Saarland national football B team

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Saarland B
Association Saarländischer Fußballbund (SFB)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Most caps 11 players (1)
Top scorer Ernst Zägel (2)
Home stadium Ellenfeldstadion
FIFA code SAA
Only international
Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar 4–2 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
(Neunkirchen, Saar; 1 May 1955)

The Saarland B national football team was a secondary men's national football team which represented the Saar Protectorate. It was used to try out and develop players for potential inclusion in the first team. Its matches are not considered full internationals. The team played one match on 1 May 1955 against the Netherlands B team. [1]

Match

The only match of Saarland's B team took place on 1 May 1955 at the Ellenfeldstadion in Neunkirchen against the Netherlands. [2] Saarland led 2–0 at half-time, before Jan van Roessel reduced the deficit for the Netherlands in the second half. Saarland scored two more goals, with Van Roessel scoring in between, to finish as a 4–2 win. [3] [4]

Saar  Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg4–2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Ellenfeldstadion, Neunkirchen
Attendance: 4,500

Players

The following eleven players appeared for the B team in the match, as no substitutes were used. Nine of the players also appeared for the first team. [5]

  This colour background and the * symbol indicate that the player was later capped for the West Germany national team.
Saarland national football B team players
PlayerPos.Goals First team Ref.
CapsGoals
Ottfried Boussonville FW 0— [6]
Werner Emser FW 031 [7]
Günter Herrmann FW 110 [8]
Ladislav Jirasek GK 010 [9]
Gerd Lauck MF 050 [10]
Theodor Puff DF 0120 [11]
Karl Ringel * FW 021 [12]
Karl Schirra FW 160 [13]
Heinz Schussig DF 030 [14]
Robert Zache DF 0— [15]
Ernst Zägel MF 210 [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Courtney, Barrie (8 July 2015). "Saar – List of International Matches and Line-Ups". RSSSF . Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Die saarländische Fußballnationalmannschaft" [The Saarland national football team]. Saar-Nostalgie (in German). 30 October 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Handboek KNVB 1968[KNVB Handbook 1968] (in Dutch). Zeist: Royal Dutch Football Association. 1968.
  4. ↑ "B-elftal was mindere van Saarland B (4–2)" [B team was inferior to Saarland B (4–2)]. Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (in Dutch). No. 198 (102 ed.). 2 May 1955. p. 3. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Die 44 Spieler der saarländischen Fußball-Nationalmannschaft" [The 44 players of the Saarland national football team]. Saar-Nostalgie (in German). 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  6. ↑ Ottfried Boussonville at WorldFootball.net
  7. ↑ Werner Emser at WorldFootball.net
  8. ↑ Günter Herrmann at WorldFootball.net
  9. ↑ Ladislav Jirasek at WorldFootball.net
  10. ↑ Gerd Lauck at WorldFootball.net
  11. ↑ Theodor Puff at WorldFootball.net
  12. ↑ Karl Ringel at WorldFootball.net
  13. ↑ Karl Schirra at WorldFootball.net
  14. ↑ Heinz Schussig at WorldFootball.net
  15. ↑ Robert Zache at WorldFootball.net
  16. ↑ Ernst Zägel at WorldFootball.net
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