South Coast v Deportiva Saprissa (Costa Rica)

South Coast v Deportiva Saprissa (Costa Rica)

Written and Researched by Greg Stock.


The newly established New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs bought Costa Rican club side Deportiva Saprissa to Sydney for three games in May 1959. The tour was the first tour of an overseas club organised by the fedeartion, with three games played, one against a South Coast representative side.
Played: Sunday 17 May 1959Venue: Bulli Sports Ground, Bulli, New South Wales
South Coast
(Incomplete) Terry Orvad, Anthony Varglien, Ron Burns.
Goal: Burns
1 - 5 Deportiva Saprissa (Costa Rica)
(Incomplete) Juan De Nunez, Oscar Begalano, Alvaro Murillo, Marvin Rodriguez, Catato, Fernando Rojas.
Goals: Murillo (x2), Rodriguez, Catato pen, Rojas
Attendance: 3,537