REAL ZARAGOZA 2 - 1 FOREST - Sun Aug 14, 1983 (Pre-Season Friendly)
- Date:
- Sun Aug 14, 1983 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Real Zaragoza
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Philips Stadion
- Game Type:
- Pre-Season Friendly
- Round:
- 3rd/4th place
- Score:
- 1-2 (Lost)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Season:
- 1983-84
- Referee:
- J Severein
- Attendance:
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Swansea City (Pre-Season Friendly)
- Pre-Season Friendly:
- Swansea City
- League:
- Southampton
- GAME COUNT:
- Pre-Season Friendly:
- 88 (of 342)
- Total:
- 5038 (of 7393)
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- RSSSF.com (Link)
Review:
This was the 3rd/4th place playoff for the 1983 Townsend Thoresen Tournament. After losing 4-5 on penalties to Brugge in the previous round we now faced Real Zaragoza, but lost 2-1 to finish last. For some consolation, PSV (the hosts) beat Brugge 5-0 in the final.
Stats:
RSSSF lists the lineup as Sutton, Anderson, McKechnie, Gunn, Smalley,, Walsh, Daverport, Wallace, Murray (Hodge), Birtles, Wilson (Wigley) which is different that the lineup that Ken Smales has in his book
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Steve Sutton | |
| 2 | D | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | M | James McKechnie | |
| 4 | M | Steven Murray (1983-86) off for Steve Hodge () | |
| 5 | D | Mark Smalley | |
| 6 | M | Colin Walsh | |
| 7 | M | Danny Wilson off for Steve Wigley () | |
| 8 | D | Bryn Gunn | |
| 9 | F | Garry Birtles  56 | |
| 10 | F | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | F | Ian Wallace | |
| Subs | |||
| 12 | M | Steve Hodge on for Steven Murray (1983-86) () | |
| 13 | F | Steve Wigley on for Danny Wilson () |
Lineup:
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ruiz |
| 2 | D | Señor |
| 3 | D | Cortés |
| 4 | D | Salva |
| 5 | D | Morgado |
| 6 | M | Güerri |
| 7 | M | Barbas |
| 8 | M | Herrera |
| 9 | M | Corchado () |
| 10 | F | Amarilla () |
| 11 | F | Valdano |
| Subs | ||
| 12 | Ayneto () | |
| 13 | Conde () |