Viktor Ponedelnik etched his name into the history of Russian football on July 10, 1960 at the Parc des Princes stadium in France during the final of the 1960 European Nation’s Cup where the USSR played against Yugoslavia. Regulation time ended with a 1-1 draw. During extra time, on the 113th minute, Mikheil Meskhi got the ball on the left side, made it past the defender and crossed the ball into the penalty area to Viktor Ponedelnik, whose surname in Russian means “Monday”, took the pass and scored, giving the Soviet team the European championship. This was the only time in the history of Russian football that the team won this title. By the way, the match started at Parc des Princes on Sunday, at 10pm Moscow time, and it was already past midnight in Moscow, early Monday morning, when the decisive goal was scored by none other than Mr. Monday himself
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Yuriy Somov
Argentina-USSR friendly match. Foreground: legendary Soviet football player Viktor Ponedelnik.
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Rossiya Segodnya
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