Results
Overall record: P19 W19 D0 L0 F100 A4
26-1-55 Hazaribagh AIFF President's XI 0-7 USSR
28-1-55 Benares AIFF President's XI 0-4 USSR
29-1-55 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh State 0-9 USSR
2-2-55 New Delhi Army Commander-in-Chief's XI 0-4 USSR
5-2-55 New Delhi Delhi Chief Commissioner's XI 0-9 USSR
6-2-55 New Delhi India 0-4 USSR
9-2-55 Jubbulpore Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's XI 2-5 USSR
12-2-55 Madras Madras State 1-6 USSR
13-2-55 Madras Indian XI 0-8 USSR
16-2-55 Trivandrum Travancore-Cochin Rajpramukh's XI 0-11 USSR
19-2-55 Bangalore Mysore State 1-7 USSR
20-2-55 Bangalore Indian XI 0-2 USSR
23-2-55 Hyderabad Hyderabad State 0-5 USSR
24-2-55 Hyderabad Indian XI 0-6 USSR
26-2-55 Bombay Bombay State 0-1 USSR
27-2-55 Bombay India 0-3 USSR
3-3-55 Calcutta Mohun Bagan AC 0-3 USSR
5-3-55 Calcutta East Bengal Club 0-3 USSR
6-3-55 Calcutta India 0-3 USSR
Note: all matches were 60 minutes in duration. The three matches between the Indian and Soviet
national teams (on 6-2-55, 27-2-55, and 6-3-55) were always considered to be full internationals
by the Soviet association but in more recent years have been downgraded by the Russian
association (which inherited the Soviet records), apparently due to the duration of the matches.
Squad
Leader: Vladimir Moshkarkin
Coach: Gavriil Kachalin
Assistant coach: Konstantin Beskov
Support staff: V.Chemlov, G.Guryanov, S.Koltsov, Dr Zeldovich
Players:
Goalkeepers: Lev Yashin [Dinamo Moscow], Oleg Makarov [Dinamo Kiev]
Full-backs: Anatoliy Porkhunov [CSKA Moscow], Konstantin Krizhevskiy [Dinamo Moscow], Anatoliy Bashashkin [CSKA Moscow],
Boris Kuznetsov [Dinamo Moscow], Yuriy Sedov [Spartak Moscow], Vitaliy Golubev [Dinamo Kiev]
Half-backs: Mikhail Ogonkov [Spartak Moscow], Igor Netto [captain] [Spartak Moscow], Yuriy Voynov [Zenit Leningrad],
Viktor Karpov [Krylya Sovetov Kuybyshev], Aleksandr Koltsov [Dinamo Kiev]
Forwards: Eduard Streltsov [Torpedo Moscow], Valentin Ivanov [Torpedo Moscow], Vladimir Ryzhkin [Dinamo Moscow],
Boris Tatushin [Spartak Moscow], Nikita Simonyan [Spartak Moscow], Sergey Salnikov [Dinamo Moscow],
Anatoliy Ilyin [Spartak Moscow], Anatoliy Isayev [Spartak Moscow], Yuriy Kuznetsov [Neftyanik Baku],
Vladimir Shabrov [Dinamo Moscow], Viktor Fomin [Dinamo Kiev].
Match Details
26-Jan-1955, Hazaribagh, Cousin ground, ~20000
AIFF President's XI 0-7 USSR
Goals: Tatushin (0-1 @ 8') (0-2) (0-5), Netto (0-3), Ivanov (0-4) (0-6), Simonyan (0-7)
AIFF President's XI: S.Mukherjee []; Sailen Manna [c] [Mohun Bagan], K.S.Mani []; Ratan Sen [Mohun Bagan],
Subhas Sarbadhikary [Mohun Bagan], Amal Dutta [East Bengal]; S.Sen [],
P.Chatterjee [Bihar], T.Ganguly [Sporting Union], R.Rudra [], Sudhir Roy [East Bengal].
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Bashashkin; B.Kuznetsov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Isayev, Simonyan, Ivanov, Ryzhkin.
Referee: R.R. Bagchi.
Note: one source reported variations in goals: Simonyan (0-4) (0-7), Ryzhkin (0-6).
