Russia v Bulgaria, 11 October 1997
| Score | 4-2 to Russia |
| Referee | Pierluigi Pairetto |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Moscow |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
View Russia v Bulgaria head to head
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Russia
Manager: Boris Ignatiev
Goals:
| Dmitri Alenichev | 14 |
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| Igor Kolyvanov | penalty | 41 |
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| Sergei Yuran | penalty | 52 |
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| Dmitri Alenichev | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sergei Ovchinnikov
Defender
Igor Chugainov
Defender
Viktor Onopko
Defender
Akhrik Tsveiba
Midfielder
Dmitri Alenichev
Midfielder
Dmitri Popov
Midfielder
Andrei Tikhonov
Midfielder
Igor Yanovski
Forward
Igor Kolyvanov
Forward
Igor Simutenkov
Forward
Sergei Yuran
Substitutions:
| Vladislav Radimov for Igor Simutenkov | 46 |
| Oleg Veretennikov for Sergei Yuran | 65 |
| Aleksei Kosolapov for Dmitri Alenichev | 82 |
Cards:
| Dmitri Alenichev | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Aleksei Kosolapov
Midfielder
Vladislav Radimov
Midfielder
Oleg Veretennikov
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Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
| Ilia Gruev | 68 |
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| Emil Kostadinov | 78 |
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Starting lineup:
Zdravko Zdravkov
Goalkeeper
Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Ivailo Petkov
Defender
Adalbert Zafirov
Defender
Ilian Iliev
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Midfielder
Luboslav Penev
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Emil Kostadinov for Hristo Stoichkov | 53 |
| Daniel Borimirov for Yordan Letchkov | 53 |
| Ilia Gruev for Ilian Iliev | 65 |