Northern Ireland v USSR, 13 October 1971
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Rolf Nyhus |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group 4 |
| Venue | Windsor Park, Belfast |
| Attendance | 16,573 |
View Northern Ireland v USSR head to head
Kick-off: 4:00pm BST
1
Northern Ireland
Manager: Billy Bingham
Goals:
| Jimmy Nicholson | 13 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pat Jennings
Defender
Allan Hunter
Defender
Terry Neill
Defender
Sammy Nelson
Defender
Liam O'Kane
Defender
Pat Rice
Midfielder
David Clements
Midfielder
Bryan Hamilton
Midfielder
Eric McMordie
Midfielder
Jimmy Nicholson
Forward
Derek Dougan
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Martin O'Neill for Bryan Hamilton | 46 |
| Tommy Cassidy for Derek Dougan | 73 |
1
USSR
Manager: Alexei Paramonov
Goals:
| Anatoli Byshovetz | 30 |
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Starting lineup:
Yevgeni Rudakov
Goalkeeper
Revaz Dzodzuashvili
Defender
Evgeny Lovchev
Defender
Albert Shesterniev
Defender
(captain)
Oleg Dolmatov
Midfielder
Murtaz Khurtzilava
Midfielder
Nikolay Kiselyov
Midfielder
Viktor Kolotov
Midfielder
Anatoliy Konkov
Midfielder
Anatoli Byshovetz
Forward
Vitali Shevchenko
Forward
Substitutions:
| Levon Ishtoyan for Vitali Shevchenko | 60 |
On the bench:
Forward
Levon Ishtoyan