Uruguay 2-1 England: Suarez brings sorrow to the Three Lions
The match that decided the ticket to the next round in Group D was extremely exciting. England lost tragically and had very little chance of going further.
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| England are considered eliminated after losing two consecutive matches. |
SCORING
Older brother:Rooney (75')
Uruguay:Suarez (39', 85')
THE FIRST HALF WAS DRAMA!
Having lost their first match, both Uruguay and England were determined to attack after the opening whistle. The attacks between the two sides were continuous and continuous. Rooney had a free kick that missed the post by a hair's breadth, while Rodriguez also threatened the English goal with a left-footed shot that went over the crossbar.
The 31st minute was the Three Lions' clearest chance, from a tight free kick from captain Gerrard, Rooney jumped high to head the ball from less than 1 meter away, but the ball hit the crossbar. 7 minutes after this unfortunate chance, the England team had to pay the price with the first goal.
From a fairly simple counter-attack, Cavani crossed the ball past defender Jagielka, allowing Suarez to sneak down and choose the right spot to head the ball past goalkeeper Hart, opening the score for Uruguay. This situation was quite similar to England's decisive goal against Italy (the ball was crossed past the reach of the English defender for Balotelli to head into the net).
In the 41st minute, Sturridge had a beautiful left-footed shot from a tight angle, but goalkeeper Muslera made an excellent save for Uruguay. The first half ended with a score of 1-0.
THE BRITISH TRAGEDY
Right at the beginning of the second half, Suarez continued to threaten England with a corner kick, the ball flew straight into the goal but goalkeeper Hart was able to block it in time. Minute 52 was the next beautiful opportunity for La Celeste, after a beautiful 1-2 combination with Lodeiro, Cavani had a chance to face goalkeeper Hart, but the super striker's shot flew out. Exactly 1 minute later, Rooney again fired a powerful shot from a distance of only 7m, but the winner was still goalkeeper Muslera.
In the 75th minute, after many efforts, Rooney equalized for England with a close-range shot, after a pass from defender Johnson. However, the lack of concentration of the defense prevented the Three Lions from gaining points against the South American team.
In the 85th minute, after a kick-off from goalkeeper Muslera, the ball hit Gerrard's head and then drifted along Suarez's movement. The Liverpool striker rushed down, leaving the slow-moving centre-back Cahill behind, then easily beat Hart in a one-on-one with a thunderous shot, sealing a 2-1 win for La Celeste.
Once again, similar to the opening match, England lost with the same score of 1-2 even though they did not play too badly. The Three Lions still showed their inexperience, the clearest evidence was the moments of lapse of concentration at some important moments of the match. In a top arena like the World Cup, that was enough to punish England!
For the first time in 15 consecutive matches, Uruguay won against a European team at the World Cup. It opened up the opportunity to go through for Suarez and Cavani's team.
LINEUP
Older brother:Hart, Johnson, Jagielka, Cahill, Baines, Gerrard, Henderson (Lambert), Sterling (Barkley), Rooney, Welbeck (Lallana 71'), Sturridge.
Uruguay:Muslera, Gimenez, Godin, Caceres, Pereira (Fucile 79), Lodeiro (Stuani 67), Gonzalez, Arevalo Rios, Rodriguez, Cavani, Suarez (Coates 89).
