USSR v Northern Ireland, 22 September 1971
| Score | 1-0 to USSR |
| Referee | Ove Dahlberg |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |
| Attendance | 51,186 |
View USSR v Northern Ireland head to head
Kick-off: 7:30pm local (5:30pm BST)
1
USSR
Manager: József Szabó
Goals:
| Vladimir Muntyan | 43 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yevgeni Rudakov
Defender
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Defender
Albert Shesterniev
(captain)
Defender
Valeri Zykov
Midfielder
Oleg Dolmatov
Midfielder
Vladimir Fedotov
Midfielder
Murtaz Khurtzilava
Midfielder
Viktor Kolotov
Midfielder
Vladimir Muntyan
Forward
Vitali Shevchenko
Forward
Gennadi Yevryuzhikhin
Substitutions:
| Levon Ishtoyan for Vitali Shevchenko | 74 |
On the bench:
Forward
Levon Ishtoyan
0
Northern Ireland
Manager: Bryan Hamilton
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Willie McFaul
Goalkeeper
David Craig
Defender
Allan Hunter
Defender
Terry Neill
Defender
(captain)
Sammy Nelson
Defender
Liam O'Kane
Defender
David Clements
Midfielder
Danny Hegan
Midfielder
Jimmy Nicholson
Midfielder
George Best
Midfielder/Forward
Derek Dougan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Bryan Hamilton for David Craig | 60 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton