Russia v Ukraine (UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying)

Russia v Ukraine (1999)

The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow hosted the match
Event UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
Group 4
Matchday 10
Russia Ukraine
Russia Ukraine
1 1
Ukraine quailified for UEFA Euro 2000
Date 9 October 1999 (1999-10-09)
Venue Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Referee David Elleray (England)
Attendance 80,000

On 9 October 1999, a football match took place between Russia and Ukraine in Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium. It was the final match for both nations in group 4 in the qualifying tournament for UEFA Euro 2000.

Overview

The match ended in a 1–1 score,[1] which combined with other results left Ukraine in second place behind France. Russia fell to third place and were eliminated from qualifying. Ukraine qualified for a two-match play-off, which they lost to Slovenia. In addition to the football ramifications, the match had a wider significance as a match between two neighboring former Soviet countries. The match was attended by many Russian celebrities as well the Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin.[2] This match, and the earlier match between the nations in Euro 2000 qualifying, remain the only times Russia and Ukraine have faced each other in official competition.

Entering the match, Russia needed a win to guarantee progression to the Euro 2000, while Ukraine only needed a draw to at least guarantee at least 2nd place and thus a play-off.

Needing a win, Russia was on the attack much of the game looking for a go-ahead goal.[3] In the 79th minute Valery Karpin finally opened the scoring with a powerful free kick.[3] This appeared to provide Russia the result they needed, and Ukraine appeared to be heading out of qualifying. However, in the 87th minute, Andriy Shevchenko took a long free kick sending the ball towards the Russian goal. The shot appeared to be savable; however, Russian goalkeeper Alexandr Filimonov was surprised by the effort and, trying to catch the ball, knocked it into the goal.[3]

Match

Details

9 October 1999 (1999-10-09)
20:00 MDT
Russia  1–1  Ukraine
Karpin  75' Report Shevchenko  88'
Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: David Elleray (England)
Russia
Ukraine
GK 1 Aleksandr Filimonov
SW 7 Viktor Onopko (c)
CB 6 Yuri Alekseevich Drozdov
CB 4 Alexey Smertin
CB 2 Dmitri Khlestov YC 49'
DM 9 Yegor Titov
CM 3 Dmitri Khokhlov
CM 5 Dmitri Alenichev
RW 8 Valeri Karpin
LW 11Andrey Tikhonov  62'
CF 10Aleksandr Panov  80'
Substitutions:
FW 17Vladimir Beschastnykh  62'
MF 18Sergei Semak  80'
Manager:
Oleg Romantsev
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskiy
SW 5 Vladyslav Vashchuk
RB 2 Oleh Luzhny (c)
CB 3 Serhiy Mizin
CB 4 Oleksandr Holovko
LB 6 Yuriy Dmytrulin  76'
CM 7 Yuriy Maksymov  77'
CM 8 Andriy Husin
RW 10Andriy Shevchenko
CF 9 Serhiy Skachenko  41'
LW 11Serhiy Rebrov
Substitutions:
DF 18Volodymyr Mykytyn  41'
FW 15Serhiy Kovalyov  76'
FW 14Hennadiy Moroz  77'
Manager:
Yozhef Sabo

Assistant referees:
David Bryan (England)
David Babski (England)
Fourth official:
Mike Riley (England)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ↑ "Russia 1 Ukraine 1". UEFA. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "ИТАЛЬЯНЦЫ МАТЕРИЛИ НАШЕГО ВРАТАРЯ НА ЯЗЫКЕ ДАНТЕ". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Andriy Shevchenko's seven greatest career moments". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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