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)
0
USSR
Manager: Valeri Lobanovski
Goals:
| Steve Staunton | 60 |
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Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Gerry Peyton
Defender
Mick McCarthy
(captain)
Defender
Chris Morris
Defender
Steve Staunton
Defender/Centre back
David O'Leary
Defender/Midfielder
Paul McGrath
Midfielder
Kevin Sheedy
Midfielder
Andy Townsend
Midfielder
Gary Waddock
Forward
David Kelly
Forward
Niall Quinn
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Uvarov
Defender
Sergie Gorlukovich
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Oleg Kuznetzov
Defender
Andrei Zygmantovich
Midfielder
Valeri Broshin
Forward
Igor Belanov
Forward
Aleksandr Borodyuk
Forward
Vladimir Lyuti
Substitutions:
| Chris Hughton for Chris Morris | 73 |
| Kevin Moran for David O'Leary | 77 |
Substitutions:
| Nikolai Savichev for Vladimir Lyuti | 70 |
| Fedor Cherenkov for Valeri Broshin | 76 |