Date: 21-06-1978
Stage: second round
Place: ROSARIO
Running time: 97 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 (10)
Commentary: MULTI : english/portuguese/spanish(new)
My rating: ****
Notes: extra
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 21 June 1978, 19:15
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito, Rosario
Attendance: 49,575
Meteo: Clear, mild, 16°C
ARGENTINA
Ubaldo Fillol
Luis Galván
Jorge Olguín
Daniel Passarella (c)
Alberto Tarantini
Osvaldo Ardiles
Américo Gallego
Ricardo Villa
Mario Kempes
Leopoldo Luque
Oscar Ortiz
Coach: César Luis Menotti (ARG)
PERU
Ramón Quiroga
Jaime Duarte
Rubén Díaz
Héctor Chumpitaz (c)
Juan José Muñante
César Cueto
Teófilo Cubillas
José Velásquez
Roberto Chale
Juan Carlos Oblitas
Percy Rojas
Coach: Marcos Calderón (PER)
Referee: Abraham Klein (ISR)
Goals:
21′ Mario Kempes, ARG
43′ Alberto Tarantini, ARG
49′ Mario Kempes, ARG
50′ Leopoldo Luque, ARG
72′ Leopoldo Luque, ARG
78′ René Houseman, ARG
Match overview
Argentina overwhelmed Peru 6-0 in Rosario, scoring four times in the second half to reach the World Cup final. Kempes and Luque each scored twice, with Tarantini and Houseman completing the rout.
Trivia
The match remains one of the most controversial in World Cup history due to the margin and context, as Argentina needed a four-goal win to reach the final ahead of Brazil.
