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USSR - Argentina 0:1

20 MAR 1976, Friendly

Goals

0:1 Mario Kempes 43'

USSR

Valeri Abramov, Anatoli Konikov (53' Mikhail Fomenko), Vladimir Fedorov (46' Oleg Blokhin), Vyacheslav Leshchuk, Aleksandr Makhovikov (46' Vladimir Troshkin), Aleksandr Minayev, Leonid Nazarenko (46' Vladimir Onishchenko), Aleksandr Prokhorov, Vladimir Sakharov, Vladimir Veremeyev

Argentina (César Luis Menotti)

Jorge Carrascosa, Daniel Killer, Jorge Olguín, Alberto Tarantini, Osvaldo Ardiles, Ricardo Bochini (61' Daniel Passarella), Américo Gallego, Marcelo Trobbiani, Mario Kempes (68' René Houseman), Leopoldo Luque, Hugo Orlando Gatti

Venue

Central, Kiev

Trivia

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy). Attendance: ~38,000–45,000.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Jorge Carrascosa11Huracán
Daniel Killer7Rosario Central
Jorge Olguín1San Lorenzo
Alberto Tarantini4Boca Juniors
Osvaldo Ardiles9Huracán
Ricardo Bochini7Independiente
Daniel Passarella1River Plate
Américo Gallego10Newell's
Marcelo Trobbiani7Boca Juniors
Mario Kempes18Rosario Central
René Houseman18Huracán
Leopoldo Luque5River Plate
Hugo Orlando Gatti7Boca Juniors

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
21 AUG 1975USA6:0Copa de Mexico
28 AUG 1975Costa Rica2:0Copa de Mexico
31 AUG 1975Mexico1:1Copa de Mexico
26 FEB 1976AwayParaguay3:2Copa del Atlantico
27 FEB 1976HomeBrazil1:2Copa del Atlantico

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
24 MAR 1976AwayPoland2:1Friendly
27 MAR 1976AwayHungary0:2Friendly
08 APR 1976HomeUruguay4:1Copa del Atlantico
28 APR 1976HomeParaguay2:2Copa del Atlantico
19 MAY 1976AwayBrazil0:2Copa del Atlantico

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