| 11.10.1997 | Moscow | Luzhniki | 19 000 |
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Russia | 4:2 (2:0) | Bulgaria | |
| [1] Sergei Ovchinikov, [2] Dmitri Popov, [3] Igor Chugainov, [4] Akhrik Tsveiba, [5] Igor Yanovski, [6] Andrei Tikhonov, [7] Viktor Onopko(c), [8] Dmitry Alenichev, [9] Sergei Yuran, [10] Igor Kolyvanov, [11] Igor Simutenkov | [1] Zdravko Zdravkov, [2] Radostin Kishishev, [3] Trifon Ivanov(c), [4] Milen Petkov, [5] Gosho Ginchev, [6] Zlatko Yankov, [7] Adalbert Zafirov, [8] Hristo Stoichkov, [9] Luboslav Penev, [10] Ilian Iliev, [11] Iordan Lechkov |
| Coach:Ignatev Boris | Bonev Hristo |
| Scorers:14' Dmitry Alenichev, 41' Igor Kolyvanov, 52' Sergei Yuran, 57' Dmitry Alenichev | 68' Ilian Gruev, 78' Emil Kostadinov |
| Substitutions:46' in [16] Vladislav Radimov out Igor Simutenkov, 67' in [17] Oleg Veretenikov out Sergei Yuran, 82' in [15] Aleksei Kosolapov out Dmitry Alenichev |
54' in [14] Emil Kostadinov out Hristo Stoichkov, 54' in [17] Daniel Borimirov out Iordan Lechkov, 67' in [15] Ilian Gruev out Ilian Iliev |
| Cautions:24' Dmitry Alenichev | |
| Expulsions: | |
| Referee:Pairetto Pierluigi (ITA) Fourth Official:Bazzoli Livio (ITA) |
Assistant referee:Mazzei Gennaro (ITA), Mangerini Pierangelo (ITA) |
