Date: 03-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: CORDOBA
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: english
My rating: ****
Notes: Cubillas,Cueto,Chumpitaz, Jordan,Dalglish
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 3 June 1978, 16:45
Estadio Chateau Carreras, Cordoba
Attendance: 37,927
Meteo: Cool, overcast, 17°C
PERU
Ramon Quiroga
Hector Chumpitaz (c)
Ruben Toribio Diaz
Jaime Duarte
Rodolfo Manzo
Cesar Cueto
Jose Velasquez
Teófilo Cubillas
Guillermo La Rosa
Juan Jose Munante
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Coach: Marcos Calderon Medrano (PER)
19′ Jose Velasquez
62′ ↓Guillermo La Rosa ↑Hugo Sotil
82′ ↓Cesar Cueto ↑Percy Rojas
SCOTLAND
Alan Rough
Martin Buchan
Kenny Burns
Tom Forsyth
Stuart Kennedy
Asa Hartford
Willie Johnston
Don Masson
Bruce Rioch (c)
Kenny Dalglish
Joe Jordan
Coach: Ally MacLeod (SCO)
75′ ↓Bruce Rioch ↑Lou Macari
75′ ↓Don Masson ↑Archie Gemmill
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (SWE)
Goals:
14′ Joe Jordan SCO
42′ Cesar Cueto PER
72′ Teófilo Cubillas PER
77′ Teófilo Cubillas PER
Match overview
Peru produced one of the tournament’s biggest upsets, overturning Scotland’s early lead to claim a crucial victory. Joe Jordan gave Scotland hope before César Cueto equalised just before half-time. The brilliant Teófilo Cubillas then scored twice in five second-half minutes to secure Peru’s triumph and effectively end Scotland’s World Cup dreams.
Trivia
This remarkable comeback marked Peru’s first World Cup victory since 1930 and featured two spectacular goals from Cubillas, one of which is considered among the greatest in World Cup history. Scotland’s defeat was compounded by Willie Johnston’s subsequent expulsion from the tournament after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
