Nehru Cup 1983
Cochin, March 14-29.
Group A
1.ROMANIA U-21 4 2 1 1 6- 5 5
2.CAMEROON XI 4 1 2 1 4
3.Iran 4 0 3 1 3
Note: The statuses of the Cameroon and Iran teams are unclear. Cameroon is
listed by one source as their Olympic team, but the goal-scorers here did
not feature in the Olympic finals in Los Angeles 1984.
Note: Algeria withdrew (they were included in the draw up to at least March 4)
14- 3 Romania U-21 2-1 Iran (opening match)
[Goals: Dan Tīrnovean 67' 84' / Ahmad Sanjari 87']
16- 3 Romania U-21 3-1 Cameroon XI
[Goals: Ioan Constantin Cojocaru 6' 26', Mokhane 50' OG / Mokhane 59' pen]
18- 3 Iran unk Cameroon XI (draw)
20- 3 Romania U-21 1-1 Iran
[Goals: Dan Tīrnovean 62' / "Sanjrah" 20']
22- 3 Iran unk Cameroon XI (draw)
24- 3 Romania U-21 0-2 Cameroon XI
[Goals: Domche 52', Kwebou 57']
Note: at least one of the Iran vs Cameroon draws was 0-0.
Group B
1.CHINA U-19 3 2 1 0 4- 1 5
2.HUNGARY OLYMPIC 3 2 0 1 5- 4 4 [*]
3.Italy Amateur 3 1 1 1 2- 3 3
4.India 3 0 0 3 2- 5 0
[*] the Hungarian entrants actually were club side Haladįs VSE
from Szombathely, who played as "Hungary Olympic"
15- 3 India 1-2 China U-19 (1-2 HT)
[Goals: Akkum / Liu Haiguang, Liu Qing]
17- 3 Hungary Ol. 0-2 China U-19 (0-0 HT)
[Goals: Li Huajun x2]
19- 3 India 0-1 Italy Amateur
[Goal: Segoni. Attendance: 90000]
21- 3 Italy Amateur 1-3 Hungary Olympic
23- 3 Italy Amateur 0-0 China U-19
25- 3 India 1-2 Hungary Olympic
[Goals: Parminder Singh / ?]
Semifinals
26- 3 China U-19 2-1 Cameroon AET, 1-1 FT, 0-0 HT
[Goals: Li Huajun 60', Zhao Daxin 94' / Kwebou 62']
[Goalkeepers were Li Zhigao, and Songo'o]
27- 3 Hungary Ol. 3-1 Romania U-21 (1-0 HT)
[Goals: Hegyi 19', Dobany 59' 88' / Ioan Constantin Cojocaru 90']
Final
29- 3 Hungary Ol. 2-1 China U-19 (0-0 HT)
China squad (announced 4/3/83)
Leader: Chen Jialiang, (secretary general of the Chinese Football Association)
Coaches: Gao Fengwen and Ni Jide.
Players: Li Zhigao, Wang Jun, Fu Yubin, Fan Guanghui, Zhong Yunyue, Guo Yujun, Chen Guozhong,
Zhao Daxin, Liu Haiguang, Hu Yijun, Duan Ju, Liu Qing, Zhu Ping, Li Huayun, Mai Chao,
Zhang Xuejun.
India squad
Coach: S.A. Salaam
Assistant Coach: Syed Nayeemuddin
Players: Bhaskar Ganguly, Brahmanand Shankwalkar, Compton Dutta, Sudip Chatterjee,
Manoranjan Bhattacharya, Aloke Mukherjee, Pem Derji, Musheer Ahmed, Parminder Singh,
Prashanta Banerjee, A.K. Thapa, Jose d'Souza, C.B. Thapa, Akkum, Thomas Sebastian,
Xavier Pius, Krishanu Dey, Narender Thapa, Bento Andrews, Camillo Gonsalves, Satish Kumar.
Sources: Xinhua News Agency (China), The Guardian (England), The New York Times (USA), El Mundo Deportivo (Spain), Anuarul Fotbalului Romānesc (vol. 6, 1974-1990), indianfootball.com
With thanks to Mark Cruickshank, Romeo Ionescu, Gaetano Rocca and Tom Lewis
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