Austria 1 vs. Sweden 0 in the 1978 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group 3 game played in the 1978 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Sweden and Austria with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1978 World Cup, 1st Round Group 3

Date: Wednesday, June 07, 1978

Austria

1 - 0

Sweden

Goals:

42'

Hans Krankl

(penalty)

Players

Austria
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Friedl Koncilia
DF	2.	Robert Sara (C)
DF	3.	Erich Obermayer
DF	4.	Gerhard Breitenberger
DF	5.	Bruno Pezzey
MF	7.	Josef Hickersberger
MF	8.	Herbert Prohaska
MF	10.	Wilhelm Kreuz
MF	11.	Kurt Jara
MF	12.	Eduard Krieger 71'
FW	9.	Hans Krankl
		Entered
DF	15.	Heribert Weber 71'
		Other Reserves
GK	21.	Erwin Fuchsbichler
GK	22.	Hubert Baumgartner
DF	14.	Heinrich Strasser
DF	16.	Peter Persidis
MF	6.	Roland Hattenberger
MF	13.	Gunter Happich
MF	20.	Ernst Baumeister
FW	17.	Franz Oberacher
FW	18.	Walter Schachner
FW	19.	Hans Pirkner
	Coach: Helmut Senekowitsch

Sweden
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Ronnie Hellstrom
DF	2.	Hasse Borg
DF	3.	Roy Andersson
DF	4.	Bjorn Nordqvist (C)
DF	5.	Ingemar Erlandsson
MF	6.	Staffan Tapper 36'
MF	7.	Anders Linderoth 60'
MF	8.	Bo Larsson
MF	9.	Lennart Larsson
FW	10.	Thomas Sjoberg
FW	11.	Benny Wendt
		Entered
FW	16.	Conny Torstensson 36'
FW	22.	Ralf Edstrom 60'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Goran Hagberg
GK	17.	Jan Moller
DF	13.	Magnus Andersson
DF	14.	Roland Aman
DF	19.	Kent Karlsson
DF	20.	Roland Andersson
MF	18.	Olle Nordin
FW	15.	Torbjorn Nilsson
FW	21.	Sanny Aslund
	Coach: Georg Ericson

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Substitutions

Austria
Minute 71		Heribert Weber	replaced	Eduard Krieger
Sweden
Minute 36		Conny Torstensson	replaced	Staffan Tapper
Minute 60		Ralf Edstrom	replaced	Anders Linderoth