España 3 - 1 Belarus (282771452)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Me han censurado el nombre del estadio, que hijos saw a crowd turnout of 145620. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for España. The following players took the field: García Carrasco - Burón, Álvarez, Canet - Burón, Cruz, Morresi, Eguinoa, López - Grimaldo, Hernando.

Belarus tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Kozel - Sirotski, Ramanovich, Ziazeka - Shmilovich, Smigunov, Ziuzenak, Rakhmanov, Mel'nikovich - Parasevich, Kalakin.

A foul after 20 minutes resulted in a free kick. Alberto Morresi cannonballed it, giving the home team the lead 1 to 0. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased España's lead to 2 - 0 as Baraquiel Hernando finished it off competently, firing from an acute angle. Cipriano Burón should probably have put his team up another goal after 31 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by Danila Kozel kept the visitors in the game. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Neither team was controlling the action at this point in the match.

España's Jordi Grimaldo wanted to play on, but 46 minutes into the game the decision was made to substitute him for Alfredo Pitarch. Alfredo Pitarch became the new España captain. After a short break in the 46 minute, España seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. 46 minutes into the game, España adjusted their style of play in order to conserve the lead. Belarus's Dziamjan Ramanovich was shown a yellow card after 49 minutes for slicing down an opponent. Baraquiel Hernando was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the keeper. However, España's Plácido Canet managed to get hold of the rebound and scored the 3-0 goal. At this point in the game, defending their lead became the main priority for España. Although the whole team were struggling to impress, Belarus's Pini Shmilovich was singled out as being the problem as he was called off the pitch after 70 minutes. Bahdan Tsedryk was given a chance to change things around. Belarus was now without a captain, so it was left to Bahdan Tsedryk to take the captain's armband. España's Baraquiel Hernando swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. Belarus managed to reduce to 3 - 1 as Denis Smigunov finished off a well-played combination from the left, carving through the defensive box. With 89 minutes played, the Belarus coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. Konan Trasko came on, Nikolay Kalakin had to leave the fray. The forty-five minutes were dominated by España, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.

The most dominating España player was without a doubt Baraquiel Hernando. Diego Burón on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Belarus player was Denis Smigunov. Bahdan Tsedryk turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 1.