28-Jan-1955, Benares, Central Hindu College ground
AIFF President's XI 0-4 USSR
Goals: ? (0-1 @ 1'), [centre-forward] (0-2 @ ~5'), [outside-right] (0-3), ? (0-4)
Lineups were not given in any of the sources consulted.
AIFF President's XI squad:
Sailen Manna [c] [Mohun Bagan], Ratan Sen [Mohun Bagan], Subhas Sarbadhikary [Mohun Bagan], Amal Dutta [East Bengal],
R.Mukherjee [Police A.C.], P.Venkatesh [Mohun Bagan], Samar Dutta [Mohun Bagan], M.Chatterjee [Wari],
Sudhir Roy [East Bengal], P.Chatterjee [Bihar], Daljeet Singh [Uttar Pradesh], R.Bose [Bhawanipore],
Ahmed Khan [East Bengal], T.Ganguly [Sporting Union].
29-Jan-1955, Lucknow, Lucknow Sports Association ground, ~15000
Uttar Pradesh State 0-9 USSR
Goals: Tatushin (0-1 @ 6') (0-5), Salnikov (0-2), Ivanov (0-3) (0-4) (0-8), Simonyan (0-6), Netto (0-7), Ilyin (0-9)
Uttar Pradesh State: Sharfuddin [Kanpur]; Lala Bose [Allahabad] (P.Dutta 31'), Dolly Sarkar [Kanpur]; Radhey Shyam Nigam [Kanpur],
N.H.Osmani [Allahabad], Shyam Lal [Kanpur]; Shyama Mukherjee [Kanpur] (M.M.Soni 31'),
Moul Chand [Allahabad], Asit Banerjee [Allahabad], Egghan [Lucknow], Kenneth Biswas [Allahabad] (Bashir 31').
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Krizhevskiy, B.Kuznetsov; Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Ivanov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ryzhkin (Ilyin 31').
Note: a Soviet source reported that Simonyan scored two goals, Tatushin only one, and that Ryzhkin scored instead of Netto.
2-Feb-1955, New Delhi, National Stadium, ~30000
Army Commander-in-Chief's XI 0-4 USSR
Goals: Simonyan 39' 40', Tatushin 48', Netto ~57'
Army C-in-C's XI: Jit Bahadur [5th Gorkhas]; Bir Bahadur Thapa [58th Gorkha Training Centre], Mehanga Singh [8th Cavalry];
D.Pearl [E.M.E.], Bhagwan Singh [4th Gorkha Rifles], Doraiswamy [E.M.E.]; Amal Das [E.M.E.],
Siri Bahadur [5th Gorkhas], Bit Bahadur Subha [M.D.S.C.], Puran Bahadur Thapa [c] [4th Gorkhas],
Hari Singh [58th Gorkha Training Centre]. Coach: Denis Neville (England), Manager: Capt. Harnam Singh.
USSR: Yashin; Ogonkov, Bashashkin; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ryzhkin.
Referee: A.N.Jayaraman.
Linesmen: B.R.Dogra, K.C.Khosla.
Note: the USSR lineup given above is from Indian news reports. A Soviet source gives the following version:
Makarov; Porkhunov, Krizhevskiy; B.Kuznetsov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilyin.
One source gives the attendance estimate as 10000.
5-Feb-1955, New Delhi, National Stadium, ~5000
Delhi Chief Commissioner's XI 0-9 USSR
Goals: Ryzhkin 3', Karpov 9', Streltsov 16' 21' 25', Ivanov 17' 58', Yu.Kuznetsov 18', Shabrov 44'
Delhi C.C.'s XI: Suresh Chandrasharma (Mohun Bhargava 31'); Kharak Singh, Inderjeet Charanjeet; P.K.Das Gupta,
Prakash Singh, Ajit Singh; Dharam Veer, S.P.Nuri, A.K.Roy, Balam Singh, P.Mathews (Babu Lal 31').
USSR: Makarov; Ogonkov, Sedov; Karpov, Golubev, Koltsov [c]; Shabrov, Ivanov, Streltsov, Yu.Kuznetsov (Salnikov 31'), Ryzhkin.
Referee: G.C. Soni.
Linesmen: A.Malik, A.P.Puri.
Note: one source reported the second goal-scorer as Golubev instead of Karpov.
6-Feb-1955, New Delhi, National Stadium, ~35000
India 0-4 USSR
Goals: Yu.Kuznetsov 20' 28' 56', Voynov 25'
India: Sanat Sett [Bengal]; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz' [Hyderabad], Sheikh Abdul Latif [Hyderabad]; Abdul Latif [Bengal] [c],
Bhagwan Singh [Services], P.Mitra [Bengal]; Swaraj Ghosh [Bengal], Yamani [Hyderabad], Subhas Sarbadhikary [Bengal],
Puran Bahadur Thapa [Services], Samar Dutta [Bengal]. Coach: Albert Flatley (England).
USSR: Makarov (Yashin 31'); Porkhunov, Krizhevskiy; B.Kuznetsov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov,
Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilyin (Shabrov 31').
Referee: A.N.Jayaraman.
Linesmen: G.C. Soni, K.C. Khosla.
Note: the USSR lineup given above is from Indian news reports. A Soviet source gives the following version:
Yashin; Mozer, Bashashkin; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Fomin (Shabrov 31').
This version includes Ivan Mozer, who apparently was not even in the touring squad.
9-Feb-1955, Jubbulpore, Wright Town Park Ground, ~10000
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's XI 2-5 USSR
Goals: Mushtaq Ahmed 32', A.Rashid 50' / Yu.Kuznetsov (0-1), Streltsov (0-2) (2-3) (2-5), Ivanov (2-4)
Madhya Pradesh C.M.'s XI: A.Chowdhary; M.Ghatak, Mohammed Ali; Narsaiah, Balaiya, M.N.Nandi;
Mushtaq Ahmed, Durga Prasad, Sahu Mewalal [Bengal] [c], Salauddin, A.Rashid [Bengal].
USSR: Makarov; Ogonkov, Sedov; Karpov [c], Bashashkin, Koltsov; Ryzhkin, Ivanov, Streltsov, Yu.Kuznetsov, Fomin.
Referee: M.A.Matin.
Linesmen: Russell, Umar.
12-Feb-1955, Madras, Corporation Stadium
Madras State 1-6 USSR
Goals: Williams 17' pen / Shabrov 15', Streltsov 35' 37' ~45', Ivanov 49', Koltsov 55'
Madras State: Murthy [Wimco]; Balagopal [Wimco], Anjaneyalu [Wimco]; Sunderraj [Wimco], Alagiriswamy [Wimco],
Lemur [Southern Railway]; Arumainathan [Wimco], Gnanam [Burmah-Shell], Peter Thangaraj [Wimco],
Rajendran [Burmah-Shell], Williams [Wimco].
USSR: Makarov; Porkhunov, Krizhevskiy, B.Kuznetsov; Karpov, Bashashkin; Shabrov, Ivanov, Streltsov, Koltsov, Ryzhkin.
Referee: F.T.Kanniappan.
Linesmen: Kannabiran, Devarajan.
13-Feb-1955, Madras, Corporation Stadium, ~25000
Indian XI 0-8 USSR
Goals: Tatushin 2' ~59', Salnikov 5' ~35' 47', Voynov 10', Simonyan ~32', Yu.Kuznetsov 42'
Indian XI: Sanjiva K. Utchil [Bombay] [c]; Balagopal [Madras], Anjaneyalu [Madras]; Sunderraj [Madras], Alagiriswamy [Madras],
Shanker [Bombay]; Pushparaj [Mysore], Doraiswamy [Hyderabad], Mahesh [Mysore], Bernard [Mysore], K.T.Pavithran [Bombay].
USSR: Yashin; Ogonkov, Sedov; Golubev, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ryzhkin.
Referee: A.D.Parthasarathy.
Linesmen: P.T.Kaniappan, Subbuswamy.
Note: a Soviet source reported that Simonyan scored two goals, Salnikov only one, and that Ryzhkin scored one goal.
16-Feb-1955, Trivandrum, University Stadium, ~30000
Travancore-Cochin Rajpramukh's XI 0-11 USSR
Goals: Ivanov 3' 20' 60', Streltsov 4' 5' ~15' 18' 27', Isayev 10' 45', Karpov ~55'
T-C. Rajpramukh's XI: Sheenappa [Bombay]; Abdul Rehman [Madras], Thenmaddam M. Varghese 'Papen' [c] [Bombay]; Shamsher Singh [],
Alaf Khan [Andhra Pradesh], Shanker [Bombay]; Mari [Mysore], Balasubramaniam [Mysore],
Jung Bahadur [Services], Shakkar [], Dharsan Singh [].
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Krizhevskiy, B.Kuznetsov; Karpov, Koltsov; Shabrov, Ivanov, Streltsov, Isayev, Ilyin.
Referee: T.V.Thomas.
Linesmen: Manfred, Bhaskharan.
Note: Streltsov left the field injured in the second half and was not replaced.
19-Feb-1955, Bangalore, Sampangi Stadium, ~30000
Mysore State 1-7 USSR
Goals: Bernard 47' pen / Fomin 4', Salnikov 22', Simonyan ~25' ~57' ~60', Voynov ~30', Yu.Kuznetsov 54'
Mysore State: Kuppuswamy; Yesudas, Muthu Jaiaram; Muniram, S.A.Basheer [c], Kempiah Mariappa; Ramakrishnan,
Cheluveeriah, Mahesh, Bernard, Joseph Anthony.
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Bashashkin; B.Kuznetsov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Fomin.
Referee: Rachanna.
Linesmen: Fisher, Janardhan.
Note: the USSR lineup given above is from Indian news reports. A Soviet source gives a different version
with Ogonkov, Streltsov and Ryzhkin instead of Porkhunov, Simonyan and Fomin respectively.
The Soviet source also reports the goal-scorers as Streltsov x2, Tatushin x2, Voynov, Yu.Kuznetsov, Salnikov.
20-Feb-1955, Bangalore, Sampangi Stadium, ~40000
Indian XI 0-2 USSR
Goals: Isayev 37' 55'
Indian XI: Kuppuswamy [Mysore]; Thenmaddam M.Varghese 'Papen' [Bombay] [c], Yesudas [Mysore]; D.Pearl [Services],
Samuellah [Mysore], Amal Dutta [Bengal]; Ghosh [Delhi], Abid Hussain [Bengal], Basith [Bengal],
Yamani [Hyderabad], Joseph Anthony [Mysore].
USSR: Makarov; Porkhunov, Golubev; Sedov [c], Karpov, Koltsov; Shabrov, Ivanov, Fomin, Isayev, Ilyin.
Referee: B.Srinivasa Iyengar.
23-Feb-1955, Hyderabad, Fateh Maidan ground, ~20000
Hyderabad State 0-5 USSR
Goals: Ilyin 6' ~31' 50', Isayev 22', Ivanov (0-4)
Hyderabad State: Nabi; Sheikh Abdul Latif, Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz'; Azam, Anthony Patrick, Noor Mohammed;
Syed K. Moinuddin 'Moin' [c], Yamani, Doraiswamy, Susai Jr, Badruddin.
USSR: Makarov; Porkhunov, Bashashkin [c]; B.Kuznetsov, Karpov, Koltsov; Shabrov, Ivanov, Streltsov, Isayev, Ilyin.
Referee: Moinuddin Hakim.
24-Feb-1955, Hyderabad, Fateh Maidan ground, ~25000
Indian XI 0-6 USSR
Goals: Simonyan 4', Netto 13', Salnikov 14' 41', Yu.Kuznetsov 45', Voynov 48'
Indian XI: Nabi [Hyderabad]; Sheikh Abdul Latif [Hyderabad], Purnendu Barua [Bengal] (Azam [Hyderabad] 31'); D.Pearl [Services],
Syed K. Azizuddim 'Aziz' [Hyderabad], Noor Mohammed [Hyderabad]; Syed K. Moinuddin 'Moin' [Hyderabad],
Runu Guha Thakurta [Bengal], Gulab Singh [Bombay], Abid Hussein [Bengal], Sudhir Roy [Bengal].
USSR: Yashin (Makarov 31'); Golubev, Krizhevskiy; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Fomin.
Note: a Soviet source reported that Fomin scored the first goal, and Simonyan the third goal (instead of Salnikov).
26-Feb-1955, Bombay, Brabourne Stadium, ~25000
Bombay State 0-1 USSR
Goal: Shabrov 45'
Bombay: Sanjiva K. Utchil [Western Railway] [c]; Soman [Western Railway], George [St Francis Goans]; Narayan [Tata S.C.],
Salvi [Western Railway], George Fernandes [Tata S.C.]; Ayres D'Souza [India Culture League], Phillip Antao [Goan S.C.],
K.Anthony [Caltex S.C.], K.Madhavan [Caltex S.C.], K.T.Pavithran [Caltex S.C.]. Coach: Albert Flatley (England).
USSR: Makarov; Golubev, Sedov; Karpov, Krizhevskiy, Koltsov; Shabrov, Ivanov, Streltsov, Isayev, Ryzhkin.
Referee: P.S.Gopalan.
Linesmen: C.X.Godinho, J.P.Pinto.
Note: this was reportedly the first football match ever held at Brabourne Stadium.
27-Feb-1955, Bombay, Brabourne Stadium, ~35000
India 0-3 USSR
Goals: Simonyan 3' ~60', Tatushin 16'
India: Sanat Sett [Bengal]; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz' [Hyderabad], Sheikh Abdul Latif [Hyderabad]; Subhas Sarbadhikary [Bengal],
Peter [Bombay], Anthony Braganza [Bombay]; Mushtaq Ahmed [Madhya Pradesh] (Swaraj Ghosh [Bengal] 31'),
Neville D'Souza [Bombay], Samar Bannerjee [Bengal], Puran Bahadur Thapa [c] [Services], Samar Dutta [Bengal].
Coach: Albert Flatley (England).
USSR: Yashin; Golubev, Bashashkin; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Yu.Kuznetsov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Fomin.
Sent off: Netto 44'.
Referee: N.K.Utchil.
Linesmen: J.P.D'Mello, L.R.Natarajan.
Note: the match was suspended for 10 minutes while Netto refused to leave the field.
One source reported the first goal-scorer as Yu.Kuznetsov.
3-Mar-1955, Calcutta, Mohun Bagan-East Bengal ground, ~70000
Mohun Bagan AC 0-3 USSR
Goals: Simonyan 7' 23', Tatushin 24'
Mohun Bagan: Swaraj Chatterjee; Sushil Guha, Purnendu Barua; Ratan Sen, Subhas Sarbadhikary, Subhasis Guha; Pansanttom Venkatesh
(A.Chatterjee 31'), Runu Guha Thakurta [c], Samar Banerjee, Mohammad Abdus Sattar, Samar Dutta.
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Bashashkin; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Ivanov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilyin.
Referee: Bijoli Mukherjee.
Linesmen: P.C.Dutta and B.Das.
5-Mar-1955, Calcutta, Mohun Bagan-East Bengal ground, ~70000
East Bengal Club 0-3 USSR
Goals: Fomin 23', Streltsov 47' 56'
East Bengal Club: D.Ghosh; Byomkesh Bose, Dr P.Kumar [c]; Haridas, Amal Dutta, A.Gupta; Sudhir Roy, Balasubramaniam,
J.Krishnaswamy 'Kittu', Ahmed Khan, Patrick (Tarapada Roy 31').
USSR: Makarov; Porkhunov, B.Kuznetsov (Shabrov 20'); Karpov, Golubev [c], Koltsov; Ryzhkin,
Yu.Kuznetsov, Streltsov, Isayev, Fomin.
Referee: D.Sen.
Linesmen: R.Chakrabarti and R.K.Dutta.
6-Mar-1955, Calcutta, Mohun Bagan-East Bengal ground, ~70000
India 0-3 USSR
Goals: Voynov 18', Tatushin 24' 39'
India: Sanat Sett [Bengal]; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz' [Hyderabad] [c], Sheikh Abdul Latif [Hyderabad]; Subhas Sarbadhikary [Bengal],
Ratan Sen [Bengal], Noor Mohammed [Hyderabad]; Ayres D'Souza [Bombay] (Swaraj Ghosh [Bengal] 31'), Balasubramaniam [Mysore],
Doraiswamy [Hyderabad], Puran Bahadur Thapa [Services], Samar Dutta [Bengal]. Coach: Albert Flatley (England).
USSR: Yashin; Porkhunov, Bashashkin; Sedov, Voynov, Netto [c]; Tatushin, Ivanov, Simonyan, Salnikov, Ilyin.
Referee: Aloke Roy.
Linesmen: R.R.Bagchi and P.Chakravarti.
Results
Overall record: P7 W1 D1 L5 F5 A34
23-8-55 Moskva Lokomotiv Moskva 3-0 India
28-8-55 Tbilisi Georgian SSR 6-0 India
2-9-55 Yerevan Armenian SSR 2-2 India
5-9-55 Odessa Odessa XI 0-1 India
11-9-55 Kuybyshev Krylya Sovetov 4-1 India
16-9-55 Moskva USSR 11-1 India
19-9-55 Leningrad Leningrad XI 8-0 India
Note: for the match in Yerevan, the Armenian SSR was represented by Spartak Yerevan.
Squad
Leader: Pankaj Gupta
Managers: Manindra Dutta Roy, B.Mahanty
Coach: Syed Abdul Rahim
Secretary: K.Ziauddin
Delegates: Guna Bhasin, Mrs Basanta Gupta
Players:
Goalkeepers: Sanat Sett [Bengal], Sanjiva K. Utchil [Bombay]
Full-backs: Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz' [Hyderabad], Soman [Bombay], Sailen Manna [Bengal] [c], Sheikh Abdul Latif [Hyderabad]
Half-backs: Chandan Singh Rawat [Bengal], Ratan Sen [Bengal], Mohammed Abdus Salam [Bengal], Salvi [Bombay],
C.Joseph Christy [Mysore], Noor Mohammed [Hyderabad]
Forwards: Mari Kanyan [Bengal], Girish Verma [Uttar Pradesh], Ghulam Y.S. Laiq [Hyderabad], Ahmed Khan [Bengal],
S.Ghosh [Bengal], Ashlyn Saxby [Bombay], Puran Bahadur Thapa [Services], Anthony Braganza [Bombay],
Sudhir Roy [Bengal], Joseph Anthony [Mysore].
Match Details
23-Aug-1955, Moskva, Stadion Dinamo
Lokomotiv Moskva 3-0 India
Goals: Sokolov 23', Kovalyov 30', Razumovskiy 47'
Lokomotiv: Vadim Kublitskiy; Yevgeniy Rogov [c], Aleksandr Klimachyov, Andrey Krushenok; Vitaliy Artemyev, Yevgeniy Lyadin;
Viktor Razumovskiy, Valentin Bubukin, Viktor Sokolov, Yuriy Kovalyov, Aleksandr Filyayev.
Referee: Konstantin Demchenko (Moskva).
2-Sep-1955, Yerevan, Republican Stadium, 25000
Armenian SSR 2-2 India
Goals: Gnuni 2' 48' / Ghosh 77', Anthony 79'
Armenian SSR: Sergey Zatikyan, Grigoriy Ambartsumyan, Kadzhayr Poladyan, Manuk Semerdzhyan, Eduard Vardanyan,
Armenak Durgaryan, Eduard Kapanakov (Sergey Keropyan 28'), Selesten Gnuni, Valter Antonyan,
Oganes Abramyan, Arutyun Karadzhyan. [Coach: Kazaros Teknedzhyan].
India: Sanat Sett; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz', Sailen Manna [c]; Mohammed Abdus Salam, Chandan Singh Rawat, Joseph Christy;
Mari Kanyan, Ghulam Y.S. Laiq, S.Ghosh, Puran Bahadur Thapa (Ahmed Khan 65'), Joseph Anthony.
Referee: Nikolay Khlopotin (Moskva).
5-Sep-1955, Odessa, Stadion Pishchevik, 30000
Odessa XI 0-1 India
Goal: Laiq 44'
Odessa XI: Georgiy Gorodenko; Yevgeniy Gorbunov [c], Viktor Metelskiy, A.Sveshnikov; Vladimir Shchegolkov, Stepan Birta;
Vladimir Kulagin, Grigoriy Galbmillion, Vsevolod Miroshnichenko, Mikhail Frolov, Chepurko.
India: Sanat Sett; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz', Sailen Manna [c]; Chandan Singh Rawat, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Joseph Christy;
Mari Kanyan, Ghulam Y.S. Laiq, S.Ghosh, Puran Bahadur Thapa, Joseph Anthony.
11-Sep-1955, Kuybyshev, Stadion Dinamo, 20000
Krylya Sovetov 4-1 India
Goals: Gulevskiy, Novikov x3 / Puran Bahadur Thapa 29'. Half-time 0-1.
Krylya Sovetov: Vladimir Kornilov; Gennadiy Makarov, Viktor Karpov, Ivan Shiryayev; Aleksey Vodyagin, Vladimir Sokolov;
Leonid Guzik, Viktor Voroshilov [c], Aleksandr Gulevskiy, Viktor Vasilyev, Vadim Redkin.
[Substitutes after half-time: Fyodor Novikov, Igor Gavrilov, Feodosiy Bondarenko.]
India: Sanat Sett; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz', Sailen Manna [c]; Mohammed Abdus Salam, Chandan Singh Rawat, Noor Mohammed;
Mari Kanyan, Ahmed Khan, S.Ghosh, Puran Bahadur Thapa, Joseph Anthony.
Referee: Elmar Saar (Tallinn).
Linesmen: Nikolay Dumin, Nikolay Krylov (both Kuybyshev).
16-Sep-1955, Moskva, Stadion Dinamo, 25000
USSR 11-1 India
Goals: Shabrov 18' 47', Streltsov 19' 46' 73', Yu.Kuznetsov 32' 85', Salnikov 60' 63' 74', Netto 80' / Ghosh 66'
USSR: Lev Yashin; Mikhail Perevalov, Anatoliy Bashashkin, Mikhail Ogonkov; Aleksey Paramonov (Anatoliy Maslyonkin 61'),
Igor Netto [c]; Vladimir Shabrov, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Eduard Streltsov, Sergey Salnikov, Anatoliy Ilyin.
Coach: Gavriil Kachalin.
India: Sanat Sett; Syed K. Azizuddin 'Aziz', Sailen Manna [c]; Chandan Singh Rawat, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Joseph Christy;
Mari Kanyan, Ghulam Y.S. Laiq, S.Ghosh, Puran Bahadur Thapa, Joseph Anthony.
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (USSR).
19-Sep-1955, Leningrad
Leningrad XI 8-0 India
Goals: Lazar Kravets x4, Aleksandr Denisov x2, Yuriy Voynov, Gennadiy Bondarenko
Leningrad XI: Leonid Ivanov; Nikolay Gartvig, Nikolay Samarin, Boris Demidov; Yuriy Voynov, Mikhail Rodin;
Aleksey Kolobov, Aleksandr Tenyagin, Lazar Kravets, Gennadiy Bondarenko, Aleksandr Denisov.
Sources included:
"The Times of India" (Bombay), "The Statesman" (Calcutta), "The Hindusthan Standard" (Calcutta), "The Indian Express" (Madras edition),
"The Indian Express" (Delhi edition), "The Leader" (Allahabad), "The Tribune" (Ambala), "The Hindustan Times" (New Delhi),
"The Overseas Hindustan Times" (New Delhi), "The Statesman" (New Delhi), "The Indian Nation" (Patna), "Znamya Kommunizma" (Odessa),
"Volzhskaya Kommuna" (Kuybyshev, now Samara), Armenian newspapers of 1955, several websites about Soviet football history.
Thanks to Aleksandr Shtefa, Vladimir Sharenkov, Yuriy Atroshchenko, and Gagik Khanamiryan.
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Author: Neil Morrison (nfm24(at)cantab.net)
Last updated: 12 Feb 2015
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