18- 6-1955 Southern Transvaal 2-5 Djurgårdens IF [HT 0-3]
[Philip Hughes 55', George Penn ~70' / Bo Finnhammar ~20' 24' 54', Ola Edlund ~30', Hans Tvilling 62']
[Rand Stadium, Johannesburg; att: 28000]
[S.Transvaal: Mills; Leonard Leisching, Morris Jacobson; Peter Hauser, Alfie Boyd (Ben Machanik 41'), George Penn;
Ron Montgomery, Charlie Hurly, Philip 'Pip' Hughes, Piet Malan, Les Fourie.]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Rune Othberg, Björn Löwenberg, Stig Tvilling;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling [c], Bo Finnhammar, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund.]
[Referee: Wilf Lubbe.]
19- 6-1955 Lourenço Marques combined XI 2-2 Djurgårdens IF [HT 1-2]
[Veiga 34' pen, Fernando Lage 38' / Sven Johansson 10', Bernt Andersson 23']
[Campo Engenheiro Freitas e Costa, Lourenço Marques; att: 6500]
[L.M. included: Guerreiro, Fernando Lage, "Ammersaly"(sp?), Veiga [c], Stanley Matthews (guest).]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Stig Tvilling, Rune Othberg, Stig Holmström;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling, Sven Johansson, Birger Eklund, Bernt Brick.]
[Note: the match was restricted to 70 minutes (2 x 35') due to a delayed kick-off.]
25- 6-1955 Natal 1-2 Djurgårdens IF [HT 0-2]
[Ian Palmer 72' / Birger Eklund 32' 36']
[Kingsmead, Durban; att: 10000]
[Natal: Ken Nadauld; Lionel Williams, Lionel 'Lefty' Pitout; Brian Gibson, D.Rodger, Malcolm Rufus;
Dan Le Roux, Gordon Stewart, Barry Anderson, Ian Palmer [c], Brian Peterson.]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Stig Tvilling, Rune Othberg, Ola Forsberg;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling [c], Bo Finnhammar, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund.]
29- 6-1955 Natal 1-1 Djurgårdens IF [HT 1-0]
[Ian Palmer 37' / Hans Tvilling 48']
[Maritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg; att: 2000]
[Natal: Ken Nadauld; Lionel Williams, Lionel 'Lefty' Pitout; Brian Gibson, D.Rodger, Malcolm Rufus;
Dan Le Roux, Gordon Stewart, Barry Anderson, Ian Palmer, Brian Peterson.]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Rune Othberg, Björn Löwenberg, Ola Forsberg;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling [c], Sven Johansson, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund.]
[Referee: Nick Fouche.]
2- 7-1955 Western Province 1-1 Djurgårdens IF [HT 0-0]
[B.Killian ~75' / Bo Finnhammar 57']
[Hartleyvale, Cape Town; att: 5000]
[W.P.: Albert Uytenbogaardt; John Hastie, B.Wyatt; Eric Logan, Clarrie Meeser, Stan Smith;
W.Douglas, Godfrey Keys (R.Jackson 71'), B.Killian, Ken Kirsten, D.Smith.]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Stig Tvilling, Rune Othberg, Stig Holmström;
Bernt Brick, Hans Tvilling, Bo Finnhammar, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund.]
9- 7-1955 Matabeleland 2-12 Djurgårdens IF [HT 1-6]
[Anderson, Ken Wilkie / Sven Johansson x4, Birger Eklund x4, Hans Tvilling x3, Bernt Andersson]
[Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo]
[Matabeleland: Reilander; Badenhorst, Greene; Peter Edmonds, Geoff Prescott, Lionel Hampton;
Jackie Carr, Lionel Paxton, Anderson, Jack Kirkpatrick, Ken Wilkie.]
[Djurgårdens: Arne Arvidsson; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Ola Forsberg, Björn Löwenberg, Sigvard Parling;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling [c], Sven Johansson, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund.]
10- 7-1955 Southern Rhodesia 0-7 Djurgårdens IF [HT 0-4]
[Sven Johansson (0-1) (0-2) (0-4) (0-6), Hans Tvilling (0-3), Bernt Andersson 67', Birger Eklund (0-7)]
[Police Ground, Salisbury; att: 3000]
[S.Rhodesia: Reilander [Matabeleland]; Robinson [Manicaland], Greene [Manicaland];
Peter Edmonds [Matabeleland], Geoff Prescott [Matabeleland], Lionel Hampton [Matabeleland];
Angus Mackenzie [Mashonaland], Harold Paton [Mashonaland] [c], Bill Buchanan [Mashonaland],
Charlie Cravetti [Mashonaland], Ken Wilkie [Matabeleland]. Manager: Frank Dunlop.]
[Djurgårdens included: Bo Finnhammar, Birger Eklund, Sven Johansson, Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling.]
[Referee: Kendall-Jones.]
[Note: the "Rhodesia Herald" reported that Bo Finnhammar scored 4 goals, as opposed to Sven Johansson listed in Swedish sources.]
Note: An exhibition match involving two mixed teams consisting of Djurgårdens players and local players was scheduled
on 12- 7-1955 at the Raylton Stadium in Salisbury, but it is unclear whether it took place; no report was found.
16- 7-1955 South Africa Invitational XI 5-2 Djurgårdens IF [HT 2-1]
[Hughes 15' 79', Claassens 22' 78', Ziesing 74' / Hans Tvilling 29', Birger Eklund 47' pen]
[Rand Stadium, Johannesburg; att: 16000]
[S.Africa XI: Albert Uytenbogaardt [W.Province]; John Hastie [W.Province], Gordon Frew [S.Transvaal] [c];
Ken Ziesing [S.Transvaal], Roelof Oelofse [N.Transvaal], Cliff Jacques [S.Transvaal];
Johnny Claassens [N.Transvaal], Harold Paton [S.Rhodesia], Philip 'Pip' Hughes [S.Transvaal],
Wally Warren [S.Transvaal], Les Fourie [S.Transvaal]. Manager: Alf Boyd. Trainer: Steve Salter.]
[Djurgårdens: Sven Lindberg; Åke Olsson, Stig Gustavsson; Ola Forsberg, Rune Othberg, Sigvard Parling;
Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling, Bo Finnhammar, Birger Eklund, Ola Edlund (Sven Johansson).]
[Referee: Stewart.]
[Note: the South African selection was restricted by the unavailability of Natal players.]
Djurgårdens IF squad
Manager: Lars Lindgren
Officials: Sigvard Bergh, Åke Dunér, Gunnar Lundqvist, Wolf Lyberg
Players: Sven Lindberg (GK), Arne Arvidsson (GK), Stig Gustavsson, Åke Olsson, Rune Othberg, Björn Löwenberg,
Stig Holmström, Stig Tvilling, Ola Edlund, Ola Forsberg, Bernt Andersson, Hans Tvilling, John Eriksson,
Birger Eklund, Bernt Brick, Bo Finnhammar, Sven Johansson, Sigvard Parling
Notes: Arvidsson and Parling flew to South Africa only after Sweden's international match against the Soviet Union on 26- 6-1955.
Stig and Hans Tvilling were identical twin brothers; they had changed their surname by deed poll to Tvilling (which
means "twin" in Swedish) from their birth surname of Andersson.
Sources included: Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg), Sunday Times (Johannesburg), Rhodesia Herald (Salisbury), Chronicle (Bulawayo), Cape Argus (Cape Town), Natal Mercury (Durban), Sunday Tribune (Durban), Natal Witness (Pietermaritzburg)
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