07.04.1929, Friendly Match, Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
GREECE – ITALY B 1-4
First ever Greece Lineup
Giorgos Giamalis, GK Costas Ferlemis, DF Christoforos Vogas, DF Apostolos Messaris, MF Stefanos Konstantinidis, MF Costas Andritsos, MF Vasilis Andrianopoulos, FW Dinos Andrianopoulos, FW Giorgos Andrianopoulos, FW Angelos Messaris, FW Alvertos Nahmias, FW Apostolos Nikolaidis, Coach
Italy B Lineup
Valentino Degani, GK Eraldo Monzeglio, DF Cesare Martin II, DF Edoardo Avalle, MF Bonifacio Scaltriti, MF Armando Castellazzi, MF Raffaele Costantino, FW Antonio Busini III, FW Rodolfo Volk, FW Luigi Cevenini III, FW Mariano Tansini, FW
Scorers:
0-1 Rodolfo Volk 35′
1-1 Alvertos Nahmias 60′ (first goal in the history of the Greek national team)
1-2 Rodolfo Volk 65′
1-3 Antonio Bussini III 68′
1-4 Mariano Tansini 80′
GREECE (Apostolos Nikolaidis): Giorgos Giamalis (AEK Athens); Costas Ferlemis (Ethnikos Pireaus), Christoforos Vogas (Iraklis Thessaloniki); Apostolos Messaris (Panathinaikos), Stefanos Konstantinidis (AEK Athens), Costas Andritsos (Panathinaikos); Vasilis Andrianopoulos (Olympiakos, 21), Constantinos (Dinos) Andrianopoulos (Olympiakos, 23), Giorgos Andrianopoulos (Olympiakos, 25, captain), Angelos Messaris (Panathinaikos), Alvertos Nahmias (Iraklis Thessaloniki).
ITALY B (Donati): Valentino Degani (Ambrosiana-Inter Milan, 24); Eraldo Monzeglio (Bologna FC, 22), Cesare Martin II (Torino, 28); Edoardo Avalle (US Alessandria 1912, 23), Bonifacio Scaltriti (Brescia), Armando Castellazzi (Ambrosiana-Inter Milan, 24); Raffaele Costantino (SSC Bari, 21), Antonio Busini III (Bologna, 24), Rodolfo Volk (sometimes “italianized” to Folchi or Volki, AS Roma, 23), Luigi Cevenini III (Juventus Torino, 34), Mariano Tansini (AC Milan, 25).
Referee: Ferenc Kann (Hungary).
The Greek squad preparing for the game (Athlitiki newspaper) The Italian team on arrival at the port of Pireaus (Athlitiki newspaper) Italian player autographs (Athlitiki newspaper) Italy B before the game Match action – Greek goalkeeper Giamalis (Athlitiki newspaper) Match action (Acropolis newspaper)
I Athlitiki 08.04.1929 La Stampa 08.04.1929