Uruguay’s World Cup chances took a hit Saturday when it lost 1-0 at Peru when Hernan Rengifo scored for the home side in the 85th minute.
Peru, which has no chance of reaching next year’s World Cup, has won only two of 15 games in qualifying and has 10 points – last in the South American qualifying group.
Uruguay stayed on 18 points with three matches to play, and slipped further behind leading teams like Brazil and Chile.
Colombia and Ecuador each have 20 points.
Rengifo scored the winner when he was first to the rebound from teammate Juan Vargas’s shot.
Luis Suarez wasted a great opportunity to score for Uruguay after rounding goalkeeper Leao Butron, but Walter Vilchez recovered to clear the ball off the line.
Uruguayan midfielder Diego Godin was sent off in the dying seconds of the match.
Lineups:
Peru: Leao Butron, Alberto Rodriguez, Carlos Zambrano, Walter Vilchez, Josepmir Ballon, Paolo De La Haza (Amilton Prado, 46) Nolberto Solano (Reiner Torres, 79), Juan Vargas, Roberto Palacios, Daniel Chavez, Hernan Rengifo.
Uruguay: Juan Castillo, Jorge Fucile, Diego Lugano, Diego Godin, Alvaro Pereira, Jorge Martinez (Jorge Rodriguez, 80), Sebastian Eguren (Alvaro Fernandez, 59), Walter Gargano,
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the form below.
