court, Alan |
23 262 days |
30 September 1934 |
OL |
Liverpool FC
(FL2 4th) |
4 |
1 |
reserves: |
not permitted |
team notes: |
Billy Wright extends his record appearance tally, in his record 61st
consecutive match. With the introduction of the two new players,
Winterbottom/ISC/post-war has now seen 121 different players don the
England jersey. |
records: |
Only the second time in 325 matches that
England have played a match on a Tuesday. Predominantly because
of the World Cup Finals, England have played eleven matches in a
season for the first time. For the first time, England have gone
six matches without victory. |
goalscoring
records: |
Despite his criticism towards the end of this season, Derek Kevan
actually ended the season as top goalscorer, scoring five in ten
matches. |
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2-3-5 |
McDonald - Howe, Banks - Clayton, Wright, Slater -
Brabrook, Broadbent, Kevan, Haynes, A'Court. |
Averages: |
Age |
25 years
322 days |
Appearances/Goals |
17.2 |
1.7 |
youngest WCF team
so
far |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
THIS
was the third meeting of these two sides in the space of five weeks but
this time there was far more at stake. The winners would progress to the
World Cup quarter-finals as runners-up in their group behind Brazil.
England made three changes to the team held by Austria with Ronnie Clayton
returning and Peter Brabrook and Peter Broadbent coming in for their first
caps. The new right-wing partnership quickly established itself with
excellent work.
England played
well but lacked the one ingredient they needed . . . good fortune. Nothing
went right for them on this day. The match was evenly contested for the
first half-hour but from the moment Broadbent forced Yashin into a fine
diving save low to his right England were on top. Yashin showed all his
marvellous talents as he and his defenders worked overtime to keep the
English attack at bay. The Soviet Union were almost on their knees but,
alas, England could not find the knock-out blow.
Seven minutes before the interval they missed
a fine chance. Broadbent, showing some silky skills, carved his way down
the right before laying off a perfect pass to Brabrook. It seemed the
Chelsea man must score, but the winger succeeded only in stabbing his shot
straight at Yashin.
It was not all
England, however, as the Soviets, too, had their moments. Don Howe kicked
one effort from Apukhtin off the line and then saw Simonyan miss an open
goal from close in. Colin McDonald had to be alert at all times and showed
plenty of confidence. Billy Wright and his co-defenders gradually gained a
grip on Soviet attack and by the end of the first half their goal chances
evaporated.
Clayton, Bill Slater, Howe and Tommy Banks
all tackled like lions but up front England lacked the necessary class
they needed to break through. Haynes looked tired, and A'Court and Derek
Kevan, although showing they had big hearts, were often found to be
struggling.
Broadbent was the big hope for England. After
that 35th minute effort he showed magnificent form. His display lifted
everyone and England were eventually well on top. At the end of the first
half the shot ratio had been Soviet Union 8 and England 3, but after the
break the pattern was reversed with England having ten shots to the
Soviets' three.
Twice in the
second half, England were desperately unlucky. Both times Brabrook hit the
right-hand post of Yashin's goal and then the winger had the ball in the
net only to be penalised for handball. It was all very frustrating as the
Soviets were down and almost out.
But, as so often
happens, the one clear chance that came Russia's way after the break was
clinically tucked away. Ironically, having played so well throughout the
tournament, it was a mistake by McDonald which led to the winning goal.
His poor goal-kick in the 65th minute was intercepted by Ilyin. Voinov
came into the action and flicked the ball to Simonyan. A return pass to
Ilyan and the winger raced through to shoot past the luckless McDonald.
Just to rub salt into the wound, the ball went in off the post, thus
highlighting the small margin between success and failure.
England's best
effort in the remaining minutes came from Kevan. He once powered his way
through only for Yashin to pull off a wonderful save diving low to his
right.
At the referee's final whistle the England
players trooped off looking very dejected. The whole team had played their
hearts out and, for effort, could not be faulted. Looking back over their
four matches, one could point to several 'if only's'. But at the end of
the day the long-term question was whether some of the England players
were up to the standard required of modern-day international football?
Only time would tell.
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Match Report
by Norman
Giller |
Chelsea winger Peter Brabrook came in for his
debut along with Wolves inside-forward Peter Broadbent, but Bobby Charlton
was left kicking his heels on the touchline. Brabrook almost became an
instant hero with a shot that struck the Russian post and then bounced
into Yashin's hands. In the second-half he had a goal disallowed before
the Russians scored the winning goal when Ilyin's shot went in off a post
to put England out of the World Cup. When England arrived back in London,
Walter Winterbottom was met at the airport by his young son, Alan, who
asked the question on the lips of thousands of football fans: "Daddy, why
didn't you play Bobby Charlton?"
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Other
World Cup Play-Off Results |
Pool 1:
Czechoslovakia
1 Northern Ireland 2ᴭᵀ
Malmö Stadion, Malmö (6,196)
Zikán 18 ~
McParland
44,
97 |
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A heroic performance from Northern Ireland, who shrugged off
injuries to claw their way back into the game and go through to a
quarter-final with France, two days later, but an exhausting schedule
of three games in five days, including extra-time in the play-off,
proved to be too much for them.
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Pool 3:
Hungary 1 Wales
2
Råsunda Fotbollsstadion, Solna
(2,823)
Tichy
33
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Allchurch 55, Medwin
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Wales also came from behind to secure a quarter-final spot, ensuring
that the two smallest home nations had progressed further in the
competition than the two largest. Ivor Allchurch's volleyed equaliser
was a beauty. Hungary's Ferenc Sipos was dismissed for a foul on Ron
Hewitt with five minutes left and, like the Irish, Wales picked up
multiple injuries. They had to face Brazil, two days later, without
their best player, John Charles, but it still took the brilliance of a
17-year-old called Pelé to beat them.
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In
Other News....
It was on 17 June 1958
that 45-year-old John Perkins was convicted of the
manslaughter of his 49-year-old neighbour, Bill Leyland in
West Bergholt, near Colchester, four months earlier. Leyland
was a poultry farmer and his livestock had continually
strayed into Perkins's garden, but it was three chickens
that led to an argument between the two which ended with
Leyland being shot in the chest with a revolver. Doctors
testified to Perkins's state of chronic anxiety leading to
his diminished responsibility, but he was sentenced to life
imprisonment. |
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Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
The Complete Book of the British Charts
rusteam.permian.ru |
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Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
Norman Giller, Football Author
British Pathé |
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