Compendium to the 1972 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 4 (Group 4)

UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

October 11, 1970 (Sevilla, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0) 

November 15, 1970 (Nicosia, Cyprus 1-USSR 3)

February 3, 1971 (Nicosia, Cyprus 0-Northern Ireland 3)

April 21, 1971 (Belfast, Northern Ireland 5- Cyprus 0)

May 9, 1971 (Nicosia, Cyprus 0-Spain 2) 

May 30, 1971 (Moscow, USSR 2-Spain 1)

June 7, 1971 (Moscow, USSR 6-Cyprus 1)

September 22, 1971 (Moscow, USSR 1-Northern Ireland 0) 

October 13, 1971 (Belfast, Northern Ireland 1-USSR 1)

October 27, 1971 (Sevilla, Spain 0-USSR 0) 

November 24, 1971 (Granada, Spain 7-Cyprus 0) 

February 16, 1972 (Hull, England, Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1) 

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	USSR	6	4	2	0	13	4	9	10
2	Spain	6	3	2	1	14	3	11	8
3	Northern Ireland	6	2	2	2	10	6	4	61
4	Cyprus	6	0	0	6	2	26	-24	0

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: November 11, 1970

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0

Venue: Sevilla -Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Attendance: 26,215

Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)

Linesmen: Petri and Kamaras (Hungary)

Goalscorers:

(Spain): Carles Rexach 39^th, Pirri 59^th , Luis Aragones 77^th

(Northern Ireland): None

Lineups:

Spain:

José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Joaquin Rife Climent (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)          (Juan Lopez Hita (Sevilla Club de Fútbol) 46^th)

Enrique Alvarez Costas (Real Club Celta de Vigo)

José Luis Violeta Lajusticia (Real Zaragoza)

Antonio Arieta -Araunabeña Piedra  (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Luis Aragones Suarez (captain) (Club Atlético de Madrid) 

Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón) (Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol) 46^th)

Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Carlos Rexach Cerda (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  

Other Substitutes:

‘Rodri’, Roberto Rodriguez Aguirre (Club Atlético de Madrid)   

Adelardo Rodriguez Sanchez (Club Atlético de Madrid) 

Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 

Note: Hita made his International debut for Spain.

Northern Ireland:

William Stewart McFaul (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

David James Craig (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Thomas A. Jackson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

William John ‘Terence’ Neill (Captain) (Hull City Football Club / England)

William James O'Kane (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

David Sloan (Oxford United Football Club / England)

George Best (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Derek’ Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England) (Samuel John Todd (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) 25^th)

John Terence  Harkin (Shrewsbury Town Football Club / England)

David Clements (Coventry City Football Club / England)

Coach: William Laurence Bingham

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(Northern Ireland squad, November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(November 11, 1970, EC Qualifier, Spain 3-Northern Ireland 0)

Date: November 15, 1970

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Cyprua 1-USSR 3

Venue: Levkosia (Nicosia)-GSP "Gymnastikos Sullogos ta Pagkypria"

Attendance:          8,980

Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

Goalscorers:

(Cyprus): Nicos Charalambous 42^nd

(USSR): Viktor Kolotov 10', Gennadi Evryuzhikhin 16^th, Vitali Shevchenko 50^th   

Lineups:

Cyprus:

Makis Alkiviadis (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Costas Christou Kattos (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Kyriakos Koureas (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)  (Marios Kythreotis (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 46^th)

Tassos Constantinou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) (Markos Markou (?????) 75^th )

Pamboulis Papadopoulos (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)

Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Ray Wood

USSR:

Viktor Maksimovich Bannikov (Torpedo Moskva)

Yuri Vasilyevich Istomin (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kaplichni (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Rubin Kazan)

Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)

Boris Arkadyevich Kopeykin (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (Givi Georgievich Nodiya (Dynamo Tblissi) 70th)

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku)

Gennadi Egorovich Evryuzhikin (Dynamo Moskva)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Date: February 3, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Cyprus 0-Northern Ireland 3

Venue: Levkosia (Nicosia)-GSP "Gymnastikos Sullogos ta Pagkypria"            

Attendance: 9,119

Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy)

Goalscorers:

(Cyprus): None 

(Northern Ireland): Jimmy Nicholson 53^rd, Derek Dougan 55^th, George Best 86^th pen

Lineups:

Cyprus:

Herodotos Koupanos (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Costas Christou Kattos (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 75^th)

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Kyriakos Koureas (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca)

Nicos Charalambous (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))

Pamboulis Papadopoulos (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Ray Wood

Booked: Kyriakos Koureas 63^rd

Northern Ireland:

Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)

David James Craig (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Alan Hunter (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

William John ‘Terence’ Neill (Hull City Football Club / England)

Samuel John Todd (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

Bryan Hamilton (Linfield Football Club-Belfast)

Alexander ‘Eric’ McMordie (Middlesborough Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Derek’ Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

James Joseph Nicholson (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

George Best (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: William Laurence Bingham

Photo From : World Soccer , March 1971

(February 3, 1971, EC Qualifier, Cyprus 0-Northern Ireland 3)

Date: April 21, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Northern Ireland 5-Cyprus 0

Venue: Belfast-Windsor Park

Attendance: 19,153

Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxemburg)

Goalscorers:

(Northern Ireland): Derek Dougan 2^nd, George Best 44^th, 47^th,  56^th, Jimmy Nicholson 85^th

(Cyprus): None 

Lineups:

Northern Ireland:

Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)

David James Craig (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

David Clements (Coventry City Football Club / England)

Martin Harvey (Sunderland Association Football Club / England)

Alan Hunter (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

Samuel John Todd (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England) (Peter Watson (Distillery Football Club-Lisburn) 86^th)

Bryan Hamilton (Linfield Football Club-Belfast)

Alexander ‘Eric’ McMordie (Middlesborough Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Derek’ Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

James Joseph Nicholson (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

George Best (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: William Laurence Bingham

Cyprus:

Herodotos Koupanos (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Kokos Michael (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia)) (Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 54^th)

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) (Takis Papettas (Asil Lyssi) 65^th)

Kyriakos Koureas (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca)

Tassos Constantinou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)    

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Pamboulis Papadopoulos (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)

Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Ray Wood

Date: May 9, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Cyprus 0-Spain 2

Venue: Levkosia (Nicosia)-GSP "Gymnastikos Sullogos ta Pagkypria"

Attendance: 5,818

Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania) 

Goalscorers:

(Cyprus): None

(Spain): Pirri 3^rd, Violeta 85^th

Lineups:

Cyprus:

Demos Eleftheriadis (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia))

Charis Kantzilieris (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Costakis Alexandrou (Athlitikó Somateío Alkí) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) (Andreas Constantinou (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)   46')

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Kokos Antoniou (Athlitikó Somateío Alkí) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Takis Papettas (Asil Lyssi)

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)  (Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 67^th)

Pamboulis Papadopoulos (AEL (Athlitikí Énosi Lemésou) –Lemesos (Limassol)

Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Andreas Stylianou (Captain) (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Ray Wood

Spain:

Miguel Reina Santos (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

José Luis Violeta Lajusticia (Real Zaragoza)

Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Alfonso Moreno Antonio Tonono (Union Deportivo Las Palmas)

Antonio Martinez Morales ‘Anton’ (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

José Claramunt Torres (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Fidel Uriarte Macho (Club Atlético de Bilbao) (Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol) 46^th)

Amaro Varela Amancio (captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)

Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón)  (Carlos Rexach Cerda (Club de Fútbol Barcelona) 55th)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  

Other Substitutes:

Angel Abelardo Gonzalez Bernardo (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Enrique Alvarez Costas (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Note: Benito made his International debut for Spain.

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(May 9, 1971, EC Qualifier, Cyprus 0-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(May 9, 1971, EC Qualifier, Cyprus 0-Spain 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(May 9, 1971, EC Qualifier, Cyprus 0-Spain 2)

Date: May 30, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: USSR 2-Spain 1

Venue: Moskva (Moscow)-Tsentral'nyj Stadion imeni Vladimira Il'yicha Lenina (The Central V.I.Lenin's Stadium)     

Attendance: 81,700

Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)

Goalscorers:

(USSR): Viktor Kolotov 79^th, Vitali Shevchenko 83^rd

(Spain): Carles Rexach 88^th

Lineups:

USSR:

Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)

Revaz Mihaylovich Dzodzuashvili (Dynamo Tblissi)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (Captain) (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Valery Borisovich Zykov (Dynamo Moskva)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kaplichni (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)

Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev) (Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) 56th)

Joszef Yozhefovich Sabo (Dynamo Moskva)

Anatoly Andreyevich  Banishevski (Nefchi Baku) (Givi Georgievich Nodiya (Dynamo Tblissi) 75th)

Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku)

Gennadi Egorovich Evryuzhikin (Dynamo Moskva)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Spain:

José Angel Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)(Antonio Martinez Morales ‘Anton’ (Valencia Club de Fútbol)  67^th)

Alfonso Moreno Antonio Tonono (Union Deportivo Las Palmas)

Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

José Luis Violeta Lajusticia (Real Zaragoza)  (Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol) 60^th)

Carlos Rexach Cerda (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

José Claramunt Torres (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Amaro Varela Amancio (captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Fidel Uriarte Macho (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)   

Other Substitutes:

Miguel Reina Santos (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Enrique Alvarez Costas (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Jose Eulogio Garate Ormaechea (Club Atlético de Madrid)   

Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1971

(May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Spain squad, May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(USSR squad, May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(USSR squad, May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: AS Color Nº 2, June 1, 1971

(May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: AS Color Nº 2, June 1, 1971

(May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Photo From: AS Color Nº 2, June 1, 1971

(May 30, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 2-Spain 1)

Date: June 7, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: USSR 6-Cyprus 1

Venue: Moskva (Moscow)-Tsentral'nyj Stadion imeni Vladimira Il'yicha Lenina (The Central V.I.Lenin's Stadium)     

Attendance: 21,159

Referee: Erik Beijar (Finland)

Goalscorers:

(USSR): Vladimir Fedotov 4^th, 86^th, Gennadi Evryuzhikhin 23^rd, 38^th,Viktor Kolotov 59^th, Anatoli Banishevski 85^th   

(Cyprus): Stefanis Michael 73rd

Lineups:

USSR:

Viktor Maksimovich Bannikov (Torpedo Moskva) (Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev) 46th)

Yuri Vasilyevich Istomin (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Valery Borisovich Zykov (Dynamo Moskva)

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kaplichni (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)

Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)

Anatoly Andreyevich  Banishevski  (Nefchi Baku)

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku)

Gennadi Egorovich Evryuzhikin (Dynamo Moskva) (Vitali Grigoriyevich Khmelnitzki (Dynamo Kiev) 64th)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Cyprus:

Christofi Varnavas (?????)

Kokos Michael (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia))

Charis Kantzilieris (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)  (Takis Papettas (Asil Lyssi) 52^nd)

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Paschalis Fokkis (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta)

Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca)

Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Andreas Constantinou I (Enosi Neon Paralimniou-Paralimni)  

Markos Markou (??????)

Andreas Stylianou (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia) (Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 79^th)

Coach: Ray Wood

Booked: Andreas Constantinou 77^th

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1971 №24---13.06

 (June 7, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 6-Cyprus 1)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1971 №24---13.06

 (June 7, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 6-Cyprus 1)

Date: September 22, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: USSR 1-Northern Ireland 0

Venue: Moskva (Moscow)-Tsentral'nyj Stadion imeni Vladimira Il'yicha Lenina (The Central V.I.Lenin's Stadium)

Attendance: 51,186

Referee: Ove Dahlberg (Sweden)

Goalscorers:

(USSR): Vladimir Muntyan 43^rd pen      

(Northern Ireland): None

Lineups:

USSR:

Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)

Revaz Mihaylovich Dzodzuashvili (Dynamo Tblissi)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Valery Borisovich Zykov (Dynamo Moskva)

Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtzilava (Dynamo Tblissi)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)

Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)

Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov (Kairat Alma-Ata)

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku) (Yuri Vasilyevich Istomin (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) 74th)

Gennadi Egorovich Evryuzhikin (Dynamo Moskva)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Northern Ireland:

William Stewart McFaul (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

David James Craig (Newcastle United Football Club / England) (Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) 70^th)

Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

William John ‘Terence’ Neill (Hull City Football Club / England)

Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

Daniel Hegan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

David Clements (Sheffield Wednsesday Football Club / England)

James Joseph Nicholson (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

William James O'Kane (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Derek’ Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

George Best (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: William John ‘Terence’ Neill

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1971 №39---26.09.71

(September 22, 1971, EC Qualifier, USSR 1-Northern Ireland 0)

Date: October 13, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Northern Ireland 1-USSR 1

Venue: Belfast-Windsor Park

Attendance: 16,573

Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)

Goalscorers:

(Northern Ireland): Jimmy Nicholson 13^th

(USSR): Anatoli Byshovets 32^nd

Lineups:

Northern Ireland:

Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)

Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

William James O'Kane (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

James Joseph Nicholson (Huddersfield Town Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Eric’ McMordie (Middlesborough Football Club / England)

Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Distillery Football Club-Lisburn) 65^th)

William John ‘Terence’ Neill (Hull City Football Club / England)

Alexander ‘Derek’ Dougan (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England) (Thomas Cassidy (Newcastle United Football Club / England) 46^th)

David Clements (Sheffield Wednsesday Football Club / England)

Coach: William John ‘Terence’ Neill

USSR:

Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)

Revaz Mihaylovich Dzodzuashvili (Dynamo Tblissi)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Evgeny Serfimovich Lovchev (Spartak Moskva)

Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtzilava (Dynamo Tblissi)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)

Nikolai Ivanovich Kiselev  (Spartak Moskva)

Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov (Kairat Alma-Ata)

Anatoly Dmitrievich Konkov (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Anatoli Fedorovich Byshovets (Dynamo Kiev)

Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku) (Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan (Ararat Erevan) 60^th)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Booked: Evgeni Lovchev 43^rd

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(USSR squad, October 13, 1971, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-USSR 1)

Date: October 27, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Spain 0-USSR 0

Venue: Sevilla -Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Attendance: 40,169

Referee: Norman Charles H. Burtenshaw (England)

Linesmen: Styles and Byford (England)

Goalscorers:

(Spain): None

(USSR): None

Lineups:

Spain:

Miguel Reina Santos (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Alfonso Moreno Antonio Tonono (Union Deportivo Las Palmas)

Antonio Martinez Morales ‘Anton’ (Valencia Club de Fútbol) (Pina Morales Marcial (Club de Fútbol Barcelona) 76th)

Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)

José Claramunt Torres (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón)

Amaro Varela Amancio (captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Joaquin Quino Sierra Vallejo (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Ignacio Churruca Sistiaga (Real Sporting de Gijón) 

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  

Booked: Francisco Gallego

Other Substitutes:

José Angel Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

‘Rodri’, Roberto Rodriguez Aguirre (Club Atlético de Madrid)   

Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Enrique Alvarez Costas (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’ (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

USSR:

Evgeny Vasilyevich Rudakov (Dynamo Kiev)

Revaz Mihaylovich Dzodzuashvili (Dynamo Tblissi)

Albert Alekseyevich Shesterniev (Captain) (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Yuri Vasilyevich Istomin (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva)

Murtaz Kalistratovich Khurtzilava (Dynamo Tblissi)

Viktor Mihaylovich Kolotov (Dynamo Kiev)

Vladimir Fedorovich Muntyan (Dynamo Kiev)

Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov (Kairat Alma-Ata)

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fedotov (CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (Nikolai Ivanovich Kiselev  (Spartak Moskva) 80th)

Anatoli Fedorovich Byshovets (Dynamo Kiev)

Levon Arutyunovich Ishtoyan (Ararat Erevan)  (Vitali Viktorovich Shevchenko (Nefchi Baku) 61^st)

Coach: Valentin Nikolaev

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

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(USSR squad, October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1971 №44---31.10

(USSR squad, October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

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(Spain squad, October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

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(October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

Photo From: Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 1971 №44---31.10

(October 27, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 0-USSR 0)

Date: November 24, 1971

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Spain 7-Cyprus 0

Venue: Granada- Estadio Los Carmenes

Attendance: 19,176

Referee: Josep M. Cassar Naudi (Malta)

Goalscorers:

(Spain): Pirri 9^th, 46^th pen, Quino 12^th, 24^th, Aguilar  63^rd, Lora 66^th, Chechu Rojo 75^th     

(Cyprus): None

Lineups:

Spain:

José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Alfonso Moreno Antonio Tonono (Union Deportivo Las Palmas)

Juan Lopez Hita (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)

Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)  (José Agustín Gatzelu Aranzábal Ascariba (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)  80^th)

Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

José Claramunt Torres (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Amaro Varela Amancio (captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) (Francisco Javier Aguilar (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol) 46^th)

Joaquin Quino Sierra Vallejo (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’ (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  

Other Substitutes:

Miguel Reina Santos (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Pina Morales Marcial (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Cyprus:

Herodotos Koupanos (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Yiannis Mertakkas (Athlitikós Sýllogos Anórthosis Ammochostou (Famagusta) (Michalakis Michael (Athlitiko Somateio Nea Salamina- Ammochostos (Famagusta) 46^th)

Demos Kavazis (Apollonas Lemesou- Lemessos (Limassol) 

Pambos Partasides (Athlitikí Énosi Olympiakos Lefkosias (Nicosia))

Kallis Constantinou (Pezoporikós Ómilos Lárnakas-Larnax (Larnaca)

Kokos Antoniou (Athlitikos Sillogos Omónoia Leukosías-Lefkosia (Nicosia)) (Lakis Theodorou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca) 57^th)

Stefanis Michael (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Michalis Tartaros (Athlitikó Somateío Alkí) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Pavlos Vasiliou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Tassos Constantinou (EPA (Énosis Pezopoporikós Amol) –Larnax (Larnaca)

Andreas Stylianou (Captain) (APOEL (Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Ellinos Levkosías) Lefkosia (Nicosia)

Coach: Ray Wood

Booked: Pambos Partasides, Andreas Stylianou 46^th, Demos Kavazis

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(Spain squad, November 24, 1971, EC Qualifier, Spain 7-Cyprus 0)

Date: February 16, 1972

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 4

Result: Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1

Venue: Hull - Boothferry Park, England

Attendance: 19,925

Referee: John Keith Taylor (England)

Linesmen: N.P. Paget and S. Swain (England)

Goalscorers:

(Northern Ireland): Samuel John Morgan 72nd

(Spain): Chechu Rojo 40^th

Lineups:

Northern Ireland:

Patrick Anthony Jennings (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club –London / England)

Patrick James Rice (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Samuel Nelson (Arsenal Football Club –London / England)

Alan Hunter (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

William John ‘Terence’ Neill (Captain) (Hull City Football Club / England)

David Clements (Sheffield Wednsesday Football Club / England)

Bryan Hamilton (Ipswich Town Football Club / England) (Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill (Nottingham Forrest Football Club / England) 46^th)

Alexander ‘Eric’ McMordie (Middlesborough Football Club / England)

Samuel John Morgan (Port Vale Football Club / England)

Samuel Baxter McIlroy (Manchester United Football Club / England)

George Best (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: William John ‘Terence’ Neill

Spain:

José Angel  Iribar Cortajarena (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Juan Cruz Sol Oria (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Fernández Gallego (captain) (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Enrique Alvarez Costas (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Alfonso Moreno Antonio Tonono (Union Deportivo Las Palmas)

Gregorio de Benito Rubio (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Francisco Javier Aguilar (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Enrique Lora Millán (Sevilla Club de Fútbol)  (Miguel Migueli Ramos Vargas  (Club Deportivo Málaga) 55^th)

Joaquin Quino Sierra Vallejo (Valencia Club de Fútbol)

Enrique ‘Quini’ Castro Gonzalez  (Real Sporting de Gijón) (Manuel Manolete Rios Quintanilla (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña)  28^th)

José Francisco ‘Chechu Rojo’ (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Coach: Ladislao Kubala Stecz (Hungary/Spain)  

Booked: Sol 41^st, Benito 67^th

Other Substitutes:

Miguel Reina Santos (Club de Fútbol Barcelona)

Jesus Martinez Sanchez ‘Pirri’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

"Arieta II", Antonio Arietaaraunabefta Piedra (Club Atlético de Bilbao)

Note: Migueli and Manolete made their International debuts for Spain.

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(February 16, 1972, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell)

(Northern Ireland squad, February 16, 1972, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Todo Sobre La Seleccion Espanola, Felix Martialay, 2006

(February 16, 1972, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1)

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(February 16, 1972, EC Qualifier, Northern Ireland 1-Spain 1)