This is the 33rd episode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.
For this episode, we continue our interview series with Mr.
Franco Spicciariello as we discuss the Italian Serie
A season of 1983/84 season.
Mr. Spicciariello who will be our guest
for the continuation of these series. He has in the past written for the prestigious
Magazine Guerin Sportivo for ten years.
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you may contact us:
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this blog, on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.
Note: These selections have already been uploaded on twitter and soccernostalgia Facebook page in the last couple of years.
1-On their way to the 1982
World Cup in Spain, in the Rome Airport, a young girl insulted Italy manager
Enzo Bearzot for not selecting Evaristo Beccalossi. Bearzot slapped the girl
and later said, it was an “educational” slap, and he added he would have done
the same to his own daughter.
2-In early 1969, 1930s
Italian star Giuseppe Meazza was kidnapped near Reggio Calabria, while visiting
Inter supporters group. The ransom demanded was 3 goats and 20 litters of wine.
The kidnappers were students celebrating their entrance into school.
Attached is the actual report
from France Football, Issue 1190, January 21, 1969.
3-It was reported in France
Football, Issue 1975, February 14, 1984 that a West German multi-millionaire
offered to buy Bernd Schuster back and inject cash into Koln, if the club
agreed to change its crest to his company’s to include his company’s name.
4-According to Diego Maradona, after Argentina’ s win
over hosts Italy in the World Cup semifnal on July 3rd, 1990, all
the Italian players refused to swap shirts with him except non-playing
substitute Roberto Mancini.
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5-In late 1970, Sweden
Manager Orvar Bergmark revealed that a Brazilian had phoned him during the 1970
World Cup to arrange the Sweden-Uruguay match in Sweden’s favor.
After a second phone call, Bergmark notified FIFA
President Sir Stanley Rous.
This is the 32nd episode of my podcast with Mr. Paul Whittle of https://the1888letter.com/, @1888letter.
For this episode, we start a new interview series with Mr. David AJ Reynolds as we discuss Hungarian Football in the 1920s and 30s.
We aim to have a
series of interviews with Mr.Reynolds as we examine, the Hungarian Football in
the 1920s-30s followed by the 1950s Glory years and culminating with the 1960s
and the 1966 World Cup.
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you may contact us:
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After
our Interview, Mr. Reynolds contacted us that he had mistakenly stated that Pal
Titkos had managed in Denmark and Belgium, but that was in fact Geza Toldi
Linesmen: Angelo Bratsis and Alfred Kleinaitis (both USA)
Kick-off time:
Goalscorers:
(USA):
John Harkes 41 pen
(USSR):
Vladimir Bessonov 29, Fyodor Cherenkov 45.
Oleg Protasov 68
Summary of goals:
0:1 (29th minute, USSR): from the middle, Kuznetsov passed to Cherenkov, who dummied and let the ball pass through before laying it for the onrushing Bessonov on the right with a low shot. 1:1 (41st minute, USA): USA were awarded a penalty kick after Oleg Luzhny fouled Peter Vermes in the box. John Harkes scored from the ensuing penalty kick. 1:2 (45th minute, USSR): Bessonov’s free kick deflected off the wall and Cherenkov scored from the rebound from just outside of box with a low shot. 1: (68th minute, USSR): from a cross into the box, led to a scramble on the right side, Doyle blocked Zigmantovich’s attempt who then passed across to the unmarked Protasov to score.
Lineups:
USA:
1-Tony Meola (United States Soccer
Federation) [11 / 0]
5-Mike Windischmann (United States Soccer Federation) [33 / 0]
3-John Doyle (United States Soccer Federation) [14 / 1]
15-Desmond Armstrong (United States Soccer Federation) [7 /
0] (2-Steve Trittschuh (United States Soccer Federation) [18 / 1] 52)
4-Jimmy Banks (United States Soccer Federation) [19 / 0]
(20-Paul Caligiuri (Free agent) [25 / 2] 55)
14-John Stollmeyer (United States Soccer Federation) [19 / 0]
6-John Harkes (United States Soccer Federation) [23 / 2]
7-Tab Ramos (United States Soccer Federation) [15 / 2]
16-Bruce Murray (United States Soccer Federation) [30 / 3]
(12-Paul Krumpe (United States Soccer Federation) [11 / 1] 78)
13-Eric Wynalda (United States Soccer Federation) [4 / 1]
(9-Eric Eichmann (United States Soccer Federation) [19 / 3] 74)
10-Peter Vermes (Football Club Volendam / Holland) [15 / 0]
Coach: Bob Gansler
Booked: John Doyle
Team Captain: Mike Windischmann
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, Navy Blue Shorts, Navy Blue
Socks
Note:
1-Paul Caligiuri
still had not signed a contract with the United States Soccer Federation.
2-The number of
caps for the American squad may not be accurate as some matches’ status may be
disputed.
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
Coach: Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky Booked: Andrei Zygmantovich 18 (foul on Wynalda), Vladimir Bessonov, Victor Chanov 42 (protesting the penalty kick decision)
Team Captain: Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Score (Officially Adidas were the kit manufacturers for the Soviet Union but for this match they wore kit manufactured by Score) Uniform Colors: White (with red CCCP emblazoned across) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(USSR squad, February 24,
1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
Notes:
-Match
number 173 for USA and number 346 for USSR (note per RSSSF match 369 for USSR).
-This
was the 3rd meeting between the nations.
This was the first ever Official match between the nations. The two previous encounters between the Nations in 1979 were considered unofficial for the Soviets. Both of those matches took place on American soil: February 3, 1979 (Seattle, Washington) USA 1-USSR 3 February 11, 1979 (San Francisco, California-Candlestick Park) USA 1-USSR 4
-This
was a preparatory friendly ahead of the 1990 World Cup that both Nations had
qualified. This was the first time USA had qualified for the World Cup in 40
years (last time was 1950).
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(The teams prior to kickoff, February
24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(The aerial view prior to kickoff,
February 24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
-This match took place a few
months after the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in the Eastern
European Nations.
It also took place around the
time of ‘Glasnost’ and ‘Perestroika’ in the Soviet Union, as a result there was
a positive atmosphere around this match, devoid of the usual political
tensions.
Nevertheless there were some political overtones around this
match and was dubbed as ‘Super Soccer Summit’.
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(Magazine cover, February 24,
1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(Magazine cover, February 24,
1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 10, Issue 951, March
15, 1990
(Magazine cover, February 24,
1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 16, Issue 957, April
26, 1990
(Paul Caligiuri and Andrei
Zigamantovich , Magazine cover, February 24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
-The Soviet Union were on Tour
with an under-strength side missing the majority of their regulars.
Gennadi Litovchenko (Dinamo Kiev) was part of the Touring squad but missed this match. Stars such as Alexei Mikhalichenko and Igor Dobrovolsky were omitted due to injuries. Others missing included players such as: Goalkeeper and captain Rinat Dassayev (Sevilla / Spain), Anatoli Demianenko (Dinamo Kiev), Sergei Aleinikov and Alexander Zavarov (both Juventus / Italy), Sergei Gorlukovich (Borussia Dortmund / West Germany), Vagiz Khidiatullin (Toulouse / France), Pavel Yakovenko (Dinamo Kiev), Vladimir Ljuty (Schalke / West Germany), Aleksandr Borodyuk (Schalke / West Germany) and Igor Belanov (Borussia Mönchengladbach / West Germany)
-During this month, USSR
played a number of matches on Tour.
February 7, 1990-Turin-Torino (Italy) 1-USSR 2 (Roberto Policano 26 / Alexei Mikhailichenko 5, Gennadi Litovchenko 18) February 15, 1990-Milan-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1-USSR 0 February 20, 1990-Marlboro Cup (Los Angeles)-Colombia 0-USSR 0 (penalty kick shoot-out 4-2) February 22, 1990-Marlboro Cup (Los Angeles)-Costa Rica 1-USSR 2 (Juan Cayasso 35 / Gennadi Litovchenko 68, Fyodor Cherenkov 76) This match vs. USA was their third match in 5 days.
-There was no Professional
League in the United States at the time. As a result the players signed
contracts with the US Soccer Federation.
Paul Caligiuri was defiant
and had not signed a US Soccer Federation contract. He would shortly thereafter
sign the contact.
-Peter Vermes was the only
foreign based player for USA that day. He was playing for Dutch side FC
Volendam.
In the week following this
match, Vermes was offered a contract extension of two years from Volendam (his contract
was to expire on July 1st).
He arrived in California on
February 19th, after having played a Dutch League match with
Volendam on February 18th.
The other foreign-based
players in the US squad who did not take part in this match were Hugo Perez
(Red Star 93 / France) and Chris Sullivan (Raba Eto Gyor / Hungary).
-Earlier in the month, USA played
a number of matches as part of their preparation for the World Cup.
As part of the ‘Marlboro Cup
in Miami, Florida’s Orange Bowl:
February 2, 1990-USA 0-Costa Rica 2 (Juan cayasso 8, Diaz 61) February 4, 1990-USA 1-Colombia 1 (Eric Wynalda 4 / Luis Alfonso Fajardo 25) (penalty kick shoot-out 8-9) Brent Goulet and Frank Klopas were recalled by Bob Gansler for the Marlboro Cup. February 13, 1990- Hamilton, National Stadium-Bermuda 0-USA 1 (Chris Sullivan 53)
-USA’s Marcelo Balboa missed this
match through injury. He was injured vs. Bermuda on February 13th.
Others missing from the USA
squad included Brian Bliss, Frank Klopas, Hugo Perez and Chris Sullivan.
USA’s back-up goalkeepers
were Kasey Keller and David Vanole.
-The attendance of 61,000 was
the largest crowd ever to watch USA on home soil, as well as the largest audience
to watch the USA National team since the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Famous American cheerleader
Krazy George Henderson was in the audience along with his famous hand drum.
-For the American defenders, John Doyle was tasked to mark Rodionov,
while Armstrong marked Kolivanov.
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(John Doyle, February 24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3
-In the 29th minute, from the middle, Kuznetsov passed to
Cherenkov, who dummied and let the ball pass through before laying it for the
onrushing Bessonov on the right with a low shot.
-In the 41st minute, USA were awarded a penalty kick
after Oleg Luzhny fouled Peter Vermes in the box. John Harkes
scored from the ensuing
penalty kick.
It appeared like a soft penalty decision and ever the American
television commentators questioned the call.
Vermes himself later admitted that the foul may have not been hard
enough and stated that, “he hit me hard enough so I could go down….you know,
that’s part of the game”
Victor Chanov was booked for protesting the penalty kick
decision.
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(The penalty kick incident,
Peter Vermes being fouled by Oleg Luzhny, February 24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
-In the 45th minute, Bruce Murray gave away a free kick
outside of the box, Bessonov’s free kick deflected off the wall and Cherenkov
scored from the rebound from just outside of box with a low shot.
Tony Meola’s vision may have been
obstructed by the wall.
USA Manager Bob Gansler called it a silly
foul to give away and a ‘savable shot’ and psychologically damaging to give up
this goal just before halftime.
Photo From:The Sunday Star-Ledger, February 25, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
-For the second half, Valery Lobanovsky
sent on striker Oleg Protasov to replace another striker Igor Kolivanov.
Bob Gansler changed his defenders,
Steve Trittschuh (for Armstrong at the right back) and Paul Caligiui (for Banks
at the left back)
-In the 68th minute, from a
cross into the box, led to a scramble on the right side, Doyle blocked Zigmantovich’s
attempt who then passed across to the unmarked Protasov to score.
-The Soviets dominated the
second half. They somewhat eased off after scoring the third goal.
-Despite the loss, the general
takeaway for the American side from the players and observers was generally positive.
This performance had been an improvement
compared to their matches in the Marlboro Cup, earlier in the month.
Many felt the USA were in the game until giving away the second
goal.
The goal just before halftime essentially
killed the game and the Americans struggled against the much faster Soviets in the
second half.
To many observers the USA’s weak defense
was exposed in this match.
Despite their fatigue, the Soviets were
praised for being faster.
-USA Manager Bob Gansler
underlined some positive moments but stressed that improvements were needed in
every area to compete in the World Cup.
-The USA players also
expressed that they were unaccustomed to playing against a European Team and
style as they had generally been facing Latin American Nations in friendlies
and qualifiers.
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
-Paul Caligiuri was the only USA player not to have signed a United
States Soccer Federation contract (the USSF contracts were without the
privilege of negotiation).
He felt he did not start this match as punishment. He also did not
start the previous two matches as well.
He urged reporters to ask Bob Gansler why he was not starting, for
his part Bob Gansler stated that he started with his best eleven.
Paul Caligiuri scored the goal that qualified USA for the 1990
World Cup in the final qualifier vs. Trinidad and Tobago on November 19, 1989.
Caligiuri also played in the Unicef Charity match on July 27, 1986
(Americas XI 2-FIFA World Stars 2). This led to him being signed by West German
side SV Hamburg in early 1987.
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
Photo From:Soccer America, Volume 38, Number 9, Issue 950, March
8, 1990
(February 24, 1990, USA
1-USSR 3)
-USSR players: Viktor
Viktorovich Chanov, Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov, Oleg Vladimirovich
Kuznetsov, Vasili
Karlovich Rats, Oleg Valeriyevich
Protasov, Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba, Andrei Vikentiyevich Zygmantovich and Ivan Ivanovich Yaremchuk made
the 1990 World Cup Finals squad.
-USSR players : Viktor
Viktorovich Chanov, Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov, Oleg Vladimirovich
Kuznetsov, Vasili
Karlovich Rats, Oleg Valeriyevich
Protasov, Ivan
Ivanovich Yaremchuk and Sergei Yuriyevich
Rodionov were part of the 1986 World Cup Finals squad.
USSR players: Viktor Viktorovich
Chanov, Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov and Sergei
Yuriyevich Rodionov were part of the 1982 World Cup Finals squad.
-All the USA players who took
part in this match were part of the 1990 World Cup Finals squad.
Photo From:Soccer International, Issue 4, April 1990
(The Most valuable Player
awards, February 24, 1990, USA 1-USSR 3)
-USA players: Tony Meola, Paul
Caligiuri, John Harkes, Tab Ramos and Eric Wynalda were part of the 1994 World
Cup Finals squad.
USA players: Tab Ramos and Eric
Wynalda were part of the 1998 World Cup Finals squad.
-USSR’s Oleg Luzhny played in
the English League during his career (Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers).
USA’s John Harkes also played
in the English League (Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham United and
Nottingham Forest).
-USA’s Paul Caligiuri and
Eric Wynalda represented German clubs in their career.
Caligiuri joined SV Hamburg in 198 and played for Meppen, Hansa Rostock,
Freiburg and St Pauli.
Wynalda played
for Saarbrucken and VfL Bochum.
-USA Manager Bob Gansler earned
5 caps for his Nation in 1968.
To hear my podcast Interview
with Mr. Gansler, click Link:
-USA’s Jimmy Banks passed
away on April 26th, 2019 due to cancer. He was 54 years old.
-USSR Manager Valeri
Vasilevich Lobanovsky had previously managed the National Team in (1975/76) and
91982/83). He would later manage the National teams of United Arab Emirates,
Kuwait and Ukraine (2000/01).
He passed away on May 13,
2002, aged 63.
-USSR goalkeeper
Victor Chanov died on February 8, 2017. According to reports he was beaten to
death. He was 57 years old.
-Following the break-up
of the Soviet Union, some of the players earned International caps for new
Independent Nations.
Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba
earned one cap for Ukraine and then played 8 matches for Russia.
Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk
and Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov represented Russia.
Andrei Vikentiyevich
Zygmantovich represented Belarus.
-The
next match between the nations was om neutral soil later in the year on
November 21, 1990 at Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The match ended scoreless.
USA
players: Jimmy Banks, Desmond Armstrong, Mike
Windischmann, Paul Krumpe, Eric Eichmann, Bruce Murray and Peter Vermes and USSR players: Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba and Vladimir Iosifovich
Tatarchuk were
present that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
USA
Manager Bob Gansler was still in charge of the USA squad.
-The
sides had faced one another during the 1988 Olympics at Seoul, South Korea on
September 22, 1988 at Taegu.
This was an unofficial match
as it was the Olympic sides of the respective Nations.
USSR
won that match (4-2). John Doyle scored one of USA’s goals.
Vadim Nikolaevich Tishchenko
and Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk were members of the Soviet squad but remained
on the bench for that match.
USA
players: Paul Caligiuri, Paul Krumpe, Desmond
Armstrong, Bruce Murray, John Doyle, John Stollmeyer, Peter Vermes, Stephen
Trittschuh,
Michael Windischmann, Eric
Eichmann Tab Ramos and John Harkes (on
the field and/or the substitutes bench).
-The
next match between the nations on American soil and USSR’s next win was a friendly
on January 25, 1992 at Miami, Florida at
the Orange Bowl
that USSR won (1-0).
Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba scored
the winning goal, though in some sources it is credited as an own goal.
By this point the Soviet
Union was called ‘The Commonwealth of Independent States’ just before the break-up
of the Soviet Union.
USA
players: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John
Doyle and Eric Wynalda and CIS player: Ahrik Sokratovich
Tsveiba were
present that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
-USA’s
first ever win was just days later in a friendly on February 2, 1992 at Pontiac, Michigan at the Silver Dome that USA won (2-1).
EricWynalda scored one of USA’s
goals.
By this point the Soviet
Union was called ‘The Commonwealth of Independent States’ just before the
break-up of the Soviet Union.
USA
players: Tony Meola, Desmond Armstrong, John
Doyle, Bruce Murray and Eric Wynalda were present that day (on the field and/or the
substitutes bench).
-USA
would face Russia in a friendly at Orlando, Florida at the Citrus Bowl on February
13, 1993 that Russia won (1-0).
USA
players: Tony Meola, Paul Caliguri, Desmond Armstrong and Peter Vermes were present that day (on
the field and/or the substitutes bench).
Just days later on February
21st, USA faced the Russia at Palo Alto, California-Stanford Stadium,
the venue of this 1990 match. That match ended scoreless.
USA
players: Desmond Armstrong, Paul Caliguri
and Peter Vermes were
present that day (on the field and/or the substitutes bench).
-USA
would face Russia in a friendly at Seattle, Washington at the Kingdome on January 30, 1994. The match ended in a (1-1)
tie.
USA
players: Tony Meola and Desmond Armstrong
and Russia player: Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk were present that day (on the field and/or
the substitutes bench).
Match
Squads:
USA:
Players
who took part in the match:
Goalkeepers:
Tony Meola (United States Soccer Federation)
(February 21, 1969, Belleville, New Jersey) (21
years old at the time)
Defenders:
Mike Windischman
(United States Soccer Federation) (December 6, 1965 Nuremberg, West Germany) (24 years old at the time)
Desmond Armstrong
(United States Soccer Federation) (November 2, 1964, Washington, DC) (25 years old at the time)
Steve Trittschuh (United
States Soccer Federation) (April 24, 1965, Granite City, Illinois) (24 years old at the time)
John Doyle (United
States Soccer Federation) (March 16, 1966, San Jose, California) (23 years old at the time)
Jimmy Banks (United
States Soccer Federation) (September 2, 1964, Milwaukee, Wisconsin-April 26,
2019, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (25 years old
at the time)
Midfielders:
John Stollmeyer (United
States Soccer Federation) (October 25, 1962, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (27 years old at the time)
Tab Ramos (United
States Soccer Federation) (September 21, 1966, Montevideo, Uruguay) (23 years old at the time)
Paul Krumpe (United
States Soccer Federation) (March 4, 1963, Torrance, California) (26 years old at the time)
Paul Caligiuri (United States Soccer Federation)
(March 9, 1964, Westminster, California) (25
years old at the time)
John Harkes (free agent) (March 8, 1967,
Kearny, New Jersey) (22 years old at the
time)
Forwards:
Bruce Murray (United States Soccer Federation)
(January 25, 1966, Germantown, Maryland) (24
years old at the time)
Eric Wynalda (United States Soccer Federation)
(June 9, 1969, Fullerton, California) (20
years old at the time)
Eric Eichmann (United
States Soccer Federation) (May 7, 1965, Margate Florida) (24 years old at the time)
Peter Vermes
(Football Club Volendam / Holland) (November 21, 1966 Willingboro, New Jersey) (23 years old at the time)
Coach:
Bob Gansler (July 1, 1941,
Mucsi, Hungary) (49 years old at the
time)
Team captain: Mike Windischman
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Note:
1-Paul Caligiuri
still had not signed a contract with the United States Soccer Federation.
Photo From:
All Panini World Cup 1990
Except
Armstrong (Panini World Cup
1994)
Krumpe (source unknown)
Note:
From the Panini World Cup 1990
photos shown: Take out: Hugo Perez, Brian Bliss, Kasey Keller, Marcelo Balboa did
not take part in this match
Photo From:Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 2, February 1990
(USA Manager Bob Gansler)
USSR:
Players
who took part in the match:
Goalkeepers:
Viktor Viktorovich Chanov
(Dinamo Kiev) (July 21, 1959, Stalino,
Ukraine-February 8, 2017, Kiev) (31 years old at the time)
Defenders:
Vladimir Vassilievich
Bessonov (Dinamo Kiev) (March 5, 1958,
Kharkiv, Ukraine) (31 years old at the time)
Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (Dinamo Kiev) (March 22, 1963, Magdeburg, East
Germany) (26 years old at the time)
Oleg Romanovich Luzhny
(Dinamo Kiev) (August 5, 1968, Lviv,
Ukraine) (21 years old at the time)
Ahrik Sokratovich Tsveiba (Dinamo
Kiev) (September 10, 1966, Gudauta, Geoergia) (23 years old at the time)
Midfielders:
Vadim Nikolaevich Tishchenko
(Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) (March 24, 1963, Horodok, Ukraine) (26 years old at the
time)
Andrei Vikentiyevich Zygmantovich
(Dinamo Minsk) (December 6, 1962, Minsk) (27 years old at the time)
Vasili Karlovich Rats (Dinamo Kiev) (March
25, 1961, Zakarpattia,Oblast, Ukraine) (28 years old at the time)
Ivan Ivanovich Yaremchuk (Dinamo Kiev) (March 19, 1962, Velykyi Bychkiv, Ukraine) (27 years old at the time)
Fyodor Fedorovich Cherenkov
(Spartak Moskva) (July 25, 1959, Moscow-October 4, 2014, Moscow) (30 years old
at the time)
Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk
(Futbol'nyj Klub CSKA (Central'nyy Sportivnyy Klub Armii) Moskva) (April 25,
1966, Matrosovo) (23 years old at the time)
Forwards:
Sergei Yuriyevich Rodionov
(Spartak Moskva) (September 3, 1962,
Moscow) (27 years old at the time)
Igor Vladimirovich Kolyvanov
(Dinamo Moskva) (March 6, 1968, Moscow) (21 years old at the time)
Oleg Valeriyevich Protasov
(Dinamo Kiev) (February 4, 1964, Dnipropetrovsk,
Ukraine) (26 years old at the time)
Coach:Valeri
Vasilevich Lobanovsky (January 6, 1939, Kiev, Ukraine-May 13, 2002, Zaporizhia,
Ukraine) (51 Years old at the time)
Team captain: Oleg Vladimirovich
Kuznetsov
Official
Kit Supplier/Designer: Score (Officially Adidas were the kit manufacturers for
the Soviet Union but for this match they wore kit manufactured by Score)
