Uruguay – Ghana of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, is one of the most memorable matches of recent tournaments. Both teams came as surprises in the championship, the ‘charrúas’ led by forlan and to a new young generation with Luis Suarez, Cavani either Martin Caceres Besides others. Faced with this, Africans with Muntari, Asamoah or a young man Kevin Prince Boateng.
That mythical match ended in a Uruguayan victory, just like today. Uruguay won on penaltiesbut the match is remembered for a historical image, Luis Suarez making of leg guard and clearing the ball with his hand in the last minute of the game on a Ghanaian header. The former Barça player was sent off and they called it a penalty Asamoah Gyan sent it to the crossbar.
Now Ghana had a chance to get revenge on Uruguayboth came with the possibility of qualifying, but the Africans started with an advantage worth the tie, and even then they did not achieve it. Uruguay won two to zero, and Ghana again misses another penaltyin this case it has been Andre Ayew which was unable to change the maximum penalty.
But it seems that in the last minutes and knowing that it will be very difficult for them to qualify, because they need to score 3 goals after Korea made it 2-1, They enjoyed the ‘charrúa’ anxiety. They are not in a hurry to take, they even make changes to minute discounts, and while the ‘savior’ of that 2010, never stopped crying on the bench.
So in a way Ghana didn’t qualify, but it also caused Uruguay to miss out. They say revenge is served on a cold plate, Well, 12 years later, Ghana is not happy about not qualifying, but less sad for preventing Uruguay from qualifying.
Source: La Verdad
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