Soviet Union 2-1 Ireland - May 18, 1975 / Euro Qualifying 1976
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13'
79'
Eoin Hand
SU
13' - Goal
Oleh Blokhin13
29' - Goal
Viktor Kolotov29
SU
46' - Substitution
Vladimir Muntianis substituted by Stefan Reshko46 79' - Goal
Eoin Hand
80' - Yellow card
Volodimyr Onyshchenko80
84' - Substitution
Volodymyr Veremeyevis substituted by Vladimir Fyodorov84
IRE
IRE
Team line-ups
Soviet Union
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Evgeniy Rudakov | 33 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Viktor Matvienko | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Volodimyr Troshkin | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mykhailo Fomenko | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Vladimir Muntian | 46 | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Volodymyr Veremeyev | 84 | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anatoliy Konkov | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Leonid Buryak | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Viktor Kolotov | 29 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Volodimyr Onyshchenko | 80 | 25 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Oleh Blokhin | 13 | 22 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Ireland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Patrick Roche | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eoin Hand | 79 | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tony Dunne | 33 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 30 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Kinnear | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mick Martin | 23 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Johnny Giles | 34 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Liam Brady | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Don Givens | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Heighway | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Conroy | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Stefan Reshko | 46 | 28 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Vladimir Fyodorov | 84 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Leonid Buryak
IN
Stefan Reshko
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Steve Heighway
IN
Raymond Treacy
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
36
2
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
53 %
Lobanovsky vs Ireland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Lobanovsky vs Giles
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
34
8
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Giles vs Soviet Union
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Giles vs Lobanovsky
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
René Vigliani
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Soviet Union1 match | General total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Soviet Union1 match | Season total | Ireland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 18, 1975 | Latest figure on May 18, 1975 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Soviet Union keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in Euro Qualifying running (since 28/09/1958). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Soviet Union after 5 consecutive matches without a win surterrainneutre (since 10/06/1973). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 23/10/1966 (3 matches)
Soviet Union keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a draw vs Ireland running (since 18/10/1972). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LSoviet Union 1-2 England10/06/1973 | LSoviet Union 0-1 Brazil21/06/1973 | DSoviet Union 0-0 Sweden05/08/1973 | LSoviet Union 0-1 Germany05/09/1973 | DSoviet Union 0-0 Chile26/09/1973 | LEast Germany 1-0 Soviet Union17/10/1973 |
| Overall | LEast Germany 1-0 Soviet Union17/10/1973 | VYugoslavia 0-1 Soviet Union17/04/1974 | LSoviet Union 0-1 Czechoslovakia20/05/1974 | LIran 1-0 Soviet Union01/07/1974 | LIreland 3-0 Soviet Union30/10/1974 | VSoviet Union 3-0 Turkey02/04/1975 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | LCzechoslovakia 3-0 Ireland07/10/1969 | VIreland 2-1 Iran11/06/1972 | VIreland 3-2 Ecuador18/06/1972 | LChile 2-1 Ireland21/06/1972 | LPortugal 2-1 Ireland25/06/1972 | LSoviet Union 1-0 Ireland13/05/1973 |
| Overall | LBrazil 2-1 Ireland05/05/1974 | LUruguay 2-0 Ireland08/05/1974 | VChile 1-2 Ireland12/05/1974 | VIreland 3-0 Soviet Union30/10/1974 | DTurkey 1-1 Ireland20/11/1974 | VIreland 2-1 Switzerland10/05/1975 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 5 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 10 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 4 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
Key players
| Viktor Kolotov | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Don Givens |  |
| Viktor Kolotov | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Viktor Kolotov | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Mick Martin | |
Historical head to head
Away
2 gf
4 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
3 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
3 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 13, 1973 |
| Neutral ground | 1 - 0 |
May 13, 1973 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
October 30, 1974 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 30, 1974 - Eliminatoires Euro 1976
May 13, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
October 18, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
Best historical scorers against Ireland
|
Viktor Kolotov | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
|
Volodimyr Onyshchenko | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
|
Vladimir Fedotov | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Best historical scorers against Soviet Union
|
Don Givens | 3 goals | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Terry Conroy | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
Players with most games played vs Ireland
|
Vladimir Fedotov | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Viktor Kolotov | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Evgeny Sr Lovchev | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Vladimir Kaplichnyi | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Vladimir Pilguy | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Oleh Blokhin | 2 matches | 1973 - 1974 |
Players with most games played vs Soviet Union
|
Mick Martin | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
 |
Raymond Treacy | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Eoin Hand | 2 matches | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Don Givens | 2 matches | 1973 - 1974 |
 |
Paddy Mulligan | 2 matches | 1973 - 1974 |
 |
Joe Kinnear | 2 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
Competition info
The other matches
October 30, 1974
November 20, 1974
December 01, 1974
April 02, 1975
April 30, 1975
May 10, 1975
May 21, 1975
October 12, 1975
October 29, 1975
November 12, 1975
November 23, 1975
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