| 29.03.1997 | Paralimni | Municipal Stadium Tasos Marcou | 3 199 |
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Cyprus | 1:1 (1:1) | Russia | |
| [1] Andreas Petrides, [2] Georgios Theodotou, [3] Charalambos Pittas(c), [4] Soros Yiannaki, [5] Angelos Misos, [6] Neophitos Larkou, [7] Nicodemos Papavasiliou, [8] Constantinos Malekkos, [9] Sinisa Gogic, [10] Ioannis Ioannou, [11] Nicos Timotheou | [1] Stanislav Cherchesov, [2] Dmitri Popov, [3] Igor Chugainov, [4] Ilia Tsymbalar, [5] Omar Tetradze, [6] Valeri Karpin, [7] Viktor Onopko(c), [8] Andrei Kanchelskis, [9] Igor Kolyvanov, [10] Aleksandr Mostovoi, [11] Igor Simutenkov |
| Coach:Michaelides Andreas | Ignatev Boris |
| Scorers:31' Sinisa Gogic | 33' Igor Simutenkov |
| Substitutions:77' in [12] Panayiotis Engomitis out Ioannis Ioannou, 84' in [13] Ioannis Okkas out Sinisa Gogic, 86' in [14] Vassos Melanarkitis out Constantinos Malekkos |
69' in [18] Alexei Gerasimenko out Ilia Tsymbalar |
| Cautions:58' Constantinos Malekkos, 88' Georgios Theodotou | |
| Expulsions: | |
| Referee:Ansuategui Roca Juan (ESP) Fourth Official:Dauden Ibanez Arturo (ESP) |
Assistant referee:Lopez Fernandez Manuel (ESP), Cardos Paterna Antonio (ESP) |
