[net.sport] USSR '85

nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) (01/22/86)

Date	Opponent		Location *	Result	Competition **

20/1	People's Rep. of China	Cochin		3-2	NC
25/1	Yugoslavia		Cochin		1-2	NC
28/1	Iran			Cochin		2-0	NC
2/2	Morocco			Cochin		1-0	NC
4/2	Yugoslavia		Cochin		2-1	NC
27/3	Austria			Tbilisi		2-0	fr.
17/4	Switzerland		Berne		2-2	WCQ
2/5	Switzerland		Moscow		4-0	WCQ
5/6	Denmark			Copenhagen	2-4	WCQ
7/8	Rumania			Moscow		2-0	fr.
28/8	West Germany		Moscow		1-0	fr.
25/9	Denmark			Moscow		1-0	WCQ
16/10	Eire			Moscow		2-0	WCQ
30/10	Norway			Moscow		1-0	WCQ

* Home grounds include Tbilisi and Moscow.

** NC=Nehru Cup, fr=friendly, WCQ=World Cup Qualifier

1985 Record: 11 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw

A strong candidate for the finals, but I say they fall just short.
Third place finish.

Caps:  Dassaev, Sulakvelidze, Demianenko, Borovski, Baltacha, Aleinikov,
Gotsmanov, Litovchenko, Gavrilov, Protassov, Stukashov, Sukmantzuil, 
Zigmantovich, Chavlo, Kondratiev, Biryukov, Visnievsky, Larionov,
Dimitrev, Vishnavoski, Velanov, Cherenkov, Podzniakov, Chivadze,
Morozov, Bubnov, Blokhine, Savarov, Yakubovsky, Bessonov
-- 
James C. Armstrong, Jnr.	{ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa

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