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1988 European Championships

Wed 15 Jun 1988, 00:00
Stadium - Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany
1st Round, Group 2

Ireland 1-1 USSR

Match period Score Time
1st Half 1 - 0 45
2nd Half 1 - 1 45
Other facts
Attendance 38308
Pitch condition Ideal
Weather Fine
Lighting Good


Match events

Match period Time Event Team Player
38 Goal Ireland Ronnie Whelan
74 Goal USSR Oleg Protassov

Ireland - squad

Coach - Jacky Charlton

Player Position Time played
Pat Bonner Goalkeeper 90
Chris Morris Defender 90
Chris Hughton Defender 90
Ray Houghton Midfielder 90
Mick McCarthy Defender 90
Kevin Moran Defender 90
Ronnie Whelan Midfielder 90
Kevin Sheedy Defender 90
Frank Stapleton Forward 90
John Aldridge Forward 90
Tony Galvin Midfielder 90
Tony Cascarino Substitute 0
Paul McGrath Substitute 0
Niall Quinn Substitute 0

USSR - squad

Coach - Valeri Lobanovski

Player Position Time played
Rinat Dasayev Goalkeeper 90
Tengiz Sulakvelidze Midfielder 90
Anatoli Demianenko Defender 90
Sergueï Aleinikov Defender 90
Oleg Kouznetzov Defender 90
Vagiz Khidiyatulin Defender 90
Igor Belanov Forward 90
Aleksey Mikhaylichenko Midfielder 90
Oleg Protassov Forward 90
Alexandre Zavarov Midfielder 90
Vassili Rats Defender 90
Sergey Baltacha Substitute 0
Vladimir Bessonov Substitute 0
Guennadi Litovchenko Substitute 0
Sergueï Gotsmanov Substitute 0
Victor Pasulko Substitute 0
Viktor Chanov Substitute 0