| Date | 1 December 1956 — 14:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Referee | Charles Wensveen |  INA |
| Linesman | Bob Mann |  GBR |
| Linesman | Maurice Swain |  NZL |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | India |  IND | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| – | Australia |  AUS | 2 | 2 | 2 |
India| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 2 | Krishna Kittu | 1 | |||
| Forward | 7 | Muhammad Kannayan | 0 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Neville D'Souza | 3 | |||
| Forward | 5 | PK Banerjee | 0 | |||
| Forward | 1 | Samar Banerjee | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Muhammad Salaam | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 11 | Muhammad Noor | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Mariappa Kempaiah | 0 | |||
| Defense | 9 | Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-Din | 0 | |||
| Defense | 8 | Abdul Rehman | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 16 | Peter Thangaraj | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | |||||
| Coach | Abdul Rahim Syed | |||||
Australia| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17 | Bruce Morrow | 2 | |||
| Forward | 5 | Ted Smith | 0 | |||
| Forward | 13 | Frank Loughran | 0 | |||
| Forward | 19 | Graham McMillan | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Jack Lennard | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Al Warren | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | George Arthur | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 20 | Cliff Sander | 0 | |||
| Defense | 12 | John Pettigrew | 0 | |||
| Defense | 11 | Bob Bignall | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 2 | Ron Lord | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Bob Telfer | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 (1) | Neville D'Souza | | 1-0 | ||
| 17 (1) | Bruce Morrow | | 1-1 | ||
| 33 (1) | Neville D'Souza | | 2-1 | ||
| 41 (1) | Bruce Morrow | | 2-2 | ||
| 50 (2) | Neville D'Souza | | 3-2 | ||
| 80 (2) | Krishna Kittu | | 4-2 |
