Soviet Union 1-1 Iceland - May 31, 1989 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
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SU
SU
65' - Goal
Igor Dobrovolskiy65
70' - Substitution
Gudmundur Torfasonis substituted by Halldor Askelsson
83' - Substitution
Volodymyr Bezsonovis substituted by Gela Ketashvili
83' - Substitution
Oleh Protasovis substituted by Yuri Savichev83
83' - Substitution
Omar Torfasonis substituted by Runar Kristinsson 86' - Goal
Halldor Askelsson
ICE
ICE
Team line-ups
Soviet Union
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Rinat Dasayev | 31 | 55 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Oleh Kuznetsov | 26 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sergey Gorlukovich | 27 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Volodymyr Bezsonov | 83 | 31 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Oleg Luzhny | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Vasyl Rats | 28 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Oleksandr Zavarov | 27 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Igor Dobrovolskiy | 65 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sergei Aleinikov | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Oleh Protasov | 83 | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Hennadiy Lytovchenko | 25 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Iceland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bjarni Sigurdsson | 28 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gunnar Gislason | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gudni Bergsson | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Agust Mar Jonsson | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Omar Torfason | 83 | 30 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sigurdur Jonsson | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Petur Arnthorsson | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Sigurdur Gretarsson | 27 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ólafur Thórdarson | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gudmundur Torfason | 70 | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Atli Edvaldsson | 32 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
19
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Gela Ketashvili | 83 | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yuri Savichev | 83 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Runar Kristinsson | 83 | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Halldor Askelsson | 8670 | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Volodymyr Bezsonov
IN
Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Sigurdur Jonsson
IN
Asgeir Sigurvinsson
OUT
Agust Mar Jonsson
IN
Arnor Gudjohnsen
OUT
Petur Arnthorsson
IN
Saevar Jonsson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
78
Success rate in this team:
51 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
53 %
Lobanovsky vs Iceland
3 victories
3 draws
0 loss
Lobanovsky vs Held
1 victory
3 draws
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
46
24
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Held vs Soviet Union
0 victory
3 draws
1 loss
Held vs Lobanovsky
0 victory
3 draws
1 loss
Referee
Timo Keltonen
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Soviet Union1 match | General total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Soviet Union1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 31, 1989 | Latest figure on May 31, 1989 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Soviet Union after 19 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 23/06/1957). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Iceland after 3 matches without scoring any goal surterrainneutre (since 15/10/1980). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Igor Dobrovolskiy scores 1 goal vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | DIreland 1-1 Soviet Union15/06/1988 | VSoviet Union 3-1 England18/06/1988 | VSoviet Union 2-0 Italy22/06/1988 | LNetherlands 2-0 Soviet Union25/06/1988 | VSoviet Union 2-0 Austria19/10/1988 | VSoviet Union 3-0 East Germany26/04/1989 |
| Overall | VKuwait 0-1 Soviet Union23/11/1988 | VKuwait 0-2 Soviet Union27/11/1988 | VBulgaria 1-2 Soviet Union21/02/1989 | LNetherlands 2-0 Soviet Union22/03/1989 | VSoviet Union 3-0 East Germany26/04/1989 | VTurkey 0-1 Soviet Union10/05/1989 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | LEast Germany 3-1 Iceland04/10/1978 | LSoviet Union 5-0 Iceland15/10/1980 | LEast Germany 2-0 Iceland29/10/1986 | LSoviet Union 2-0 Iceland28/10/1987 |
| Overall | VIceland 1-0 Faroe Islands24/08/1988 | DIceland 1-1 Soviet Union31/08/1988 | LIceland 0-3 Hungary21/09/1988 | LDenmark 1-0 Iceland28/09/1988 | DTurkey 1-1 Iceland12/10/1988 | LEast Germany 2-0 Iceland19/10/1988 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 5 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
|
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
Key players
 | Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Gudmundur Torfason | |
| Oleh Protasov | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Gudmundur Torfason | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
0 ga
Away
6 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
7 gf
0 ga
Total
14 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
6 ga
Away
0 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
7 ga
Total
3 gf
14 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 0 |
October 15, 1980 |
| Neutral ground | 5 - 0 |
October 15, 1980 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
August 31, 1988 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1990
October 28, 1987 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
September 24, 1986 - Eliminatoires Euro 1988
October 15, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
September 03, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
Best historical scorers against Iceland
 |
Sergey Andreev | 3 goals | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Yuri Gavrilov | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Khoren Hovhannisyan | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Tengiz Sulakvelidze | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
|
Oleh Protasov | 1 goal | 1987 - 1987 |
 |
Hennadiy Lytovchenko | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
Best historical scorers against Soviet Union
|
Sigurdur Gretarsson | 1 goal | 1988 - 1988 |
|
Arni Sveinsson | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 1 goal | 1986 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
 |
Rinat Dasayev | 5 matches | 1980 - 1988 |
|
Volodymyr Bezsonov | 5 matches | 1980 - 1988 |
 |
Vagiz Khidiyatullin | 5 matches | 1980 - 1988 |
 |
Vasyl Rats | 3 matches | 1986 - 1988 |
 |
Oleh Blokhin | 3 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
|
Tengiz Sulakvelidze | 3 matches | 1980 - 1986 |
Players with most games played vs Soviet Union
 |
Atli Edvaldsson | 3 matches | 1986 - 1988 |
|
Saevar Jonsson | 3 matches | 1986 - 1988 |
|
Omar Torfason | 3 matches | 1986 - 1988 |
|
Larus Gudmundsson | 3 matches | 1980 - 1987 |
 |
Asgeir Sigurvinsson | 3 matches | 1980 - 1988 |
|
Arnor Gudjohnsen | 3 matches | 1980 - 1988 |
Competition info
The other matches
August 31, 1988
October 12, 1988
October 19, 1988
November 02, 1988
November 30, 1988
April 12, 1989
April 26, 1989
May 10, 1989
May 20, 1989
June 14, 1989
August 23, 1989
September 06, 1989
September 20, 1989
October 08, 1989
October 25, 1989
November 15, 1989
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