1979 Soviet Cup final explained

1979 Soviet Cup Final
Event:1979 Soviet Cup
Team1score:0
Team2:Dinamo Tbilisi
Team2score:0
Date:11 August 1979
Stadium:Lenin's Central Stadium
City:Moscow
Referee:Myroslav Stupar (Stanislav)
Attendance:60,000
Previous:1978
Next:1980

The 1979 Soviet Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Lenin's Central Stadium, Moscow on 11 August 1979. The match was the 38th soviet cup final and was contested between Dynamo Moscow and Dinamo Tbilisi. Previous cup holders Dynamo Kyiv were eliminated in Quarter-finals by CSKA Moscow. Dinamo Tbilisi defeated the opponent on penalties and won the cup for the second time.

Road to Final

width=50% valign=topDynamo Moscow
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow2–0Kairat
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Shinnik Yaroslavl
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow4–0Kolhozchi
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Metalist Kharkiv
Zone 4Dynamo Moscow3–0Automobilist Termez
Quarter-finalDynamo Moscow3–0Spartak Moscow
Semi-finalDynamo MoscowKarpaty Lviv
width=50% valign=topDinamo Tbilisi
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1Dynamo Leningrad
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi5–0Zorya Voroshilovgrad
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1SKA Rostov-on-Don
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi3–0Torpedo Kutaisi
Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–0Uralmash
Quarter-finalDinamo Tbilisi2–0Krylia Sovetov
Semi-finalCSKA MoscowDinamo Tbilisi

Previous encounters

Previously these two teams met each other eight times in the competition[1] with Dynamo from Moscow being victorious five times and Dinamo from Tbilisi three times. Two of these encounters were cup finals, both won by Dynamo Moscow in 1937 and 1970.

Match details

Dynamo Moscow:
GK Nikolai Gontar
DF
DF
DF Aleksandr Makhovikov (c)
DF
MF
MF
MF
MF
MF
FW
Substitutes:
FW
Manager:
Viktor Tsaryov
Dinamo Tbilisi:
GK Otar Gabelia
DF
DF
DF
DF
MF
MF Manuchar Machaidze (c)
MF
MF
MF
FW
Substitutes:
FW
FW
Manager:
Nodar Akhalkatsi

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See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USSR Cup, Dynamo (Tbilisi) – Dynamo (Moscow). wildstat.com. 2 January 2017.