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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wolf De Hond took the kick off in the first half of the match. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Perpinya in the 2nd minute of play. Fausto Santana made in the 4th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Severo Rolado. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argentina's goalkeeper Lev Yashin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes into the match, Wolf De Hond 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 Wolf De Hond was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 10th minute Severo Rolado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Rolado in the 11th minute of play. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amado Arotza in the 19th minute of the match. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Perpinya, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Perpinya in the 27th minute of the match. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amado Arotza, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jean-Louis Ouaddou struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Lev Yashin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgium. In the 33rd minute Severo Rolado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Rolado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wolf De Hond could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Lev Yashin made a huge save. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amado Arotza in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Arotza in the 48th minute of play forced Belgium's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Argentina made a substitution. Armando Felipillo replaced Arnaldo Perpinya. Argentina's Paolo-César Maldini was substituted for Amado Arotza. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benedicto Naelio made a kick off. Belgium's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Naelio in the 55th minute of play. Argentina's Benedicto Naelio managed to work through Belgium's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Benedicto Naelio dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. In the 59th minute Benedicto Naelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Argentina were awarded a corner. Modesto Gipuzkoa went to the cornerflag to take it. A well done corner resulted in Paolo-César Maldini drilling the ball in to score 1-1 behind Belgium's goalkeeper. Lev Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wolf De Hond in the 74th minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play, Argentina's Benedicto Naelio made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Campens was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 84th minute Benedicto Naelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Naelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.