Date: 02-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: BUENOS AIRES
Running time: 106 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish(new)/spanish(arg)
My rating: ***
Notes: Passarella,Luque,Bertoni,Kempes, Nyilasi,Torocsik
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 2 June 1978, 19:15
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespuci, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 71,615
Meteo: Clear, cool, 12°C
ARGENTINA
Ubaldo Fillol
Luis Galvan
Jorge Olguin
Daniel Passarella (c)
Alberto Tarantini
Ossie Ardiles
Americo Gallego
José Valencia
Rene Houseman
Mario Kempes
Leopoldo Luque
Coach: Cesar Luis Menotti (ARG)
77′ Daniel Passarella
67′ ↓Rene Houseman ↑Daniel Bertoni
75′ ↓José Valencia ↑Norberto Alonso
HUNGARY
Sándor Gujdár
Zoltán Kereki (c)
István Kocsis
Péter Török
Károly Csapó
László Nagy
Tibor Nyilasi
Sándor Pintér
József Tóth
Sandor Zombori
András Töröcsik
Coach: Lajos Baroti (HUN)
21′ Tibor Nyilasi
48′ András Töröcsik
88′ András Töröcsik
89′ Tibor Nyilasi
46′ ↓Péter Török ↑Győző Martos
Referee: Antonio Garrido (ESP)
Goals:
10′ Károly Csapó HUN
14′ Leopoldo Luque ARG
84′ Daniel Bertoni ARG
Match overview
Argentina secured a crucial victory over Hungary in their World Cup opener at the Estadio Monumental. Despite falling behind early to Csapó’s tenth-minute strike, the hosts responded through Luque’s equaliser before Bertoni’s late winner sealed three vital points. Hungary’s indiscipline proved costly as both Nyilasi and Töröcsik received red cards in the closing stages.
Trivia
This match marked Argentina’s first step toward their maiden World Cup triumph on home soil. Hungary’s double sending-off in the final minutes reflected their frustration at being outplayed by the eventual champions. The attendance of over 71,000 created an electric atmosphere that would become synonymous with Argentina’s campaign.
