USSR v Romania, 14 October 1979
| Score | 3-1 to USSR |
| Referee | A Nikic |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
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USSR
Goals:
| Vagiz Khidiatullin | 16 |
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| Leonid Buriak | penalty | 18 |
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| Stepen Yurchishin | 84 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Nikolay Gontar
Defender
Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender
Vagiz Khidiatullin
Defender
Vladimir Lozinski
Defender
Aleksandr Makhovikov
Defender
Sergei Nikulin
Midfielder
Leonid Buriak
Midfielder
Sergei Shavlo
Forward
Yuri Gavrilov
Forward
Georgi Yartzev
Forward
Stepen Yurchishin
Substitutions:
| Khoren Oganesian for Yuri Gavrilov | 48 |
| Aleksandr Khapsalis for Georgi Yartzev | 65 |
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Romania
Manager: Stefan Kovacs
Goals:
| Alexandre Nicolae | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Cristian Gheorghe
Goalkeeper
Ion Munteanu
Defender
Alexandre Nicolae
Defender
Nicolae Tilihoi
Defender
Ilie Balaci
Midfielder
László Bölöni
Midfielder
Cornel Dinu
Midfielder
Marcel Răducanu
Midfielder
Rodion Cămătaru
Forward
Sorin Cârţu
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alexandru Koller for Sorin Cârţu | 33 |
| Costică Stefănescu for Dan Paltinisan | 46 |
| Tudorel Stoica for Ilie Balaci | 72 |