First Round:
24 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 20,000 Ref: R.H.Mann (Eng) HT: 1-0
SOVIET UNION 2 (Isaev, Strelzov)
WEST GERMANY 1 (Habig)
Soviet Union: Yashin - Tischenko, Bashashkin, Ogonikov - Netto(cap),
Paramonov - Tatushin, Isaev, Strelzov, V.Ivanov, Rishkin.
West Germany: Gortz - Gerdau, Hofer, K.Hoffmann - R.Hoffmann, Semmelman -
Mauritz, Geiger, Zeitler, Schafer, Habig.
26 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: Not Known Ref: Nikolai Latishev (USR) HT: 4-0
GREAT BRITAIN 9 (Laybourne 3, Bromilow 2, Twissell 2, Topp, Lewis)
THAILAND 0
GB: Sharratt - Stoker, Farrer, Topp - Prince, Dodkins - Lewis, Hardisty,
Laybourne, Bromilow, Twissell.
Thailand: Baikam - Suvannasith, Suvaree, Chutimawongse - Hayachanta,
Chaiyong - Chitranukroh, Chermudhai, Milinthachinda, Luttimont,
Mutugun.
27 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Ref: R.Lund (NZ) HT: 1-0
AUSTRALIA 2 (McMillan, Loughran)
JAPAN 0
Australia: Lord - Bignell, Pettigrew, Arthur - Warren, Sander - Morrow,
Loughren, Lennard, McMillan, Smith.
Japan: Furukawa - Hiraki, Takarnori, Sato - Ozawa, Omura - Tokita, Uchino,
Yaegashi, Kobayashi, Ivabuchi.
Quarter-finals:
28 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 20,000 Ref: Maurice Swain (NZ) HT: 5-1
YUGOSLAVIA 9 (Veselinovic 3 Mujic 3, Antic 2, Papec)
UNITED STATES 1 (Zerhusen)
Yugoslavia: Radenkovic - Koscak, Radovic, Santek - Spajic, Krstic -
Sekularac, Papec, Antic, Veselinovic, Mujic.
USA: Engedahl - Conterio, Wecke, Snylyk - Keough, Dorrian - Murphy,
Mendoza, Zerhusen, Monsen, Looby.
29 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 10,000 Ref: S.Takenokoshi (Jap) HT: 0-0
SOVIET UNION 0
INDONESIA 0
SOVIET UNION: Yashin - Tischenko, Bashashkin, B.Kuznetsov - Netto(cap),
Betza - Tatushin, Isaev, Strelzov, Salnikov, Rishkin.
Indonesia: Saelan - Rasjid, Siregar, Yatim - Kwee, Tan - Witarsa, Phwa,
Danoe, Thio, Ramang.
30 November 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Ref: R.Wright (Aus) HT: 3-1
BULGARIA 6 (Milanov 3, Kolev 2, Dimitrov)
GREAT BRITAIN 1 (Lewis)
Bulgaria: Naidenov - Rakarov, Manolov, Goranov - Bojkov(cap), Kovatchev -
Milanov, Dimitrov, Panayotov, Kolev, Yanev.
GB: Sharrett - Stoker, Farrer, Topp - Prince, Dodkins - Lewis, Lewin,
Laybourne, Bromilow, Twissell.
1 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Ref: Ch.H.Wensveen (Ina)
AUSTRALIA 2 (Morrow 2)
INDIA 4 (D'Souza 3, Kittu)
Australia: Lord - Bignall, Pettigrew, Arthur - Warren, Sander - Loughran,
Lennard, Morrow, McMillan, Smith.
India: Thangaras - Khaja Aziz, Rahaman, Kempiah - Salaam, Muhamed -
P.K.Banersee, S.Banersee, D'Souza, Kittu, Kannayan.
1 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 10,000 Ref: R.Lund (NZ) HT: 3-0 Replay
SOVIET UNION 4 (Salnikov 2, Netto, V.Ivanov)
INDONESIA 0
Soviet Union: Razinski - Tischenko, Bashashkin, B.Kuznetsov - Maslenkin,
Netto(cap) - Tatushin, Isaev, Strelzov, Salnikov, llyin.
Indonesia: Saelan - Rasjid, Siregar, Yatim - Kwee, Tan - Witarsa, Ramang,
Arifin, Thio, Jusron.
Semi-Finals:
4 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 25,269 Ref: Nikolai Latishev (USR) HT: 0-0
YUGOSLAVIA 4 (Papec 2, Veselinovic, Salaam-og)
INDIA 1 (D'Souza)
Yugoslavia: Vidinic - Koscak, Biogradlic, Santek - Spajic, Krstic - Mujic,
Papec, Antic, Veselinovic, Liposinovic.
India: Narayan - Rahaman, Lateef, Kempiah - Salaam, Noor - P.K.Banerjee,
Nundy, D'Souza, Kittu, Balaraman.
5 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 42,000 Ref: R.H.Mann (Eng) HT: 0-0 (aet)
SOVIET UNION 2 (Strelzov, Tatushin)
BULGARIA l (Kolev)
Soviet Union: Yashin - Tischenko, Bashashkin, Ogonikov - Netto(cap),
Paramonov - Tatushin, V.Ivanov, Strelzov, Salnikov, Rishkin.
Bulgaria: Naidenov - Rakarov, Manolov, Goranov - Bojkov(cap), Kovacev -
Milanov, Dimitrov, Panayotov, Kolev, Yanev.
Bronze Medal Game:
7 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 25,000 Ref: Nikolai Latyshev (USR) HT: 2-0
BULGARIA 3 (Diev 2, Milanov)
INDIA 0
Bulgaria: Yosifov - Rakarov, Manolov, Kovatschev - Bojkov(cap), Stoyanov -
Milanov, Dimitrov, Panayotov, Kolev, Diev.
India: Subramaniam - Aziz, Lateef, Kempiah - Muhamed, Husain - Kannayan,
D'Souza, Pal, Nundy, Kittu.
FINAL:
8 December 1956 Olympic Park, Melbourne
Att: 102,000 Ref: R.Wright (Aus) HT: 0-0
SOVIET UNION 1 (llyin)
YUGOSLAVIA 0
Soviet Union: Yashin - Kuznetsov, Bashashkin, Ogonikov - Netto(cap) -
Maslenkin - Tatushin, Isaev, Simonian, Salnikov, llyin.
Yugoslavia: Radenkovic - Koscak, Radovic, Santek - Spajic, Krstic -
Sekularac, Papec, Antic, Veselinovic, Mujic.
Rk Country P W T L F A Pts GAvg 1 SOVIET UNION 5 4 1 0 9- 2 9 4.50 2 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 13- 3 4 4.33 3 Bulgaria 3 2 0 1 10- 3 4 3.33 4 India 3 1 0 2 5- 9 2 0.56 5 Great Britain 2 1 0 1 10- 6 2 1.67 6 Australia 2 1 0 1 4- 4 2 1.00 7 Indonesia 2 0 1 1 0- 4 1 0.00 8 USA 1 0 0 1 1- 9 0 0.11 9 West Germany 1 0 0 1 1- 2 0 0.50 10 Japan 1 0 0 1 0- 2 0 0.00 11 Thailand 1 0 0 1 0- 9 0 0.00
4 Veselinovic (Yug), Milanov (Bul), D'Souza (Ind) 3 Mujic (Yug), Papec (Yug), Kolev (Bul), Laybourne (GB)
Thanks to Thomas Esamie (algor@zeta.org.au) for info on India vs Australia
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