East Germany v USSR, 08 October 1989
| Score | 2-1 to East Germany |
| Referee | Bo Karlsson |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 3 |
| Venue | Ernst Thalmann, Karl Marx |
| Attendance | 15,900 |
View USSR v East Germany head to head
2 East Germany
Manager: Eduard Geyer
Goals:
| Andreas Thom | 80 |
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| Matthias Sammer | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Matthias Döschner
Defender
Ronald Kreer
Defender
Matthias Lindner
Defender
Dirk Stahmann
Midfielder
Matthias Sammer
Midfielder
Richard Steinmann
Midfielder
Jörg Stübner
Forward
Rainer Ernst
Forward
Ulf Kirsten
Forward
Andreas Thom
Substitutions:
| Thomas Doll for Rainer Ernst | 74 |
| Uwe Weidemann for Richard Steinmann | 88 |
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USSR
Manager: Anatoli Bychovets
Goals:
| Gennadi Litovchenko | 74 |
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Starting lineup:
Viktor Chanov
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Bezsonov
Defender
Sergie Gorlukovich
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Oleg Kuznetzov
Defender
Sergei Aleinikov
Midfielder
Gennadi Litovchenko
Midfielder
Aleksiey Mykhaylychenko
Midfielder
Aleksandr Zavarov
Midfielder
Igor Dobrovolski
Forward
Oleg Protasov
Forward