1902 Austria v Hungary football match explained

1902 Austria v Hungary football match
Team1:Austria
Team1association:
Team1score:5
Team2:Hungary
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Date:12 October 1902
Stadium:Wiener A.C. Platz
City:Vienna
Referee:Roland Shires (England)
Attendance:500

The 1902 Austria v Hungary football match was a football match held on 12 October 1902 between Austria and Hungary. The match was played at the ground of Wiener AC, a stone's throw from the modern Ernst-Happel-Stadion, and it ended in a 5–0 win for the hosts.[1]

Historical context

This match marked the official debut of the Austrian and Hungarian national football teams[2] [3] and it was also the first international match involving two non-British European teams.[4] It was the first official international football game in continental Europe,[5] and only the second official international match played outside the British Isles after a game between Argentina and Uruguay in July 1902.[6]

Although the teams were representing Vienna and Budapest, the capitals of their respective country, both sides consider this their official international debut.[4]

Summary

Josef Taurer was the author of the very first goal in non-British international football when he put the Austrians ahead in the 5th minute. Five minutes later Johann "Jan" Studnicka doubled the lead and Gustav Huber added a third before the break. The second half was also dominated by Austria, which scored two more goals to seal a 5–0 win, both netted by Studnicka who thus completed his hat-trick.[1]

The match

[1]

Squad :
GK Philipp Nauß
BK Wilhelm Eipeldauer
BK Emil Wachuda (c)
HW Felix Hültel
HC Dominik Blässy
HW Raimund Mössmer
FW Hugo Wiesner
FW Gustav Huber
FW Engelbert Schrammel
FW Jan Studnicka
FW Josef Taurer

Positions

  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • BK = Back
  • HW = Half-winger
  • HC = Half-center
  • FW = Forward
Squad :
GK Gyula Bádonyi
BK József Berán
BK Emil Gabrovitz
HW József Koltai
HC Imre Pozsonyi
HW Jenő Bayer
FW István Buda
FW Bertalan Steiner
FW József Pokorny
FW Alfréd Hajós (c)
FW Károly Oláh

Post-match

A few months later, Hungary faced Bohemia on 5 April 1903, which was the second official international football game in continental Europe..[7] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austria vs Hungary, 12 October 1902 . Eu-football.info . 25 July 2022 . 7 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220607114929/https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4457 . live .
  2. Web site: Austria - International Results . 28 October 2010 . 25 July 2022 . 11 May 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511111754/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/oost-intres.html . live .
  3. Web site: Hungary - List of International Matches . 30 April 2015 . 25 July 2022 . 17 January 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120117070652/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hong-intres.html . live .
  4. Web site: Countries' first international matches: England, Scotland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and more . . 30 November 2022 . 1 July 2023.
  5. Web site: A debut to savour: countries' first internationals . UEFA . 16 May 2008 . 25 July 2022 . 13 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713205749/https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d7ffd619ff7-88081583208f-1000--a-debut-to-savour-countries-first-internationals/ . live .
  6. Web site: ARGENTINA-URUGUAY Matches 1902-2009 . Héctor Darío . Pelayes . 24 September 2010 . 25 July 2022 . 24 September 2015 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153018/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/argurures.html . live .
  7. Web site: Bohemia and Moravia - International Matches . 4 March 2006 . 25 July 2022 . 25 February 2015 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225204703/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bohmor-intres.html . live .
  8. Web site: Hungary vs Bohemia, 5 April 1903 . Eu-football.info . 25 July 2022 . 19 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150519140014/http://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=4461 . live .