13.11.1949 at 14:30 Dalymount Park
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Attendance: 41031 |
Republic of Ireland |
1 - 3
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Sweden
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Referee: Ling (England) |
World Cup Qualifier / PROG-match |
Tommy Godwin
Con Martin
Tommy Aherne
Jackie Carey
Peter Farrell
Peter Corr
Willie Walsh
Davy Walsh
Tom O'Connor
Reg Ryan
Peter Desmond
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Lindberg, KE Andersson, Nilsson, Ahlund, Nordahl, Rosen, Jonsson, Palmer, Jeppson, S Andersson, Sundkvist |
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Match 46 Sunday, 13th November 1949
Statto: Debut for Reg Ryan; Ireland needed a victory to force a play off with Sweden for a place in the 1950 World Cup Finals; Kalle Palmer scored a hat trick for Sweden - the first occasion that anybody scored a hat trick against Ireland.
Republic of Ireland 1 (Martin pen.) Sweden 3 (Palmer 3)
Ireland: Tommy Godwin (Leicester City), Jackie Carey (Manchester Utd) capt, Tom 'Bud' Aherne (Luton Town), Willie Walsh (Manchester City), Con Martin (Aston Villa), Reg Ryan (West Brom), Peter Corr (Everton), Peter Farrell (Everton), Davy Walsh (West Brom), Peter Desmond (Middlesbrough), Tommy O'Connor (Shamrock Rovers)
Sweden: Lindberg, KE Andersson, Nilsson, Ahlund, Nordahl, Rosen, Jonsson, Palmer, Jeppson, S Andersson, Sundkvist |
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