Note: results in Angola are unconfirmed.
22- 5-1958 Sport Luanda e Benfica 1-1 Sandvikens IF
24- 5-1958 FC Luanda 2-1 Sandvikens IF
[Sandvikens: Stig Olsson (Per-Olof Olofsson), Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg, Roland Grönberg,
Mats Larsson, Lars Eriksson, Bengt Östblom, Bertil Lundberg, Ove Lindholm,
Curt Andersson, N.N., N.N.; other 2nd half subs: Sven Bergsten, Fred Eklöf,
Reidar Lannemo.]
25- 5-1958 Catumbela combined 2-3 Sandvikens IF
[Sandvikens: Per-Olof Olofsson, Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg, Sven Bergsten, Mats Larsson,
Fred Eklöf, Lennart Andersson, Lars Eriksson, Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson, N.N.]
[note: opponent also reported as Benguela combined.]
28- 5-1958 FC Luanda 1-3 Sandvikens IF [HT 0-2]
[goals Sandvikens: Bertil Lundberg x3]
1- 6-1958 Nova Lisboa combined 1-4 Sandvikens IF
4- 6-1958 Sporting de Luanda 1-3 Sandvikens IF
[date possibly 5- 6-1958; att: 3000]
[Note: one source suggested that Sandvikens beat a team named Sporting by 6-0.]
8- 6-1958 Clube Ferroviário 4-1 Sandvikens IF [HT 2-0]
[Garrido 29' 44' 63' 87' / Lars Eriksson 62']
[Campo Engenheiro Freitas e Costa, Lourenço Marques]
[Ferroviário: Acúrsio; Encarnação, Perico; Castela, Pontes, I.Silva;
Teixeira, Garrido, Pires, Amerali, L.Tavares.]
[Sandvikens: Stig Olsson (Per-Olof Olofsson 46'); Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg; Sven Bergsten,
Mats Larsson, Fred Eklöf; Åke Persson, Bertil Lundberg, Lars Eriksson,
Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson.]
[Referee: Alfredo Viegas.]
10- 6-1958 Lourenço Marques combined 4-2 Sandvikens IF [HT 2-1]
[C.Sousa ~5' 41', Salvador 67', Damune 87' / Lars Eriksson 21', [substitute] 72']
[Campo Engenheiro Freitas e Costa, Lourenço Marques]
[LM: Arménio [Alto Maé]; Nuno [Benfica], Perico [Ferroviário]; Eusébio [Alto Maé], Sales [1o de Maio],
Hilário [Sporting]; Xavier [Benfica], Salvado [Alto Maé], C.Sousa [Sporting],
Albasini [Ferroviário], Cremildo [1o de Maio] (Damune [Atlético] 46').]
[Sandvikens: Per-Olof Olofsson; Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg; Sven Bergsten, Mats Larsson, Fred Eklöf;
Åke Persson, Bertil Lundberg, Lars Eriksson, Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson. Subs unknown.]
[Referee: Amadeu Correia.]
[Note: the Lourenço Marques combined team did not include players from Grupo Desportivo
which was in Europe at the time.]
14- 6-1958 Ajax (Amsterdam) 2-2 Sandvikens IF [HT 1-1]
[Wim Bleyenberg 26' 54' / Bertil Lundberg 7' pen 59']
[Rand Stadium, Johannesburg; att 14000]
[Ajax: Eddy Pieters Graafland; Ger van Mourik [c], Cor Geelhuizen; Ad Visser, Wim Anderiesen,
Bennie Muller; Loek den Edel, Piet van der Kuil, Piet Ouderland, Willy Schmidt, Wim Bleyenberg.]
[Sandvikens: Stig Olsson; Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg; Reidar Lannemo, Fred Eklöf, Roland Grönberg;
Åke Persson, Bertil Lundberg, Lennart Andersson, Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson.]
[Referee: W.Rautenbach.]
[Notes: a South African source reported the second Ajax scorer as Den Edel.
This was reportedly the first ever match between two overseas teams in South Africa.
A cup was donated for the game by Mr Gösta Landström (a Swedish resident of Benoni)
but it is unclear which team received it.
