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World Cup > WC 1982 Spain

USSR – SCOTLAND 2-2

Date: 22-06-1982
Stage: first round


Place: MALAGA 
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5) 
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/german
My rating: ****
Notes: Dasaev,Shenghelija,Blokhin, Strachan,Souness,Wark,Jordan

MATCH SUMMARY

Tuesday, 22 June 1982, 21:00

La Rosaleda, Malaga
Attendance: 45,000

Meteo: Clear, warm, 23°C

USSR

Rinat Dasaev
Sergei Baltacha
Volodymyr Bezsonov
Aleksandr Chivadze
Anatoliy Demyanenko
Tengiz Sulakvelidze
Andriy Bal
Vitali Daraselia
Ramaz Shengelia
Oleg Blokhin (c)
Yuri Gavrilov

Coach: Konstantin Beskov (URS)

SCOTLAND

Alan Rough
Danny McGrain (c)
Alex McLeish
Willie Miller
Frank Gray
Gordon Strachan
John Wark
Graeme Souness
Kenny Dalglish
Joe Jordan
John Robertson

Coach: Jock Stein (SCO)

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (ROU)

Goals:
15′ Joe Jordan, SCO
59′ Aleksandr Chivadze, URS
84′ Ramaz Shengelia, URS
86′ Graeme Souness, SCO

Match overview

Scotland took an early lead through Jordan and looked set for a famous win, but the USSR fought back with goals from Chivadze and Shengelia. Souness equalised with a late strike, but the draw was not enough for Scotland to progress due to goal difference. The match was played at a high tempo, with both sides pushing for the win in the closing stages.

Trivia

This was the third consecutive World Cup in which Scotland were eliminated on goal difference. The USSR advanced to the next round, while Scotland’s campaign ended in heartbreak once again.

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