Bulgaria v Russia, 09 September 1997
| Score | 2-1 to Russia |
| Referee | John McDermott |
| Competition | UEFA U21 Group 5 |
| Venue | Bulgarska Armia, Sofia |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
View Bulgaria v Russia head to head
1
Bulgaria
Goals:
| Gueorgui Ivanov | 7 |
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Substitutions:
| Stefan Outchikov for Vassil Kirov | 24 |
| Svetoslav Todorov for Ilian Stoyanov | 64 |
| Dian Todorov for Aleksandar Aleksandrov | 74 |
2
Russia
Goals:
| Andrei Solomatin | 52 |
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| Alexei Bakharev | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Vadim Evseev
Defender
Andrei Solomatin
Defender
(captain)
Alexei Bakharev
Midfielder
Aleksandr Berketov
Midfielder
Konstantin Golovskoi
Midfielder
Andrei Krivov
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Serguei Temrioukov for Vadim Evseev | 33 |
| Serguei Loutovinov for Mikhail Ossinov | 46 |
| Evgueni Ageev for Andrei Krivov | 57 |