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Argentina play Serbia & Montenegro in the first of the second round of Group C matches.

A sell-out crowd of 52,000 is on hand in Gelsenkirchen to watch favored Argentina take on Serbia-Montenegro.

Argentina's starting line-up
Abbondanzieri, Burdisso, Ayala, Heinze, Sorin, Rodriguez, Mascherano, Gonzalez, Riquelme, Saviola, Crespo.

Serbia-Montenegro's starting eleven
Jevric, Duljaj, Gavrancic, Krstajic, Dragutinovic, Nadj, Koroman, P. Djordjevic, Stankovic, Milosevic, Kezman.

The atmosphere is tense for this Group C match. Argentina would be virtually through with a win, while a loss would likely doom Serbia-Montenegro.

The referee is Roberto Rosetti from Italy.

1. min.
And we're underway. Argentina have first possession.

3. min.
Argentina begin strongly with a dangerous corner-kick.

5. min.
Goal for Argentina!
Maxi Rodriguez receives a beautiful pass in the box and holds his nerve to put the Gauchos up 1-nil.

7. min.
Koroman misses next match.
Koroman tries to counterattack for Serbia-Montenegro, but fouls his opponent instead.

9. min.
Djordjevic pulls a shot wide right of the net.

13. min.
Free-kick for Argentina, but Sorin fails to capitalize.

16. min.
Argentina: Cambiasso for Gonzalez


18. min.
Kezman pushes the ball up the left, but a Milosevic foul negates a nice cross.

20. min.
Serbia-Montenegro with more of the ball now, as Argentina shift down a gear.

24. min.
Promising free-kick for the Gauchos, but Krstajic clears.

25. min.
Crespo a second too late on the ensuing corner-kick.

26. min.
Albert Nadj for holding.


28. min.
Argentina back in form now with Riquelme missing an open shot on goal.

30. min.
Goal!!!! Argentina lead 2-nil.
Cambiasso scores after a fabulous multi-pass combination involving half of the Gauchos' midfield.

34. min.
Argentinean celebrations in the stands, despair on the pitch for Serbia-Montenegro.

36. min.
Crespo for playing on after off-sides call that negated a goal.
Poor Crespo, the linesman looks to have gotten that one wrong.

41. min.
GOAL!!! Argentina 3-nil.
Saviola presses into the box, Rodriguez cleans up for his second goal of the match.

42. min.
Krstajic, who looked poor on Argentina's third goal.


45. min.
A late corner-kick for Serbia-Montenegro yields only frustration.

45. min.
+2 Argentina with a deserved 3-nil lead after one of the most convincing halves of the tournament. Serbia-Montenegro have more than a mountain to climb.

46. min.
Serbia-Montenegro start off the second half needing a major, major miracle.

46. min.
Ergic for Nadj


46. min.
Milosevic tests Abbondanzieri.

49. min.
Lluboja for Koroman


50. min.
Crespo tries to get on the score sheet with a 15 meter blast, but Jevric holds.

53. min.
The Gauchos are showing no mercy here. But Riquelme fails to convert a free-kick from close in.

54. min.
Milosevic fails to latch onto a promising cross in the box.

57. min.
Serbia-Montenegro aren't giving up, but they're not creating many chances, either.

58. min.
Tevez gives Saviola a well-deserved break.


61. min.
Argentina now seem content to show off their considerable ball handling skills in midfield.

65. min.
Kezman's day is done after taking out his frustration on Mascherano.


66. min.
The only question now: Will Argentina punish 10-man Serbia-Montenegro?

69. min.
Vukic for Milosevic
Serbia-Montenegro are in damage-control mode.

73. min.
Crespo brought down in the box, but no whistle from Rosetti.

74. min.
Young gun Messi for man of the match Rodriguez


77. min.
Rare corner for Serbia-Montenegro, but no luck there, either.

78. min.
Goal for Argentina!
Messi feeds Crespo to add insult to injury.

81. min.
One spectator, in particular, must be happy - Argentinean soccer legend, Diego Maradona, who's in the stadium.

83. min.
And he's not the only one. Argentina's fans celebrate their team with choruses of Ole! Ole!

84. min.
Another one for the Gauchos!
Tevez dribbles through two defenders and slides the ball into the net.

87. min.
Ouch! Messi puts Argentina up 6-nil!
It's the youngster's first World Cup goal.

90. min.
+1 Rosetti takes pity on Serbia-Montenegro, who were ripped apart 6-nil by a ferocious Argentina squad. Argentina looks sure to progress to the next round.