With an agonizing goal in the discounts of Gastón Pereiro, Uruguay beat Ecuador 1-0 and snatched third place in the South American qualifier for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Pereiro’s goal at 90 + 2 broke the parity of an intense and close match, unleashing euphoria among the 15,000 fans present at the Campeón del Siglo stadium in Montevideo
After a first half in which there were practically no shots on target and a second half blocked and constantly interrupted by fouls, Uruguay achieved a celebrated victory that allows it to reach 15 points and climb to third position, which has been occupied by Ecuador for a long time. six dates.
With 13 units, the tricolor is now down to fourth position, the last to provide a direct ticket to the region for the World Cup. AFP (HN)
– Data sheet:
1. Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Nahitan Nández, José María Giménez, Ronald Araujo, Matías Viña (d.71, Joaquín Piquerez); Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Valverde, Giorgian De Arrascaeta (d.79, Gastón Pereiro); Agustín Álvarez (m.71, Maxi Gómez) and Brian Rodríguez (m.83, Federico Martínez).
Selector: Oscar Washington Tabárez.
0. Ecuador: Pedro Ortíz; Byron Castillo, Félix Torres, Piero Hincapie, Fernando León (m.93, Bryan Angulo), Pervis Estupiñán; Moisés Caicedo (m.93, Ángel Mena), Carlos Gruezo, Fernando Gaibor (m.63, Alan Franco); Michael Estrada (m.83, Enner Valencia) and Gonzalo Plata.
Selector: Gustavo Alfaro.
Goals: 1-0, m.92: Gastón Pereiro.
Referee: The Brazilian Anderson Daronco. He admonished Castillo, Bentancur and Nández
Incidents: Match for the tenth round of the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, played at the Estadio Campeón del Siglo, in Montevideo, with 15,000 fans in the stands.