Date: 20-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: SUNDERLAND
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Porkuyan,Voronin,Metreveli, Figueroa,Sanchez
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 20 July 1966, 19:30
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,590
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 16°C
USSR
Anzor Kavazashvili
Valentin Afonin
Viktor Getmanov
Leonid Ostrovski
Albert Shesterniev (captain)
Alexei Korneyev
Valeri Voronin
Eduard Markarov
Slava Metreveli
Valeri Porkujan
Viktor Serebryanikov
Coach: Nikolai Morozov (URS)
CHILE
Juan Olivares
Humberto Cruz
Elias Figueroa
Alberto Valentini
Hugo Villanueva (captain)
Ruben Marcos
Ignacio Prieto
Pedro Araya
Honorino Landa
Leonel Sanchez
Guillermo Yavar
Coach: Luis Alamos (CHI)
Referee: John Adair (NIR)
Goals:
29′, Valeri Porkujan, URS
32′, Ruben Marcos, CHI
85′, Valeri Porkujan, URS
Match overview
The USSR defeated Chile 2-1 at Roker Park to finish the group stage with a perfect record. Valeri Porkujan scored twice, either side of a Ruben Marcos equaliser. The Soviets controlled much of the match, while Chile pressed for a result but ultimately fell short.
Trivia
Valeri Porkujan made a memorable impact with a brace in his World Cup debut for the USSR. The match saw the Soviets rest several regulars, having already secured qualification, while Chile’s campaign ended despite a spirited performance.
