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International Season 1978/79, Part 6 (January and February 1979)

January

The USSR Olympics side and Czechsolovakia toured South America.


Date: January 3, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue:
Attendance:
Israel 1-Borussia Moenchengladbach (West Germany) 0 (Avraham Avrahami)

Date: January 6, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Monterrey –Estadio Universitario
Attendance:
Mexico 1-USSR (Olympic) 0 (Hugo Sánchez 55)
Note: According to some sources, this match took place on February 7, 1979.

Date: January 16, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Larnaca-National 
Attendance: 2,000
Cyprus 0-Bulgaria 1 (Russi Gochev 60)

Date: January 28, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Mar del Plata 
Attendance:
Racing Club de Avellaneda (Argentina) 3-Czechsolovakia 3 (Prycodko 34, 70, Rodriguez 59 / Kroupa 53, Marian Masny 71 pen , Zdenek Nehoda 82)


Date: January 30, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tel-Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa)- Bloomfield Yafo Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Israel 0-Austria 1 (Franz Oberacher 55)

Date: January 31, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Los Angeles, California-          LA Memorial Colisuem, USA
Attendance: 7,200
Mexico 0-USSR (Olympic) 1 (Mikhail Ivanovich An 55)



February

Czechoslovakia continued its tour of South America.
England defeated Northern Ireland (4-0) in a Euro qualifier.
Poland toured North Africa and played vs. Tunisia and Algeria.
Italy defeated a weakened Holland (3-0) in a friendly days after the death of Nereo Rocco.
West Germany was held to a scoreless draw on Malta’s controversial pitch in a Euro qualifier.
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Date: February 1, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Mar del Plata 
Attendance:
Internacional de Porto Alegre (Brazil) 0-Czechsolovakia 3 (Kroupa 89)

Date: February 3, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Seattle, Washinton
Attendance: 13,317
USA 1-USSR (Olympic) 3 (????)

Date: February 3, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue:
Attendance:
CA Belgrano (Argentina) 3-Czechsolovakia 2 (?????)


Date: February 4, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue:
Attendance:
Luxembourg 2-FC Metz (France) 2 (Romain Michaux 85, Margue 89 / Henryk Kasperczak 29, Remy 62)

Date: February 5, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Baghdad
Attendance: 12,000
Iraq 1-Finland 0 (????)


Date: February 6, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Mendoza 
Attendance:
Rivadavia (Argentina) 0-Czechsolovakia 6 (Stambachr 20, Zdenek Nehoda 48, Antonin Panenka 67, 83, 90, Jarusek 80)

Date: February 7, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Baghdad
Attendance: 8,000
Iraq 2-Finland 0 (????)

Date: February 7, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stanke Dimitrov-Bonchuk 
Attendance: 27,000
Bulgaria 1-Romania 1 (Tsonio Vassiliev 67 / Dudu Georgescu 32)
Note: Romanian considers this as an Unofficial match

Date: February 7, 1979
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 1
Venue: London - Wembley   
Attendance: 92,000
England 4-Northern Ireland 0 (Kevin Keegan 24, Bob Latchford 46, 63, David Watson 49)



Photo From: Onze, Issue 39, March 1979
(February 7, 1979, EC Qualifier, England 4-Northern Ireland 0)



Photo From: World Soccer , March 1979
(February 7, 1979, EC Qualifier, England 4-Northern Ireland 0)


Photo From: World Soccer , March 1979
(February 7, 1979, EC Qualifier, England 4-Northern Ireland 0)






Date: February 8, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Mar del Plata 
Attendance:
CA River Plate (Argentina) 4-Czechsolovakia 1 (?????)


Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(February 8, 1979, CA River Plate (Argentina) 4-Czechsolovakia 1)


Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(February 8, 1979, CA River Plate (Argentina) 4-Czechsolovakia 1)



Date: February 8, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tamaulipas, Tampico, Tamps
Attendance: 15,000
Mexico 1-USSR (Olympic) 1 (Manuel Guillén 17 / Gregoriev 46)

Date: February 9, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Baghdad, Al-Shaab-Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Iraq 1-East Germany 1 (Ali Hussein 80 / Joachim Streich 89)

Date: February 9, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Manama
Attendance: 5,000
Bahrain 0-Finland 1 (Anders Backman 55)


Date: February 10, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Mar del Plata 
Attendance:
CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-Czechsolovakia 3 (Mastrangelo 2 goals / Zdenek Nehoda, Antonin Panenka, Kroupa)


Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(February 10, 1979, CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-Czechsolovakia 3)



Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(February 10, 1979, CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-Czechsolovakia 3)


Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(February 10, 1979, CA Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-Czechsolovakia 3)



Date: February 11, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Baghdad, Al-Shaab-Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Iraq 2-East Germany 1 (Hussein Said 74, 88 pen / Dieter Kühn 3)


Date: February 11, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: San Francisco, Califronia- Candlestick Park,
Attendance: 7,213
USA 1-USSR (Olympic) 4 (Mark Liveric 81 / Andreyev 6, Ustimchik 13, Klimentiev 25, 74)
Note: According to some sources this match was played on February 14th

