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 4Dynamo Moscow2–0KairatZone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Shinnik YaroslavlZone 4Dynamo Moscow4–0KolhozchiZone 4Dynamo Moscow1–0Metalist KharkivZone 4Dynamo Moscow3–0Automobilist TermezQuarter-finalDynamo Moscow3–0Spartak MoscowSemi-finalDynamo Moscow2–1 aet Karpaty LvivDinamo Tbilisi Zone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1Dynamo LeningradZone 1Dinamo Tbilisi5–0Zorya VoroshilovgradZone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–1SKA Rostov-on-DonZone 1Dinamo Tbilisi3–0Torpedo KutaisiZone 1Dinamo Tbilisi2–0UralmashQuarter-finalDinamo Tbilisi2–0Krylia SovetovSemi-finalCSKA Moscow1–2 aet Dinamo Tbilisi
Previous encounters
Previously these two teams met each other eight times in the competition 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 GontarDF Evgeny Lovchev DF Sergei Nikulin DF Aleksandr Makhovikov (c)DF Aleksandr Bubnov MF Aleksei Petrushin MF Nikolai Kolesov MF Aleksandr Minayev MF Nikolai Tolstykh MF Aleksandr Maksimenkov FW Valery Gazzaev Substitutes:FW Vadim Pavlenko Manager: Viktor TsaryovDinamo Tbilisi:GK Otar GabeliaDF Tengiz Sulakvelidze DF Aleksandre Chivadze DF Shota Khinchagashvili DF David Mujiri MF Vitaly Daraselia MF Manuchar Machaidze (c)MF Vakhtang Koridze MF Vladimir Gutsaev MF Gocha Machaidze FW Ramaz Shengelia Substitutes:FW David Kipiani FW Nugzar Kakilashvili Manager: Nodar Akhalkatsi
Soviet Cup 1979 Winners Dinamo TbilisiSecond title
See also 1979 Soviet Top League
References
External links The competition calendar 1 The competition calendar 2