| Date | 22 September 1988 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Dae-gu Si-min Un-dong-jang, Daegu | |
| Referee | Arnaldo Coelho |  BRA |
| Linesman | Edgardo Codesal |  MEX |
| Linesman | Jamal Al-Sharif |  SYR |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Soviet Union |  URS | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Soviet Union| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11 | Vladimir Lyuty | 0 | |||
| Forward | 20 | Arminas Narbekovas | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 5 | Arvydas Janonis | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Yevgeny Kuznetsov | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Aleksandr Borodyuk | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Igor Dobrovolsky | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 15 | Aleksey Mikhaylichenko | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 19 | Yury Savichev | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Gela K'et'ashvili | 0 | |||
| Defense | 12 | Yevgeny Yarovenko | 0 | |||
| Defense | 17 | Viktor Losev | 0 | |||
| Defense | 18 | Sergey Gorlukovich | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Dmitry Kharin | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 4 | |||||
| Coach | Anatoly Byshovets | |||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Peter Vermes | 0 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Bruce Murray | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 3 | John Doyle | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Frank Klopas | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Ricky Davis | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | Brent Goulet | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | John Stollmeyer | 0 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Kevin Crow | 0 | |||
| Defense | 12 | Paul Krumpe | 0 | |||
| Defense | 17 | Desmond Armstrong | 0 | |||
| Defense | 19 | Brian Bliss | 0 | |||
| Defense | 20 | Paul Caligiuri | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | David Vanole | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 2 | |||||
| Coach | Lothar Osiander | |||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 (2) | Desmond Armstrong | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 (1) | Aleksey Mikhaylichenko | | 1-0 | ||
| 19 (1) | Arminas Narbekovas | | 2-0 | ||
| 45 (1) | Igor Dobrovolsky | | 3-0 | ||
| 47 (2) | Aleksey Mikhaylichenko | | 4-0 | ||
| 65 (2) | Brent Goulet | | 4-1 | ||
| 85 (2) | John Doyle | | 4-2 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 (2) | Igor Dobrovolsky | | out | ||
| 46 (2) | John Stollmeyer | | out | ||
| 46 (2) | Arvydas Janonis | | in | ||
| 46 (2) | Brent Goulet | | in | ||
| 59 (2) | Aleksey Mikhaylichenko | | out | ||
| 59 (2) | Aleksandr Borodyuk | | in | ||
| 64 (2) | Paul Krumpe | | out | ||
| 64 (2) | Desmond Armstrong | | in |
