Ukraine - Russia
3:2

Date of Match: September 05, 1998 (19:00 HRS)
Place of Match: Kyiv, Ukraine (Olimpiysky Stadium)
Attendance: 82,000
Referee: Markus Merck (GER)
Scorers: Serhiy Popov '14 (UKR), Serhiy Skachenko '24 (UKR), Yevgeny Varlamov '67 (RUS), Serhiy Rebrov '74 (UKR), Viktor Onopko '87 (RUS)
Cautions: Serhiy Kovalyov '03 (UKR), Igor Yanovsky '13 (RUS), Yuri Kovtun '49 (RUS)
Expulsions: Dmitry Kharin '73 (RUS)
Line-ups: Ukraine: 1-Oleksander Shovkovsky, 2-Andriy Husyn, 3-Volodymyr Mykytyn, 4-Oleksander Holovko, 5-Vladislav Vaschuk, 6-Yuri Dmytrulin, 7-Serhiy Skachenko (18-Yuri Kalytvyntsev '45), 8-Serhiy Popov, 9-Serhiy Kovalyov (14-Valeriy Kryventsov '87), 10-Andriy Shevchenko, 11-Serhiy Rebrov

Russia: 1-Dmitry Kharin (Red Card '73), 2-Valery Minko, 3-Igor Chugainov, 4-Yuri Kovtun, 5-Igor Yanovsky, 6-Sergei Semak (12-Stanislav Cherchesov '74), 7-Viktor Onopko, 8-Andrei Kanchelskis (17-Valery Karpin '76), 9-Dmitry Alenichev (14-Alexander Mostovoi '67), 10-Igor Kolyvanov, 11-Yevgeny Varlamov
Match Reports: Click here to read a few reviews of the game
Andriy Shevchenko and Yuriy Dmytrulin during practice Oleksandr Shovkovsky dives for a ball during practice Ukrainian fans light candles for the team's victory Ukraine's Serhiy Skachenko heads the ball away from Yevgeny Varlamov
Ukraine's Serhiy Popov tries to shoot past Kanchelskis Russia's Kanchelskis tries to get the ball from Volodymyr Mykytyn Andrey Kanchelskis tries to stop Volodymyr Mykytyn
Ukrainian fans celebrate the victory Ukraine's players celebrate the victory

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