| Date | 1 December 1956 — 14:40 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Swimming and Diving Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Referee | Vladimir Polić |  YUG |
| Goal Judge | Rudolph Honikman |  RSA |
| Goal Judge | Tomás Batallé |  ESP |
| Competitor | NOC | Goals | Period 1 Score | Period 2 Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |  URS | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Italy |  ITA | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Soviet Union| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Breus | 1 | ||||
| Goalkeeper | Boris Goykhman | 0 | |||
| Vyacheslav Kurennoy | 0 | ||||
| Boris Markarov | 1 | ||||
| P'et're Mshvenieradze | 1 | ||||
| Valentin Prokopov | 0 | ||||
| Yury Shlyapin | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | ||||
| Coach | Vitaly Ushakov | ||||
Italy| Pos | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Buonocore | – | ||||
| Enzo Cavazzoni | – | ||||
| Giuseppe D'Altrui | – | ||||
| Fritz Dennerlein | – | ||||
| Angelo Marciani | – | ||||
| Paolo Pucci | – | ||||
| Cesare Rubini | – | ||||
| Team Totals | 2 | ||||
| Coach | Bandy Zolyomy | ||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | | |||
| – | – | | |||
| – | Pyotr Breus | | |||
| – | Boris Markarov | | |||
| – | P'et're Mshvenieradze | |