It is also reported that Mats Larsson played for Sandvikens.]
18- 6-1958 Mashonaland Invitation XI 4-0 Sandvikens IF [HT 2-0]
[Lionel Donaldson 22', Charlie Cravetti x3]
[Raylton Stadium, Salisbury; att: 1000]
[Mashonaland: Ben Kedda; Bryington, Prentice; Roy Coop, Jacobitz, Cecil Law;
Lionel Donaldson, Jack Scott, Alec Thomas, Charlie Cravetti, Walker.]
[Sandvikens: Stig Olsson (GK), Curt Andersson, others missing.]
21- 6-1958 Sport Lisboa e Beira 1-6 Sandvikens IF [HT 0-4]
[Nascimento 66' / Åke Persson 15' 38', Bertil Lundberg ~25' 63', Bengt Östblom 42', Curt Andersson 55']
[Campo do SLB, Beira]
[SLB: Comitis; Armando, Silvio; Sophos, Oliveira, Coutinho; Morgado, Silva,
Cunha, Nascimento, Maia. Subs used: Ernesto, Cruz, Malaquias.]
[Sandvikens: Per-Olof Olofsson; Curt Cahlman, Mats Larsson; Sune Åsberg, Roland Grönberg, Fred Eklöf;
Bengt Östblom, Åke Persson, Bertil Lundberg, Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson.]
[Referee: J.Rodrigues.]
22- 6-1958 Beira combined 0-1 Sandvikens IF [HT 0-1]
[Lennart Andersson 17']
[Campo do SLB, Beira]
[Beira: Comitis; Machado, Almiro, Fragateiro; Cardoso, Acácio;
Cruz (C.Moreira), Nicolau, Viana, Negrão (Eugénio), Amiel.]
[Sandvikens: Per-Olof Olofsson; Curt Cahlman, Mats Larsson, Sune Åsberg; Reidar Lannemo, Roland Grönberg;
Åke Persson, Bengt Östblom, Lennart Andersson (Ove Lindholm), Bertil Lundberg, Curt Andersson.]
[Referee: M.Matos.]
24- 6-1958 Katanga 3-2 Sandvikens IF [HT 3-1]
[Kabamba 8' pen 26' 39' / Bertil Lundberg 44', Åke Persson 84']
[Stade de la Victoire, Élisabethville; att: 7000]
[Katanga: Wasterlain [Élisabethville]; F.Meinertzhagen [Jadotville] [c] (Annicq [Élisabethville] ~80'),
Mukadi [Jadotville]; Alphonse Mulungi [Élisabethville], Ngombe [Élisabethville], Teixeira [Élisabethville];
Mwaba [Élisabethville] (Mutombo [Élisabethville] 46'), P.Mavronicolas [Jadotville],
Kabamba [Jadotville], Mbuyu [Élisabethville], Weyers [Élisabethville].]
[Sandvikens: Stig Olsson; Curt Cahlman, Sune Åsberg; Reidar Lannemo, Bertil Lundberg, Fred Eklöf;
Bengt Östblom, Åke Persson, Lennart Andersson, Ove Lindholm, Curt Andersson.]
[Referee: Georges.]
[Notes: this was reportedly the first time that Katanga had defeated a visiting European team.
A trophy, the 'Coupe Atlas-Copco', was donated for the match.]
Sandvikens squad
Officials: T.Brandt (director), F.Sundberg (secretary)
Manager: Y.Berglund
Coach: Antonio Durán (Spain)
Players:
GK: Stig Olsson, Per-Olof Olofsson
FB: Curt Cahlman, Mats Larsson, Sune Åsberg
HB: Sven Bergsten, Reidar Lannemo, Fred Eklöf, Roland Grönberg
FW: Bengt Östblom, Åke Persson, Lars Eriksson, Lennart Andersson, Curt Andersson, Bertil Lundberg, Ove Lindholm
Sources included: Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg), Sunday Times (Johannesburg), Notícias (Lourenço Marques), Rhodesia Herald (Salisbury), L'Essor du Congo (Élisabethville)
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