Ferencvaros (HUN) v FK Austria (AUT)

Ferencvaros (HUN) v FK Austria (AUT)

Written by Alan Garside


The Austrian club side FK Austria and Hungarian club side Ferencvaros toured Australia in 1957 and played an exhibition match against one another at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Played : Sunday July 20 1957 Venue : Sydney Cricket Ground
Ferencvaros (HUN)
Geza Gulyas (Gyorgy Szoke), Imre Ombody, Jeno Dalnoki, Andor Gerendas (Jozsef Meszaros), Sandor Matrai, Dr Ferenc Dekany (c), Karoly Lang, Zoltan Friedmansky, Pal Orosz, Oszkar Vileszal, Mate Fenyvesi
Goals : Fenyvesi, Meszaros
2 - 3 FK Austria (AUT)
Julius Ondreicska, Rudolf Rappel, Franz Swoboda, Karl Kowanz (c), Hans Loser, Walter Tamandl, Karl Jaros, Leo Baumgartner, Alfred Malik, Imre Mathesz, Tibor Szalay
Goals : Mathesz (x2), Malik
Referee : Bill Mrdjen
Half-Time : 2-1
Attendance : 20,777
Coaches : Prof Arpad Csanadi (Ferencvaros) - Zrare Vogel (FK Austria)