Ferencvaros (HUN) v Eastern Athletic (HK)

Ferencvaros (HUN) v Eastern Athletic (HK)

Written by Alan Garside


The Austrian club side FK Austria and Hong Kong club side Eastern Athletic toured Australia in 1957 and played an exhibition match against one another at the Crystal Palace Ground in Newcastle.
Played : Sunday August 4 1957 Venue : Crystal Palace Ground, Wallsend, Newcastle
Ferencvaros (HUN)
(Squad) Jozsef Virag, Geza Gulyas, Gyorgy Szoke, Imre Ombody, Dr Ferenc Dekany (c), Andor Gerendas, Sandor Matrai, Oszkar Vileszal, Tamas Kertesz, Ferenc Szigeti, Miklos Borsos, Pal Orosz, Zoltan Friedmanszky, Mate Fenyvesi, Mihaly Kispeter, S.Tolonics, Jozsef Meszaros, Jeno Dalnoki, Karloy Lang, Laszlo Szabo
Goals : Szigeti (x2)
2 - 2 Eastern Athletic (HK)
(Squad) Yong Poy Dor, Tam Chi Keung, Szeto Yiu, Lau Yee, Ko Po Keung (c), Lee Ping Chiu, To Wing Keung, Chan Fai Hung, Julius Henry Toledo, Chau Man Chi, Lee Kok Wah, Chu Wing Keung, Wong Tak Fook, Hau Ching To, Ho Cheng Yau, Ho Ying Fun, Kung Wah Kit, Szeto Man, Kwock Yau, Yeung Wai To, Lo Kwok Tai
Goals : Yeung Wai To, Lau Yee 62'pen
Coaches : Prof Arpad Csanadi (Ferencvaros) - LJ Channing (Eastern Athletic)
Manager : Lau Ng Chiu (Eastern Athletic)