1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

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1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round
Event 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
First leg
Date5 April 1959 (1959-4-5)
Venue Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Attendance37,500
Second leg
Date10 May 1959 (1959-5-10)
Venue Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Referee Joseph Barbéran (France)
Attendance41,691

The 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round was the first round of the qualifying competition for the 1960 European Nations' Cup. The tie was played over two legs, home and away, in April and May 1959 and was contested by the Republic of Ireland and Czechoslovakia, as they were randomly selected to play each other. The winner on aggregate would advance to the round of 16.

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The first leg was played on 5 April 1959, and won by the Republic of Ireland 2–0. Czechoslovakia won the return leg 4–0 on 10 May 1959, and therefore Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate. As winners, Czechoslovakia entered the round of 16 with the fifteen nations that had received a bye.

Because some of the matches of the round of 16 had already taken place when the matches of the preliminary round did, Republic of Ireland vs Czechoslovakia was not actually the first ever European Championship match (Soviet Union vs Hungary was), nor was the Republic of Ireland the first team to ever be eliminated from a European Championship (Greece was).

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2–0 0–4

Matches

First leg details

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
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Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
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Republic of Ireland
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Czechoslovakia
GK1 Jimmy O'Neill
RB2 Brendan McNally
LB3 Noel Cantwell (c)
RH6 Pat Saward
CH5 Charlie Hurley
LH4 Mick McGrath
OR7 Alf Ringstead
IR8 Tommy Hamilton
CF9 Christy Doyle
IR10 George Cummins
OL11 Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee
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GK1 Imrich Stacho
RB4 Gustáv Mráz Sub off.svg 23'
LB2 Jiří Tichý
RH5 Svatopluk Pluskal (c)
CH3 Ján Popluhár
LH6 Titus Buberník
OR7 Jan Brumovský
IR8 Anton Moravčík
CF9 Ladislav Kačáni
IL10 Pavol Molnár
OL11 Tadeusz Kraus
Substitutions:
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Manager:
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Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Second leg details

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
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Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
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Czechoslovakia
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Republic of Ireland
GK1 Imrich Stacho
RB2 Jiří Tichý
LB4 Ladislav Novák (c)
RH5 Štefan Matlák
CH3 Ján Popluhár
LH6 Titus Buberník
OR7 Ladislav Pavlovič
IR8 Adolf Scherer
CF10 Ladislav Kačáni
IL9 Vlastimil Bubník
OL11 Milan Dolinský
Manager:
Flag of Austria.svg Rudolf Vytlačil
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GK1 Jimmy O'Neill
RB2 Dick Whittaker
LB3 Noel Cantwell (c)
RH4 Frank O'Farrell
CH5 Charlie Hurley
LH6 Mick McGrath
OR7 Alf Ringstead
IR8 Tommy Hamilton
CF9 Arthur Fitzsimons
IR10 George Cummins
OL11 Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level on aggregate.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References