USSR v Republic of Ireland, 18 May 1975

Score2-1 to USSR
RefereeRene Vigliani
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group 6
VenueCentral Stadium, Kiev
Attendance84,480
Kick-off: 7:30pm local

2  USSR

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskiy

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Johnny Giles

Goals:

Oleg Blokhin 11 G
Viktor Kolotov 28 G

Goals:

Eoin Hand 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yevgeni Rudakov
Defender Mikhail Fomenko
Defender Viktor Matvienko
Midfielder Leonid Buriak
Midfielder Viktor Kolotov (captain)
Midfielder Anatoliy Konkov
Midfielder Vladimir Muntyan
Midfielder Vladimir Veremeyev
Forward Oleg Blokhin

Starting lineup:

Paddy Roche Goalkeeper
Tony Dunne Defender
Eoin Hand Defender
Joe Kinnear Defender
Paddy Mulligan Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder
Johnny Giles Midfielder (captain)
Steve Heighway Midfielder
Mick Martin Midfielder
Terry Conroy Forward
Don Givens Forward

Substitutions:

Stefan Reshko for Vladimir Muntyan 46
Vladimir Fyodorov for Vladimir Veremeyev 84

Substitutions:

Cards:

Vladimir Onishchenko 80 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Defender Stefan Reshko

On the bench:

2  USSR

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskiy

Goals:

Oleg Blokhin 11 G
Viktor Kolotov 28 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Yevgeni Rudakov
Defender Mikhail Fomenko
Defender Viktor Matvienko
Midfielder Leonid Buriak
Midfielder Viktor Kolotov (captain)
Midfielder Anatoliy Konkov
Midfielder Vladimir Muntyan
Midfielder Vladimir Veremeyev
Forward Oleg Blokhin

Substitutions:

Stefan Reshko for Vladimir Muntyan 46
Vladimir Fyodorov for Vladimir Veremeyev 84

Cards:

Vladimir Onishchenko 80 Y

On the bench:

Defender Stefan Reshko

1  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Johnny Giles

Goals:

Eoin Hand 79 G

Starting lineup:

Paddy Roche Goalkeeper
Tony Dunne Defender
Eoin Hand Defender
Joe Kinnear Defender
Paddy Mulligan Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder
Johnny Giles Midfielder (captain)
Steve Heighway Midfielder
Mick Martin Midfielder
Terry Conroy Forward
Don Givens Forward

Substitutions:

Cards:

On the bench: