The Saarland B national football team was a secondary men's national

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team which represented the

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. It was used to try out and develop players for potential inclusion in the

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. Its matches are not considered full internationals. The team played one match on 1 May 1955 against the Netherlands B team.

Match

The only match of Saarland's B team took place on 1 May 1955 at the

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in Neunkirchen against the

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. 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.

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

References

{{Football in Saarland B European national B association football teams 1955 establishments in Saar National sports teams established in 1955

Match

Players

See also

References