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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lars Sundström kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Spain's Erasto Bargas got control of the ball when Lars Sundström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cordarin Escurza struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Gustaf Eklund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spain. The audience was convinced that Lars Sundström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erasto Bargas was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Henrik Berg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Erasto Bargas made a huge save. If Lars Sundström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erasto Bargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Sundström, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Froilan Reyes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustaf Eklund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Froilan Reyes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustaf Eklund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Spain getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Arlo Fresnos hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Sundström in the 36th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Erasto Bargas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Froilan Reyes to make the kick off. Froilan Reyes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustaf Eklund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. If Doug Traoré had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 59 minutes into the game, Lars Sundström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Erasto Bargas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sweden's Egil Sjögren was substituted for Daniel Löfgren. Sweden made a substitution. Nils-Åke Kinnman replaced Lars Sundström. Spain made a substitution. Coronel Fuster replaced Bayan Baye. Björn Björkqvist hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When Edorta Portillo came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edorta Portillo couldn't finish the play. Spain's Erasto Bargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fredric Hybbert in the 72nd minute of play. Spain's Erasto Bargas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Åke Kinnman in the 81st minute of play. Erasto Bargas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egil Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Erasto Bargas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Åke Kinnman in the 85th minute of the match. A collision led to Sweden getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Douglas Västberg hit a great ball. Sweden's Gustaf Eklund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Sweden from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute Nils-Åke Kinnman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erasto Bargas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erasto Bargas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egil Sjögren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, Nils-Åke Kinnman notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Spain's Erasto Bargas. Erasto Bargas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erasto Bargas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Egil Sjögren's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Egil Sjögren put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Erasto Bargas. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sweden fans cheered their team off the field, for while Spain had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.