Original sentence: Although Argentina continued to press for a goal, they were repeatedly denied by the Nordic's defense.Argentina then at the 19th minute scored, giving them a 1–0 lead.Argentina then had the chance to go ahead again when Hörður Björgvin Magnússon pushed Maximiliano Meza inside the box after 64 minutes.Despite stamping their authority on the game’s opening stages, Argentina struggled to find space against the Icelandic defence.Hannes Þór Halldórsson dove to his right to deny Lionel Messi a goal.Soon after, Alfreð Finnbogason made history by scoring his country’s first-ever World Cup goal just four minutes later when he slotted to the net from six yards out
Edited sentence: Although Argentina continued to press for a goal, they were repeatedly denied by the Nordic side’s staunch defensive efforts.Argentina were then gifted the chance to go ahead again when Hörður Björgvin Magnússon pushed Maximiliano Meza inside the box after 64 minutes.Despite stamping their authority on the game’s opening stages, Argentina struggled to find space against a deep-lying Icelandic defence.The South Americans’ joy was short-lived, however, as Alfreð Finnbogason made history by scoring his country’s first-ever World Cup goal just four minutes later when he slotted to the net from six yards out.The breakthrough came in the 19th minute when Sergio Agüero fired the ball home with his left foot on the turn into the top left corner from twelve yards out to give Argentina a 1–0 lead.Yet Hannes Þór Halldórsson guessed correctly, diving to his right to deny Lionel Messi a goal