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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Johnny Ibarra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benedicto Naelio went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute of the match, Urko Solbeida got a very nice opportunity to score, but Lev Yashin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 16thth minute of the game Diego van Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argentina's Lev Yashin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Johnny Ibarra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Naelio's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Diego van Basten might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lev Yashin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Diego van Basten ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute Diego van Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lev Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute, Benedicto Naelio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Argentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ezequiel Abecia made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Benedicto Naelio. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Benedicto Naelio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Ibarra. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Ibarra should have stopped the shot. The throw-in from Ezequiel Abecia in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ecuador's Intriago Herquinigo. 37 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Diego van Basten came free, but Lev Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Perutxo might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Ibarra. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abelardo Perutxo ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Ecuador defense, Benedicto Naelio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Ibarra. The Ecuador fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Ibarra should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The wind increased when Benedicto Naelio made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Washington Piedrahita got a free kick in the 60th minute. Argentina made a substitution. Carlos Eufrasio replaced Amador Gabino. After a rather tough play, Ecuador's Washington Piedrahita got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Ecuador's Angel Mena was substituted for Washington Piedrahita. Ceferino Nalo got a throw-in 65 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Benedicto Naelio. Diego van Basten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lev Yashin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Johnny Ibarra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Eufrasio in the 69th minute. Benedicto Naelio hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Ecuador's Jérémie Sarmiento was substituted for Diego van Basten. Argentina made a substitution. Loco Durazno replaced Benedicto Naelio. Argentina's Roman Gregory was substituted for Abelardo Perutxo. 78 minutes into the match, Jérémie Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lev Yashin. Argentina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jérémie Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Argentina's Lev Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jérémie Sarmiento in the 86th minute of play. Lev Yashin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jérémie Sarmiento went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-5 was the resulting score. Johnny Ibarra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Gregory in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Gregory came free, but Johnny Ibarra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Gregory in the 93rd minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Johnny Ibarra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Gregory's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Johnny Ibarra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute of the match Argentina got a corner. Ecuador's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gregorio Urtsin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Umbruso Salvadios tried in the game's 96th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Johnny Ibarra. An annoying self made goal, 3-6.