DOHA: Uruguay crashed out of the International Cup on Friday regardless of beating Ghana 2-0 after South Korea scored a past due winner within the different Workforce H tournament to leapfrog the South American facet. Giorgian De Arrascaeta netted two times in fast succession within the first part, with 35-year-old Luis Suarez having a hand in each objectives.
Then again, Suarez completed the tournament at the bench in tears as the scoop got here in of South Korea’s last-gasp victory over Portugal, which intended the Asian facet had moved above the Uruguayans into 2nd position in Workforce H on objectives scored.
“We had a number of possibilities to attain the 3rd objective (which might have put Uruguay thru),” stated Uruguay trainer Diego Alonso. “For 80 mins we had been certified and we had quite a lot of possibilities, however finally it wasn’t imaginable.”
Veteran striker Suarez were the point of interest of the pre-match build-up as a result of his notorious handball within the 2010 quarter-finals, which helped get rid of Ghana. And after the sport Ghana defender Daniel Amartey stated that he sought after to verify Uruguay additionally went out, however trainer Otto Addo insisted he wasn’t on the lookout for revenge on Suarez for the occasions of 2010.
“What hurts maximum as that we’re out, it doesn’t subject who it was once,” stated Addo, who showed he was once leaving his put up as deliberate to concentrate on his major process as a trainer at Borussia Dortmund. “I do know the general public was once in quest of revenge however I don’t assume this manner and I informed the avid gamers they shouldn’t assume this manner. We weren’t on the lookout for that, we had been seeking to win this sport.”
Suarez’s title was once booed loudly by means of the Ghana fanatics when it was once learn out by means of the stadium announcers and he were given the similar remedy each time he touched the ball. He was once additionally main the protests when Ghana had been awarded a penalty within the nineteenth minute.
Mohammed Kudus had first of all been dominated offside when he was once introduced down by means of Uruguay goalkeeper Sergio Rochet, however after that call was once overturned referee Daniel Siebert gave the spot-kick after checking the pitchside track.
Suarez cheers to tears
However Andre Ayew’s tame effort was once simply stored by means of Rochet and with Ghana’s fanatics falling silent in disbelief, Uruguay made them pay. Darwin Nunez was once denied by means of Mohammed Salisu’s sensible goalline clearance however within the twenty sixth minute De Arrascaeta nodded in from shut vary after sensible paintings from Suarez.
Amassing a deficient pass from the proper which avoided two Ghana defenders, Suarez minimize within Alidu Seidu and hit a formidable low shot that squirmed thru Lawrence Ati Zigi’s fingers. It was once edging in opposition to the objective when De Arrascaeta pounced.
Six mins later Uruguay gave Ghana a mountain to climb when Arrascaeta hit an elegant volley on the finish of very good workforce transfer, Suarez offering a first-time help from Nunez’s knockdown. Ghana had been let off the hook by means of Siebert simply earlier than the hour mark when he dominated that Amartey had touched the ball whilst tackling Nunez within the penalty space.
That call would develop into the most important as every other objective would have put Uruguay thru. Suarez was once booed and cheered in equivalent measure by means of the gang when he was once substituted for Edinson Cavani within the 66th minute.
Ghana struggled to create anything else in reaction. The nearest they got here to pulling a objective again got here with 9 mins last, when Rochet brilliantly tipped away Kudus’s robust low power. Uruguay then realised they wanted every other objective and poured ahead however had been not able to seek out make the step forward. The tournament ended with Uruguay’s avid gamers screaming within the faces of the tournament officers and Suarez sobbing at his workforce’s destiny. – AFP