Date: February 12, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Prato
Attendance:
Prato (Italy) 0-USSR 3 (Vagiz Khidiatullin 17, Oleg Blokhin 32, Gazzayev 51)


Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(USSR squad, February 12, 1979, Prato (Italy) 0-USSR 3)



Date: February 13, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Brasilia 
Attendance:
Desportes Bandeirante (Brazil) 2-Czechsolovakia 2 (??? / Slany, Pelc) (penalty kick shoot-out: 5-6)

Date: February 14, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Blagoevgrad- Christo Bonev
Attendance: 10,000
Bulgaria 2-Romania 1 (Stoicho Mladenov 27, Rudji Kerimov 61 / Zoltan Crişan 34)
Note: Romanian considers this as an Unofficial match

Date: February 14, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tel Aviv- Ramat-Gan -National Stadium
Attendance: 5,369
Israel 4-Greece 1 (Itzhak Shum 20 pen, Viki Peretz 28, 43, 80 / Georgios Delikaris 30)

Date: February 15, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Luxembourg
Attendance:
Luxembourg 0-Eintracht Trier (West Germany) 2 (????)

Date: February 15, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Genova
Attendance:
Genoa (Italy) 0-USSR 2 (Vagiz Khidiatullin , Ramaz Shengelia)

Date: February 18, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tunis, Stade Ahmed Zouiten
Attendance: 20,000
Tunisia 0-Poland 2 (Roman Ogaza 75,79)

Date: February 20, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Stuttgart
Attendance:
VfB Stuttgart (West germany) 3-West Germany 1 (Elmer 20, Hattenberger 23, Ohlicher 85 / Manfred Kaltz 47 pen)


Date: February 21, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Algers, Stade de 5 juillet
Attendance: 10,000
Algeria 0-Poland 1 (Grzegorz Lato 6)

Date: February 22, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Cesena
Attendance:
Italy (U-21) 0-USSR 1 (Oleg Blokhin 7)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 226 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1979
(Franco Baresi, February 22, 1979, Italy (U-21) 0-USSR 1)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 226 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1979
(USSR squad, February 22, 1979, Italy (U-21) 0-USSR 1)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 226 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1979
(Italy squad, February 22, 1979, Italy (U-21) 0-USSR 1)


Date: February 22, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Nice
Attendance:
OGC Nice (France) 1-Switzerland 1 (??? / Pfister)


Date: February 23, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Baghdad
Attendance: 35,000
Iraq 1-Sweden 0 (Hussein Said 82 pen)
Note: Sweden considers this as an Unoffcial match.

Date: February 23, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Bologna
Attendance:
Italy (B) 1-USSR 3 (Alessandro Altobelli 73 / Oleg Blokhin 18, Makovikov 27, Gazzayev 74)



Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 226 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1979
(USSR squad, February 23, 1979, Italy (Experimental) 1-USSR 3)


Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 226 (Number 9), February 28-March 6, 1979
(Italy squad, February 23, 1979, Italy (Experimental) 1-USSR 3)


Date: February 24, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Milano -Stadio Comunale San Siro
Attendance: 70,000
Italy 3-Holland 0 (Roberto Bettega 10, Paolo Rossi 18 pen, Marco Tardelli 43)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 40, April 1979
(February 24, 1979, Italy 3-Holland 0)



Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989
(Holland squad, February 24, 1979, Italy 3-Holland 0)


Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, Supplement 2
(Italy squad, February 24, 1979, Italy 3-Holland 0)



Date: February 25, 1979
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 5
Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes
Attendance: 46,988
France 3-Luxembourg 0 (Jean Petit 38, Albert Emon 60, Jean-François Larios 78)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 40, April 1979
(February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, France 3-Luxembourg 0)



Photo From: Onze, Issue 40, April 1979
(February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, France 3-Luxembourg 0)


Photo From: Onze, Issue 40, April 1979
(France squad, February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, France 3-Luxembourg 0)




Date: February 25, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Manama
Attendance: 3,000
Bahrain 0-Sweden 3 (Thomas Berggren 19, Anders Grönhagen 58,78)
Note: Sweden considers this as an Unoffcial match.

Date: February 28, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Kuwait
Attendance:
Kuwait 0-Sweden 2 (Anders Grönhagen, Sigvard Johansson)
Note: Sweden considers this as an Unoffcial match.

Date: February 25, 1979
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 7
Venue: Gzira, Empire Stadium  
Attendance: 10,000
Malta 0-West Germany 0

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 29, April 1979
(Klaus Allofs and Hansi Muller, February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 0)



Photo From: Soccer Monthly, June 1979
(February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 0)



Photo From:  45 Sena ta' Football Internazzjonali ta' Malta, Author Joseph A. Sacco
(Malta squad, February 25, 1979, EC Qualifier, Malta 0-West Germany 0)


Date: February 28, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Burgas, Deveti septemvri (9th September)
Attendance: 15,000
Bulgaria 1-East Germany 0 (Russi Gochev 52)

Date: February 28, 1979
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Bursa, Kemal Atatürk Stadyumu
Attendance:
Turkey 0-Algeria 1 (Guomri 76)

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