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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Gaston Vellito made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 9th minute Argoitz Llorente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Argentina's Cesar Luzaide got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Virgilio Mikolas put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Argentina:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Spain:s goal. In the 15th minute, Saturnino Quintyn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argoitz Llorente in the 17th minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Higinio Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Higinio Bikendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nabucodonosor Llinares in the 20th minute of the match. Spain were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Argentina's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Breixo Valerón took the corner. Aureo Molina made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that Argentina's Higinio Bikendi managed to reach the ball for a save. David Bencoiechea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaston Vellito in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Argentina's Saturnino Quintyn got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute Nabucodonosor Llinares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Argoitz Llorente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute, Argoitz Llorente ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Higinio Bikendi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Argoitz Llorente made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabucodonosor Llinares in the 53rd minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Higinio Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the game, Nabucodonosor Llinares cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Higinio Bikendi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Nabucodonosor Llinares fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Higinio Bikendi. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Spain's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. With his leg Higinio Bikendi managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Spain's Nabucodonosor Llinares fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. David Bencoiechea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gaston Vellito in the 61st minute of the match. Higinio Bikendi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabucodonosor Llinares in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Nabucodonosor Llinares left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. In the 69th minute, one of Spain:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Spain. David Bencoiechea had in the 71stth minute some difficulties stopping Mauro Naldo's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Spain's Cortez Otero was substituted for Nabucodonosor Llinares. Spain's attentive Damaso Molina managed to snatch the ball when Saturnino Quintyn made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. Argoitz Llorente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Higinio Bikendi made a huge save. Gaston Vellito's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Bencoiechea read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Argoitz Llorente could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Higinio Bikendi made a huge save. Higinio Bikendi was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Argoitz Llorente capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Argoitz Llorente really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. After a rather tough play, Spain's Damaso Molina got a free kick in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Spain eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.