1979 Soviet Cup final

1979 Soviet Cup Final
Event1979 Soviet Cup
Date11 August 1979
VenueLenin's Central Stadium, Moscow
RefereeMyroslav Stupar (Stanislav)
Attendance60,000

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

Dynamo Moscow

Zone 4 Dynamo Moscow 2–0 Kairat
Zone 4 Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Shinnik Yaroslavl
Zone 4 Dynamo Moscow 4–0 Kolhozchi
Zone 4 Dynamo Moscow 1–0 Metalist Kharkiv
Zone 4 Dynamo Moscow 3–0 Automobilist Termez
Quarter-final Dynamo Moscow 3–0 Spartak Moscow
Semi-final Dynamo Moscow 2–1 aet Karpaty Lviv

Dinamo Tbilisi

Zone 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 Dynamo Leningrad
Zone 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 5–0 Zorya Voroshilovgrad
Zone 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–1 SKA Rostov-on-Don
Zone 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 Torpedo Kutaisi
Zone 1 Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 Uralmash
Quarter-final Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0 Krylia Sovetov
Semi-final CSKA Moscow 1–2 aet Dinamo 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 Evgeny Lovchev
DF Sergei Nikulin
DF Aleksandr Makhovikov (c)
DF Aleksandr Bubnov
MF Aleksei Petrushin
MF Nikolai Kolesov  80'
MF Aleksandr Minayev
MF Nikolai Tolstykh
MF Aleksandr Maksimenkov
FW Valery Gazzaev
Substitutes:
FW Vadim Pavlenko  80'
Manager:
Viktor Tsaryov
Dinamo Tbilisi:
GK Otar Gabelia
DF Tengiz Sulakvelidze
DF Aleksandre Chivadze
DF Shota Khinchagashvili
DF David Mujiri  61'
MF Vitaly Daraselia
MF Manuchar Machaidze (c)
MF Vakhtang Koridze  46'
MF Vladimir Gutsaev
MF Gocha Machaidze
FW Ramaz Shengelia
Substitutes:
FW David Kipiani  46'
FW Nugzar Kakilashvili  61'
Manager:
Nodar Akhalkatsi

Soviet Cup 1979 Winners
Dinamo Tbilisi
Second title

See also

References

  1. ^ "USSR Cup, Dynamo (Tbilisi) – Dynamo (Moscow)". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.