South Australia v Torpedo Moscow

South Australia v Torpedo Moscow (USSR)

Written and Researched by Greg Stock.


The Soviet club side Torpedo Moscow made a tour of Australia in 1965 playing matches against state and representative sides. The match against the Southn Australian state side was the fourth match of their seven game tour.
Played: Saturday March 6 1965 Venue: Olympic Park, Adelaide, SA
South Australia
Charlie Horvath, Jim Mill, Frank Balter, Jim Brown, Syd Rossetto, Frank Lister, Andy Balter, Steve Herczeg (John Moriarty), Tony Batchelor (Laurie Peterson), Alex Byrne, Alex Beattie; Coach: Tom Forde.
0 - 3 Torpedo Moscow (USSR)
Anzor Kavazashvili (Edvard Shapovalenko) Vyacheslav Andreyuk, Evgenij Vasilyev, Vladimir Mishcheriakov, Vladimir Sarayev, Vladimir Brednev, Vyacheslav Marushko, Vyacheslav Soloyev, Vladimir Fedetov, Vladimir Shcherbakov, Oleg Sergeyev; Coach: Viktor Marienko.
Goal : Brednev 23' 90' Solovyev 49'
Referee: Bill Hosie
Linesmen: Michael O'Malley, A.Frost
Attendance : 15,300