USSR v East Germany, 05 September 1979
| Score | 1-0 to USSR |
| Referee | Laszlo Koros |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
View USSR v East Germany head to head
1
USSR
Goals:
| Yuri Gavrilov | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rinat Dasayev
Defender
Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Aleksandr Makhovikov
Defender
Sergey Prigoda
Midfielder
Vitaly Daraselia
Midfielder
Aleksandr Maksimenkov
Forward
Yuri Gavrilov
Forward
David Kipiani
Forward
Ramaz Shengelia
Forward
Georgi Yartzev
Substitutions:
| Sergei Shavlo for Vitaly Daraselia | 46 |
| Stepen Yurchishin for Georgi Yartzev | 46 |
| Edgar Gess for Ramaz Shengelia | 46 |
0 East Germany
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
Goalkeeper
Frank Baum
Defender
Hans-Jürgen Dörner
Defender
(captain)
Gerd Kische
Defender
Konrad Weise
Defender
Reinhard Häfner
Midfielder
Jurgen Pommerenke
Midfielder
Gerd Weber
Midfielder
Dieter Kühn
Forward
Hans-Jurgen Riediger
Forward
Joachim Streich
Forward
Substitutions:
| Lutz Lindemann for Jurgen Pommerenke | 46 |
| Rüdiger Schnuphase for Frank Baum | 46 |
| Martin Hoffmann for Dieter Kühn | 60 |
| Hartmut Schade for Joachim Streich | 78 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Lutz Lindemann
Midfielder
Hartmut Schade
Midfielder
Rüdiger Schnuphase
Forward
Martin Hoffmann