USSR v Republic of Ireland, 16 October 1985

Score2-0 to USSR
RefereePaolo Casarin
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group 6
VenueCentral Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance100,000

2  USSR

0  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Eoin Hand (39)

Goals:

Fedor Cherenkov 60 G
Oleg Protasov 89 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rinat Dasayev
Defender Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender Gennady Morozov
Midfielder Sergei Aleinikov
Midfielder Fedor Cherenkov
Midfielder Sergei Gotzmanov
Midfielder Aleksandr Zavarov
Forward Oleg Blokhin
Forward Oleg Protasov

Starting lineup:

Seamus McDonagh Goalkeeper
Jim Beglin Defender
Chris Hughton Defender
Mark Lawrenson Defender
Mick McCarthy Defender
David O'Leary Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder
Tony Grealish Midfielder
Gary Waddock Midfielder
Tony Cascarino Forward
Frank Stapleton Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Georgi Kondratiev for Oleg Blokhin 55
Vladimir Bezsonov for Aleksandr Zavarov 84

Substitutions:

Ronnie Whelan for Tony Grealish 71
Kevin O'Callaghan for Jim Beglin 79

On the bench:

On the bench:

Midfielder Kevin O'Callaghan
Midfielder Ronnie Whelan

2  USSR

Goals:

Fedor Cherenkov 60 G
Oleg Protasov 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rinat Dasayev
Defender Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender Gennady Morozov
Midfielder Sergei Aleinikov
Midfielder Fedor Cherenkov
Midfielder Sergei Gotzmanov
Midfielder Aleksandr Zavarov
Forward Oleg Blokhin
Forward Oleg Protasov

Substitutions:

Georgi Kondratiev for Oleg Blokhin 55
Vladimir Bezsonov for Aleksandr Zavarov 84

On the bench:

0  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Eoin Hand (39)

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Seamus McDonagh Goalkeeper
Jim Beglin Defender
Chris Hughton Defender
Mark Lawrenson Defender
Mick McCarthy Defender
David O'Leary Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder
Tony Grealish Midfielder
Gary Waddock Midfielder
Tony Cascarino Forward
Frank Stapleton Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Ronnie Whelan for Tony Grealish 71
Kevin O'Callaghan for Jim Beglin 79

On the bench:

Midfielder Kevin O'Callaghan
Midfielder Ronnie Whelan