Date: 11-06-1978
Stage: first round
Place: BUENOS AIRES
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Asensi,Juanito,Santillana, Sjoberg,Edstrom,Bo Larsson
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 11 June 1978, 13:45
José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires
Attendance: 42,132
Meteo: Cool, mild, 15°C
SPAIN
Miguel Ángel
Antonio Biosca
Marcelino
Uria
Asensi (c)
Julio Cardenosa
Juanito
Leal
Olmo
San José
Santillana
Coach: Ladislao Kubala (ESP)
46′ ↓Olmo ↑Pirri
SWEDEN
Ronnie Hellström
Roy Andersson
Hasse Borg
Ingemar Erlandsson
Björn Nordqvist (c)
Bo Larsson
Lennart Larsson
Olle Nordin
Ralf Edström
Torbjorn Nilsson
Thomas Sjöberg
Coach: Georg Ericsson (SWE)
Hasse Borg
58′ ↓Ralf Edström ↑Benny Wendt
65′ ↓Thomas Sjöberg ↑Anders Linderoth
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (AUT)
Goals:
76′ Asensi ESP
Match overview
Spain secured their place in the second round with a narrow 1-0 victory over Sweden in Buenos Aires. The match remained goalless for most of the encounter until Asensi broke the deadlock with 14 minutes remaining, scoring the decisive goal that sent Spain through to the next stage of the tournament.
Trivia
This victory marked Spain’s first World Cup win since 1950, ending a 28-year drought in the competition. Asensi’s late winner was the only goal Sweden conceded in their final group match, as they were eliminated from the tournament despite putting up a resilient defensive display throughout the competition.
