Republic of Ireland v USSR, 25 April 1990
| Score | 1-0 to Republic of Ireland |
| Referee | A Kleinitas |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| Attendance | 43,990 |
View Republic of Ireland v USSR head to head
1
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Jack Charlton (35)
Goals:
| Steve Staunton | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gerry Peyton
Defender
Mick McCarthy
(captain)
Defender
Chris Morris
Defender
David O'Leary
Defender
Steve Staunton
Defender/Midfielder
Paul McGrath
Midfielder
Kevin Sheedy
Midfielder
Andy Townsend
Midfielder
Gary Waddock
Forward
David Kelly
Forward
Niall Quinn
Substitutions:
| Chris Hughton for Chris Morris | 73 |
| Kevin Moran for David O'Leary | 77 |
0
USSR
Manager: Valeri Lobanovski
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Aleksandr Uvarov
Goalkeeper
Sergie Gorlukovich
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Oleg Kuznetzov
Defender
Andrei Zygmantovich
Defender
Valeri Broshin
Midfielder
Vadym Tyshchenko
Midfielder
Igor Belanov
Forward
Aleksandr Borodyuk
Forward
Vladimir Lyuti
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nikolai Savichev for Vladimir Lyuti | 70 |
| Fedor Cherenkov for Valeri Broshin | 76 |